Living with depression.
It's so hard to know where to start when it comes to talking about depression even when you live with it yourself as I do like many others. It's such a complicated illness that affects everyone in their own way.
Personally, I don't know what's the hardest thing to live with on a day to day basis. The lack of motivation and energy, the endless anxieties, the constant empty/dead feeling inside or having those days where there so many emotions bottling up inside where it becomes overwhelming. The list is endless.
It's hard to know what to do with yourself, whether you are going any where in life, whether you are doing the right thing or even if it's the right choice to see a GP or not because you feel stupid thinking that there is something wrong. That was my line of thought anyway, not sure if others experiencing depression have the same or similar ways of thought.
Depression is most definitely a real thing that so many people have to live with. I spent years living in denial that I had it until I visited my GP and had it confirmed and even now I'm still partly in denial about it and it'll be something I'll just get over. But it's not something that just goes away sadly.
Fortunately, depression is becoming more well known with more options to help with it. GP's are becoming more understanding of it, there are so many self help groups available along with medications and therapies. These may not help everyone and help some more than others but it's still a positive step to help manage depression.
I've personally found it helps to talk about it, even though it's incredibly difficult to do so as long as you know that you're talking to someone who has some basic understanding of it. There's nothing worse than talking to someone about depression when they have no clue at all to what it's like to live with it.
That's why I'm creating this post, if there is anyone out there who is living with depression and just needs someone to talk to who understands what it's like, I'm here for you. Don't hesitate to send me a message at any time. :D
Thank you for this. It is easy to feel like sometimes people don't understand or worse they just don't care because they have their own issues to deal with, without you problems weighing them down. That mindset can make it very difficult to seek help even when you know that seeking help is your best option for, at the very least, momentary relief from the difficulties of depression.
I too have been battling severe depression for years. I can relate to everything you said. I am available also, to anyone who wants to chat. :)
I too have been battling severe depression for years. I can relate to everything you said. I am available also, to anyone who wants to chat. :)
@CalmingBreeze, I have been dealing with severe depression for about 3 months now. My counselor said she thinks i might have been dealing with a mild case of depression for a long while. I was sexually molested as a child. I know what you mean about people not understanding it. I keep hearing , smile and snap out of it. I wish it was that easy. I dont like feeling this way. I have had a lot more things than the molestation happen to me. You look like you were having a nice day when you had your picture taken with that nice big smile. I appreciate a place such as this one wherebyou can talk to people other than just your counselor whom know how youre feeling.
Hiya im a newbie here, if anyone fancies a chat, i could do with one xx