[LoneScout]

Well here comes the confession.. I help people in my office, in the dbsa (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance) support group and others. I provide all sorts of advice for coping with depression but now.. right now I am in the depths of it and I have vivid images of how I am going to do it. They stick with me like a nightmare, I told my councilor today and the advice is that basically I need to ride them out… Til I feel better. Good lord help me get though this.
Forgive me for being a hypocrite.(helping yet needing help) Basically I will take two sleeping pills and sleep this out.

[estrella]

I often feel like a hypocrite, too, for helping those when I can't even help myself. If I don't try to help someone, I feel selfish- like 'it's all about me.' There's no winning for losing in this case. Are you currently being treated for depression? I'll pray for you tonight. Take care and update us!

[Lisa Michelle]

Hopefully through helping others you have learnt some techniques on how to help YOURSELF as well, I hope you can impliment them and begin to feel better. It's probably right that you have to ride this out, depression doesn't have to last forever, there are things we can do that can improve it and eventually come out of it.
I hope you keep seeing your counselor and that it helps. Maybe you need some 'you time', not always focussing on other people's problems but look at yours. You're worth it too x

[LoneScout]

Originally Posted by estrella

I often feel like a hypocrite, too, for helping those when I can't even help myself. If I don't try to help someone, I feel selfish- like 'it's all about me.' There's no winning for losing in this case. Are you currently being treated for depression? I'll pray for you tonight. Take care and update us!

Thank for ur kindness - I have riden through the critical time and I and now on a mentally safe place. Your response last night helped make the difference.

[LoneScout]

Originally Posted by Lisa Michelle

Hopefully through helping others you have learnt some techniques on how to help YOURSELF as well, I hope you can impliment them and begin to feel better. It's probably right that you have to ride this out, depression doesn't have to last forever, there are things we can do that can improve it and eventually come out of it.
I hope you keep seeing your counselor and that it helps. Maybe you need some 'you time', not always focussing on other people's problems but look at yours. You're worth it too x

Thank u so much 4 ur advice. Maybe I do need a little me time, I am embarised that I get destablized. To be so helpful to others then to be the one in need.

[LoneScout]

Fyi - thank u 4 the replys. I was able to get though my 24 hours of destablility. I did not use any sleep aids since this could be considered a depressant and I don't want to perlong these feelings even for a minute. Good luck to all thatr going through it - my recommendation is selfdistraction to try and take one mind off it instead of feeling stuck in it.
Take care
Lone scout

[LoneScout]

Originally Posted by estrella

I often feel like a hypocrite, too, for helping those when I can't even help myself. If I don't try to help someone, I feel selfish- like 'it's all about me.' There's no winning for losing in this case. Are you currently being treated for depression? I'll pray for you tonight. Take care and update us!

Yes, I am in treatment for depression.

[findingmyself1005]

Originally Posted by LoneScout

Well here comes the confession.. I help people in my office, in the dbsa (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance) support group and others. I provide all sorts of advice for coping with depression but now.. right now I am in the depths of it and I have vivid images of how I am going to do it. They stick with me like a nightmare, I told my councilor today and the advice is that basically I need to ride them out… Til I feel better. Good lord help me get though this.
Forgive me for being a hypocrite.(helping yet needing help) Basically I will take two sleeping pills and sleep this out.

hi there...well i read a lot of the other posts and a lot of people had great advise for you...but i c oudl really relate to you about you feeling gulity that you are too be the srong one in order to do your job in helping others...but as some else said there is going to be that time that you will need for yourself and that si only being human ...you need to be healthy before you can help anybody else to be healthy so although its normal and human to have that down time its also normal and human too need a time out for yourself...some peopel that believe in God will take that time and pray to him ...so find something that you find comfort in adn go to that place as often as you need to too keep yourself on a healthy path...you must be doing something right if you are able to help others because not everybody can do that

[englishteacher]

LoneScout - It's always easier to see others problems more clearly than our own. Remember the words that you have said to me and others - apply them to yourself too! I'm glad that you are past the crisis, but don't forget to take care of yourself!

[SophiaG]

I'm 'glad you got through this LoneScout. *hug*