Life long depression?

March 13, 2005 3a.m 30 days after my childhood friend turned 18 he was coming home from havana and got hit head on by a druck driver and killed him instantly I grew up with him pretty much but while he was around i was always happy as in smiled, laughed, joked and just enjoyed life kinda i think since i was adopted by my grand parents has made me depressed and the way i am but could i have gotten severe depression because of my childhood friend dieing i think it was 4 days before he died i broke up with my girlfriend that i was with for about a year or so that kind of brought me down a bit but then when i heard the news about him dieing i had like this mad crazy depressed vibe hit me out of no where and for 2 years now i have just felt like there isn't much hope in life anymore

there is hope. you had a lot hit you at once. that happened to me in the 80s and it did take me a couple of years to recover. losing two people that you love is really difficult.

do you have a therapist that you can talk to? a trusted friend?
there are a lot of good supportive people here who are always ready to listen and talk to you.

please keep me updated........xoxoxo pat

Hello and welcome to Psych central. There is hope really if you get the professional help needed to help you feel better. I have really severe depression and I function really well with taking medication and getting the therapy that I need to feel better. HONESTLY. There is mental health treatment in your county that can help you for low cost or no cost and there are med programs that can help you obtain your meds for free. The number for the Free Medicine Program is 1-800-921-0072 if you call this number you can ask them to send you an applicaiton to give your DR to fill out so that you can get the medication you need for low cost of FREE, so that you dont have to suffer from financial worryies in paying for your medicaiton. There is also a chat here at Psych Central and you can come and talk to someone if you would like to and that may help you to feel less alone. I am going to give you the hotline number to call if you need to talk to someone as well when you are depressed 1-800-273-TALK. You can feel better really if you just get the help you need. Also if you have questions you can PM DocJohn or Dr Wylie (psisci) here at Psych central. Take care Soidhonia

Destroy,
I enjoyed our chat yesterday. Hope you gave some thought to what I said. There is hope and many people here willing to help. Know that your not alone. You are seeking answers. That is a step in the right direction. PM me if you would like. We can chat again.
Sincerely, Cajun