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Originally Posted by RJ78
My Mom, who suffers from depression too, has always told me about my depression that it's just a phase or it's something everyone goes through, which is simply not true. She was doing her best to console me (and probably herself), and she still does it, even though I have completely accepted my illness and am on medication, and etc. While it's true that life isn't easy, most people don't spend most moments of every day wondering if they're ok, or if they should live, or if they're worthy of love, etc, etc. That's why it's an illness, and only people who have fully experienced this state or have worked closely with people who have can appreciate the amount of suffering it can cause.
You said you don't tell your therapist about your feelings/thoughts. I know that therapy can be hard, but you can only get out of it what you put into it. Trust me, when you find empathetic ears, it becomes so much easier to share, and you may feel less isolated.
Keep us posted?
RJ
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Wow, this was my first post on here and I didn't expect to get so much caring feedback from strangers. People aren't like this on yahoo answers! Lol. Thanks so much for your post, I appreciate it so much. I always thought maybe this is just a phase, but considering I've been diagnosed with depression/anxiety and that was 2 years ago, thinking about all the time I've spent thinking about how bad and miserable I feel, you're right about depression being a mental illness. Its not normal to feel this way. I'm usually so honest with my counselor, I love her and shes great. I haven't said anything because ever since I got things back to normal after getting in a lot of trouble, like things have been going really well for me and my parents and counselor think everything's just dandy because my grades are good and I'm staying out of trouble. So I don't want to spring this in them when they think everything's perfect. But I realized I need to say something to my counselor and I will next time I see her. I can't keep doing this on my own; its been too long. Thanks so much again I really appreciate the support. Its nice having people understand where I'm coming from. Ill let you know how it goes
