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Old Dec 29, 2014, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Trak141 View Post
I am currently 25 years old and I have severe depression. When I was born I had a tumor on my spine. The nerves were wrapped around it so surgery was risky but it had to be done. The nerve damage from the surgery caused me to have a colostomy and I have to self cath myself. The medical conditions alone makes life a struggle but the depression/anxiety makes it worse. The depression is getting worse and the medications don't help. When I am like this it's like my thoughts are clouded and it's hard to concentrate. My anxiety is so bad that my entire body shakes. The more I try to win the battle the worse it gets. I've recently lost my job and now I feel like I'm at a dead end. I don't feel like I'm cut out to live in this hectic world. Everything at this point just feels overwhelming and I don't know how much more emotional pain I can handle. I've never been in a relationship so the only support I have is family. I just don't know what to expect of my future. When I think about the future I see nothing good coming from it.
Hi Trak141,

Antidepressants often don't work, but be sure not to quit suddenly if you want to get off. Also, I think it's very important to check if you have a purely medical/nutritional underlying issue that's causing your depression. What I think is the best general plan can be found in post #74 of this thread

http://forums.psychcentral.com/depre...escaped-8.html

Hang in there Trak. Depression makes you think that you can't get better. I know it feels like that, but it's not true.

- vital