[Clay Artist]

I feel hopeless and overwhelmed and I am going to a stress center when my friend gets back. I have been depressed for a long time. Selling my home is almost as bad as staying here and more stuff go wrong with the house. I keep trying to go out and be with people but I am not really there with them. I just want to issolate . Just writing this is overwhelming .

[gayleggg]

I can understand how it could be overwhelming for you. Feeling depressed and hopeless is hard on anyone, and the process of selling a house is stressful. I hope that you can get some help at the stress center.

Best wishes, Gayle
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[Fuzzybear]

[FMLAMAN]

Selling a home is so stressful even if things are in line, much less if your suffering Depression.

I guess I can give you a little hope with this... I'm still alive and imagine this scenario: (All of which is very true.)

1. Your in a deep well of Depression.
2. You have one child. An 8 year old sweet little girl.
3. Literally out of the Blue your Wife comes home and tells you in the coldest look you've ever seen that she has a new love. (there is no going back because she is completely indifferent and no hope to save anything.)
4. You hold the fort in the family home and hold tight to your daughter for whom is now a mess.
5. Your 900 miles from nearest family.
6. Now your missing 50% of your household income your fighting to deal with the bank to keep your home long enough to get your daughter at least to the end of the school year before getting booted out of your home.
7. Due to a 50% loss of joint income and thousands in Legal cost to keep your Daughter, then your car gets repossessed.
8. Your falling behind at work.
9. Then you find out the Mother of your child is taking your Daughter to an abusive man and your Daughter is crying for you to save her, but you can't because even with your Lawyer the court would not allow her to testify to all the threats, Psychological abuse, and awful verbal abuse in which her mother allowed this man to willingly do for 2 years until I finally was able to get her out.
10. Now you have the Banks calling to garnish your wages. at least 10 debt threat calls a day.
11. After all that you discover that your Ex-wifes live in Boyfriend is pointing a gun at your child. She is crying and telling you but the courts do not believe you.
12. The court demands that you follow the joint custody parenting plan so your forced to toss your beloved daughter into the Lions den and can do nothing about it.
13. Each night your child is calling you begging you to come get her, but you can't. If you do then the court will take away your 50% joint custody.
14. Social Services doesn't care... Your just an angry Father.... No. I was just a very afraid Father for his daughters safety.

I survived and so did my Daughter thank God. Only 3 years ago and now I have full custody of her. She is thriving and Happy. My Clinical Depression existed long before my Daughter was born and if I survived all of that, along with crippling anxiety and no Family or friends to help then I know you can make it past this.

You just need to dig deep and find that one thing that against all odds will push you to fight and NEVER give up. For me it was my Daughters life. Even now I marvel at how I survived all that. One day you will look back and marvel at how you survived this major challenge in your life.

[Fizzyo]

I congratulate you for reaching out to us and going to the stress centre. Its so hard to do constructive things when we feel like this but you're building a way out. Sending (I hope) some more strength and courage to go with that which you clearly already have.