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Originally Posted by WiShEs.Of.ThE.hEaRt
I thought my depression was bad when I was a teenage, but adult depression is so much worse. I don't feel like I want to harm myself, but I don't want to do anything either. I'm constantly upset and exhausted. I have a job working with individuals with IDD's and mental health issues and I love what I do, but it's emotionally and physically exhausting. I am currently looking for a second job just to make ends meet because my boyfriend can't work right now due to hurting his ankle. I was supposed to start school this fall too but I can't because I need to have 2 jobs. On top of my boyfriend hurting his ankle he also lost his license for a year so I take him to all of his doctors appointments and all of his classes. I know I don't have to but all he has is his dad and me and his dad works 16 hours a day, and if I wouldn't take him he'd just drive himself and I don't want him getting in anymore trouble. I try and remind myself everyday that I'm blessed to even be alive and to have a loving boyfriend and family. On top of everything else my best friend and I are drifting apart because we are at completely different times in our lives and she's found a new best friend. And I hate it that I don't have the time to spend with her and her son.
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Hi WiShEs.Of.ThE.hEaRt,
It sounds like your boyfriend is a lucky dude.
If you're depressed and especially exhausted, I always suggest checking for underlying medical or nutritional issues first. There are lots of common problems and MDs often don't check:
http://forums.psychcentral.com/4262681-post105.html
These notes might help for depression
http://egg.bu.edu/~youssef/SNAP_CLUB...0164151576.pdf
and here's bonus video about self compassion

- vital