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Originally Posted by agma
Welcome to PC! I'm sorry you are struggling so much. Feel free to post as much as you want. There is always someone here to listen and can probably relate to what you are going through. I also suffer from major depression. Are you in therapy or taking an antidepressant?
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Thank you. No I am not, I have been to a doctor and they said that they prefer not to give any medication due to my age and prefer alternatives, this was a while back. I had a lady who came round every week, but I didn't get along with her and instead of referring me to someone different they stopped it all together. Again, the way it all happened I felt I was to blame as I couldn't seem to talk.. I do currently have someone who I see, but she is mostly to help with my career&future.
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Originally Posted by Leed
Bless your heart. I don't know what knot head told you "we have to be cruel to be kind" but they sound like idiots to me.
Talk to your medical doctor. This is NOT YOUR FAULT. You have depression and that isn't caused by you. It's caused by a chemical imbalance! Ask your doctor to refer you to a therapist who can help you work thru these issues, and get to the corre of what is causing this depression. And if it's necessary he will put you on medication. It's not always necessary. So talk with your doctor, ok?
I wish you the very best. Stop blaming yourself my friend. Those of us who have depression didn't do ANYTHING to cause this, and neither did YOU. Please take care of yourself and keep us posted as to what happens. God bless. Hugs, Lee 
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Thank you for your kind words!
As I said above, they closed my case. They said I must be fine because I couldn't speak to the person? It was said that because I get along with the lady who's helping me with my career, I was to speak to her. Though even she said she isn't qualified for this sort of stuff, So I can just vent to her, I guess. I think I'll be visiting my doctor again soon.. Thank you Lee, certainly made me feel a bit better today
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Originally Posted by everything
You said you overthink. If you know that is the problem, maybe you can counter it with rationality. If you recognize that your thoughts are irrational or troublesome, does it make sense to keep welcoming them? Maybe you need to coach yourself back to where you want to be.
You can control it and you can't. I think it's like building a muscle, not rewiring a circuit. It's not easy. We have the muscle memory of depression moving our thoughts for us and we have to cut if off and do something new.
Its good to be here to spill your thoughts. This is a very welcoming place, I feel, and a place where your depression will be understood and not judged. What advice we respond to depends on our personality, so even the most well-meaning and well-trained people's thoughts may fall on our deaf ears if the ideas are not compatible with us at the moment.
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I don't welcome these thoughts. I do whatever I can to distract myself and keep focused on something, but it's not easy all the time. I get caught up in my thoughts I don't always realize. I completely zone out until something snaps me out of it.. If that makes any sense. I try.
I agree, this is a welcoming place. I can see this being able to help in someway. I thank any responses I may get, no matter what they are. So, Thank you.
After reading these responses it had made me feel somewhat relieved. I didn't mention everything in my first post for, it was my first post. I suppose when I feel more confident, I could talk more about things. I really do appreciate anyone who reads and replies to my posts!