[MoAnamCara]

so have been having a rough time this past year approximately with things in personal life, work etc. finally went to t at the end of 2010. now on meds, thought i was doing better. but now its like im back at the beginning again. ugh.

do others experience these up and down and sideways (!) feelings and emotions and thoughts?

am becoming frustrated with my own inability to cope, to manage better, to feel better. im about at my breaking point i feel.

thanks for your input.

[online user]

Yes, it is very "normal" for depression to be a roller coaster. But, if you have been getting good therapy and good meds, no doubt you will be more resilient than you were before and probably bounce back faster to a better state.

Do relax if you can--do some deep breathing or take a bath or warm shower. Listen to music that pleases you. Maybe write down some of your troubling thoughts in a journal, to air them out.

Sometimes I think it's unconscious things that trigger a "relapse" to a sadder mood. But it can pass or lessen, just as it did for you before. Don't give up...it WILL get better again.

[MoAnamCara]

Thank you.....feels like I'm sinking currently, is not pleasant.

Take care.