[bittersweetlife]

it's so nice to get on PC and realize you're not alone dealing with depression/anxiety can feel so isolating sometimes. Mine as been building slowly all week, and the breaking point came this morning, followed by many tears. needless to say i feel better. still learning how to prevent the breaking point. i've been told to take more care of myself, which is hard in our fast paced world. and it's easy to check out and focus in on others' lives than my own. in a way, it is a discipline, and must be developed slowly. day by day. this optimism comes after the storm, it's in the middle that i feel i am falling apart. perhaps going crazy. and how are you suppose to explain it to someone you care about? how can they understand? it sounds crazy to me even in just explaining what i struggle with. i'm thankful it's better, i just wish i knew how to keep it from building to the breaking point.

[confused&exploding]

It is always difficult explaining your struggles to others. I found that I couldn't because I had to say it so that it was correct, when really you go though so much that words can never be enough. I would suggest just blurting out your feelings and correcting them later. It can be very frustrating though if you think they don't understand. Most of the time though, people do try to understand if they care about you. I wish you luck. As for trying to avoid the breaking point, I would say try finding an outlet. Mine was my friends and music. I don't know. I'm kind of rambling at the moment but I hoped this helped you in some way. Take care

[kikki27]

[quote=bittersweetlife;1675317]it's so nice to get on PC and realize you're not alone dealing with depression/anxiety can feel so isolating sometimes. Mine as been building slowly all week, and the breaking point came this morning, followed by many tears. needless to say i feel better. still learning how to prevent the breaking point. i've been told to take more care of myself, which is hard in our fast paced world. and it's easy to check out and focus in on others' lives than my own. in a way, it is a discipline, and must be developed slowly. day by day. this optimism comes after the storm, it's in the middle that i feel i am falling apart. perhaps going crazy. and how are you suppose to explain it to someone you care about? how can they understand? it sounds crazy to me even in just explaining what i struggle with. i'm thankful it's better, i just wish i knew how to keep it from building to the breaking point.[/quoted]It sure is Iam glad that psych is on the internet .I can be myself here and at the sametime get support and advice from people that are suffering from the things that Iam going through it is always good for you too see that you are not alone