I find reading other people's posts reassuring, not because I want to find someone else unwell, but because I find it so easy to slip into the habit of viewing my depressive symptoms as either made up or as character defects. Other people struggling with the same issues helps remind me that this is a disease and not something anyone would do for kicks.

My toolkit is somewhat limited because of poor NHS organisation, basically I have medication from my GP. I need so much more than that, but it is all that is available so PC is my lifeline. Posting doesn't help overly much, mostly it feels like whinging, but replies do help. One good thing about posting is that I now have a portfolio of evidence about how poor my mood has been for the last month. (I'm too apathetic to keep a proper mood diary).

What else can we offer ourselves??? I wish there was a way to offer hope.