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Old Sep 23, 2015, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by inspiredmomof5 View Post
I am a mom to five very unique kids, two are adults and two are teens, and my youngest is 11. I have suffered major bouts of depression for most of my adult life. I am a highly sensitive person that tends to take EVERYTHING personally. When my family members seem to go against me, saying all I am is negative, all I do is feel sorry for myself, all I do is worry constantly about our lack of money. I am a full-time college student due to graduate in Dec with my BS in none other than psychology and because of our lack of finances it looks like I need to go to work full-time to support my family. My husband is on disability and trying to make it as a realtor.

My question is I feel like I have no strength to carry on any longer. I don't want to die, for god sake's I have younger kids who need their mother. It is my lack of strength that seems to hurt me the most. My oldest son and oldest daughter absolutely despise me because they see me as weak. I am weak in so many ways and I am way over the top emotional.....

What do I do to find the strength to keep going???? The pain is so strong and it hurts so much!!!!!!!!!!!! Please HELP ME!
Dear inspiredmom,

It helps an enormous amount to really understand what's happening in your own head: Why you are hypersensitive and why you feel the way you do. I know you're already a psych major, but try reading this with fresh eyes and see if it makes sense:

http://egg.bu.edu/~youssef/SNAP_CLUB...0164151576.pdf

You'll find in those notes a great way to get back in touch with your inner strength and begin your healing path. Here are some more ideas about what to do:

http://forums.psychcentral.com/4262681-post105.html

- vital