[festidump]

I´m slipping quickly into a deep, dark place. I have tried reaching out to friends and family only to be met with the typical "it´s all in your head, just snap out of it" response we´ve all heard too often and is as useful as a chocolate teapot.

I´ve tried being positive and going online to read up on coping mechanisms only to have google throw in my face that I can´t do it alone, I need a support network, reach out to loved ones and friends. I don´t have that option.

Can anyone suggest anything I can do alone? I´m functioning, I´m working, I´m getting on with life but I´m dead inside and having darker and darker thoughts each day.

Thanks in advance for your help.

[Mountainbard]

I'm sorry you're going through this festidump. You can certainly build a support network here. Are you able to see a mental health professional? That can really help too. It's good that you're functional but sooner or later you're gong to need professional health. I resisted that fact for years and in hindsight it was the worst mistake I ever made. It's been a long road, but with help and medication I've finally gotten stable and feel like I can get on with my life.

[cryingontheinside]

I know my family don't understand depression and mental illness either. They just think i am lazy or acting stupid if I.have a panic attack about doing something that they consider to be real.

I agree that you should go see your doctor and maybe consider medication
You can build a support network here . with people who do understand .
I'm also trying to build a support net work here so plz pm me any time and we can support each other and become good friends !

Hugs.

My name is Sophie , 34 f,
Diagnosis : BPD
Symtoms: depression, anxiety, social phobia



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[i dont matter]

Number one thing (according to my therapist) that helps is EXERCISE.

Good luck to you.

[CaliforniaWoods]

Hi! I have been going to a psychologist for years and my family doesn't know about it, just a very few friends...'cause my family doesn't accept the fact that themselves have deppression and they don't want to get help and they don't see it as something serious. So, I came here too looking for some support and understanding. It's good you got here.

Did something happen recently too? In my case it did.

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[detfan4life]

You reached out to us and we can be there for you. Reaching out to a professional is also a good idea. Their job is to be nonjudgmental and to guide you through the places inside where you feel dead. It is possible to feel alive again.

[arabianhorselover]

Yes. I have been there, and it is possible.

[JohnCrow]

I lost one of my best friends to cancer one year ago today and the fallout from his demise caused a permanent rift in other friendships

I have drifted away from others, mostly due to depression

I know the old "use your support network' trope all too well

To me that is borderline "just cheer up!" and is just as useful (i.e. not)

[spring2014]

think of something to distract you from your depression. physical activity does it for me when im depressed and also journaling helps too.










Diagnosis: Anxiety and depression
meds: Cymbalta 90mgs at night
Vistrail 2 25 mgs daily for anxiety prn
50 mgs at night for insomnia

[festidump]

Thank you all. I've made an appointment now for help again. Why can't others see how easily they could help us if they just changed their mindset instead of insisting we change ours? I don't know about you guys but I can't discuss my depression logically while I'm depressed, I just get frustrated trying to when my brain has gone on holiday and left me a total wreck. I've lost count of the times I've tried to explain that a hug and a "it'll all be ok, I'm here for you" would go much further than a lecture on "pulling yourself together" ever could.

I'm a singer and dancer so get plenty of exercise and that really helps. Last time I tried to journal I got totally manic and wrote 45,000 words in a week. It helped tho.

Thanks everyone for the kind words and support xxx