there is hope

It sounds nice!!!

yes but it is based on reality and what is true for you...

I am now 86 yo...I do not want to die...back in 1973 I wanted very much to die...
so I found all kinds of ways to feel good some of the time...I survived...I had lots of help..
I had help from a therapist...I had help from a doctor...I had help from friends...
I had help from others suffering from depression....

so there is HOPE...I found that there are people that will help and do help...but watch out for those that want to tear you down...they can be very mean and hateful...just stay away from them...they have serious hate problems..they are sick in some other way...also be very careful with the psych drugs you take....please be very careful

My prob is that I don't have any friend here apart from my Mom and you guys on pc. The therapists in my city are not willing to give time - a 15-20mins therapy session is not what I would like to have. I never formed strong friendships in childhood coz of my depression and anxiety issues. I am not in regular contact with my school friends. We mostly exchange greetings once a year like the new year. I was more close to my college friends but now they are like the ones you said - abusive and prepared to tear me down.

My depression has been increasing since last Mon eve. Now I have got a virus too - cough, cold, headache and fever. Coz of sickness and low energy I have to take rest and am not being able to exercise and do my daily chores like cleaning. And this is adding to my depression. I saw my GP today morn and he put me on an anti-biotic and vitamins for 5days. I also called my pdoc reg the depression. He stopped the anti-psychotic(amisulphride 50mg) I was taking coz maybe he wanted to check if it was reducing the efficacy of the anti-depressant that I take(escitalopram 10mg).

Right now I am feeling very lonely and sad. Don't know how I can increase my feeling of happiness I wish I could interact more with people who care.

desiree---are there any depression support groups in your area...
I hope you feel better soon...

No there isn't. I wish there was.The concept of support groups hasn't yet come up in India.

I'm glad Brain Maker inspired you and gave you hope Little Turtle. I also believe that inflammation causes my depression. Its something to look into because I notice the things I eat have a deep impact on how I'm feeling. I'm not sure how to stop eating crap though.

you could start one

me too

That sucks . I agree with little turtle, maybe you could start one ((((( Desiree )))))

And don't forget about us here, maybe you can be a leader here

Inflammation... maybe I'm not paying enough attention to this. My severe allergies and eczema are inflammation.... I don't think food is a major cause though

I don't feel pretty I used to be pretty before I had this ridiculous rash

People don't seem to respect people with .... oh it doesn't matter

I am not leadership material fuzzy. I don't think people at my place would be interested in support groups. Family therapy and individual therapy are more in vogue here. People don't like to think beyond their family much.
Also I don't know how to go about starting a support group. Still I'll try to find out if the idea of support groups is coming up. Could we start something here in pc? Maybe chat sessions too?

I have no idea how to go about it. Let me check first on the net if we already have something here or not.

desiree---there is hope for you...you are reaching out now..
you need some healthy relationships outside of your family...

Thanks little turtle. I thought of posting a thread here. About Depression Support. Let's see if I get responses or not.

How is everyone getting on?

I agree ((((((( little turtle )))))))