[Sr564231]

does anyone get this depressed emotional pain when they breathe. its like in my gut and things don't seem right. a wave of dread, despair comes over me and i have anxiety disorder but this depression thing is new to me? I'm not suicidal or anything. how do i explain this feeling to my psychiatrist? i feel like no one understands me

[sunsetsunrise]

hi. I suggest that you write about it. As you did here But you can also write about it in a journal or on a piece of paper. Keep noticing it. I think as you do that, you will find more specifics which you can then tell your pdoc. It sounds like a horrible feeling. And yes I have had feelings similar to that. I can understand why you would feel like no one understands you. But I do think that as you can understand it more yourself, you will be able to explain it more. That's why I did suggest journaling or writing about it.

For me it might be some old stuff coming up. Stuff maybe I felt long ago. Sometimes when this stuff comes up for healing I feel it. And it is horrible. It makes me feel horrible. And there are feelings I had then that come up again. But I do not recognize them as feelings I had then. eg I feel so scared. ( the feeling I had then that was associated with what is coming up). Or I feel like no one can help. Another thought that might be associated with the body feelings that come up.

Sometimes I can say things that fit for someone. Other times I am off the mark. So I just offer this. Not knowing if it is in any way applicable to your circumstance

[krisakira]

I understand the feeling. It is like a gut feeling, like energy being sucked out of you. Like it is just a chore to even breathe. You feel lifeless, and empty. Every breath takes so much energy out of you. I feel it in my stomach, my chest, like a tightening, a knot. Like a weight pressing on your chest, causing you to not be able to breathe as easily. You just want the weight to be lifted off you, but it never goes away.

[sunsetsunrise]

Originally Posted by krisakira

I understand the feeling. It is like a gut feeling, like energy being sucked out of you. Like it is just a chore to even breathe. You feel lifeless, and empty. Every breath takes so much energy out of you. I feel it in my stomach, my chest, like a tightening, a knot. Like a weight pressing on your chest, causing you to not be able to breathe as easily. You just want the weight to be lifted off you, but it never goes away.

actually I know the horrible feeling when it is work to just breathe.

[monkeybruv]

Sometimes I feel as though I am suffocating and it makes me feel pretty low and frustrated. I'm not sure if it's an anxiety thing - as in overthinking your breathing...but I don't usually feel panicked about it, just exhausted and a bit hopeless :/

[LivingWithLaura]

Unfortunately, I think most people who have ever suffered severe depression understand what you're saying. I'm so sorry you're feeling this way. Nobody should have to endure it! I have been feeling something similar quite often lately. Today, for instance...my whole body is heavy. Breathing is difficult. Even blinking is difficult, because I have to open my eyes again and I just want to shut them for as long as it takes for this depression to be over!

I think your psychiatrist would understand if you explained in your own words how you feel. They have probably heard it all...