[hujikl]

I feel like I've stumbled upon a connection today.

I started seeing a therapist because of my anxiety, although I have had depressive tendencies throughout my life, and ended up becoming depressed.

Do some people with depression become depressed because they feel like their life is completely out of control and don't have a say in anything? I feel that is me exactly.

[MtnTime2896]

Yes. Mine gets really bad when that happens, along with my PTSD. I have to have a say, if it's all I get to have.

[introspectiveme]

Yes.

It's very hard to feel in control when life, by it's very nature is so unpredictable. I can only have so much control, the best I can do is have control over myself, which I sometimes feel is not enough.

[MickeyCheeky]

Yes, I think it can happen.. and I'm sorry it happened to you.

[baseline]

or maybe that is a symptom of depression. I feel like I am drowning and need a life vest. I wonder where the capable ,responsible me goes off to, and pray that she hurries back before I go under.

[JustJace2u]

I became so depressed starting a few months ago that I started having severe SIs, which eventually landed me in the hospital a few weeks. I am doing better now, but still am struggling with a whole mix of emotions on a day to day basis. I still have a long road to 'recovery', but in time I know I'll get there (I hope anyway). One of my biggest problems is that I am stubborn, but at the same time I am shy and quiet. I'm afraid to tell anyone too much, including my t and pdoc, for fear of judgment and rejection.

[LadyShadow]

Yes, I suffered with the first signs when I started feeling horrible about myself about not finding a job. Money was getting really REALLY tight and I was just wasn't making it anymore. Then I surrendered and prayed for help. And three days later I got a job interview and ended up getting the job.

It could just be ONE BIG coincidence but surrendering and asking your higher power really helped me. Also forgiving yourself is a big key, because I know I could have gotten a job if I really applied myself, and by surrendering I was able to get it off my chest and be proactive in finding one.

[Onward2wards]

Yes. Dr. Martin Seligman developed a theory known as "Learned Helplessness" which covers this.

[Snowsunshine]

Yes,I suffer from anxiety which particularly affects me in the dating department.This issue makes me feel so out of control that I just become utterly depressed.