Hi Very Tired Always,

Being depressed is just a huge energy drain.

In reviewing your post, don't you think you're being a little hard on yourself?

You did the best thing you could have done for your mother when she tried to overdose. You didn't have time to cry. It was great you knew exactly what to do, and did it! That was a hard way for you to have to start a new semester.

It sounds like you are going to school full time and working full time. That is an enormous load to carry.