Need a depressed friend to support each other through tough times and recovery

I need a friend to share the pain with and to try fixing our depressions together...I've been depressed for 5 months now, I was very suicidal and therefore hospitalized in February for 6 weeks, which improved my condition a bit, but after that there hasn't been any improvement, but instead I usually feel worse again (especially my stomach problems), even though I have a psychiatrist who gives me medicine, and psychotherapist which I talk to once a week, and love and support from my family and friends (although few of them understand what I'm really going through)...I started feeling hopeless and suicidal again but then I found some good self-help books on the Internet, so I started reading them and will try the exercises...so if anyone else has the similar situation, and would like to simultaneously try those, text me, I'd really appreciate working together, texting daily, keeping each other motivated and giving support to each other because I think it will be much more effective that way.

Welcome to PC. You'll find lots of support here. I'm sorry you've had such a tough time lately. You're not alone. I've been through that and am still recovering from it and I understand down to the stomach problems. I'm always on the board multiple times a day so I would be happy to be a support for you but I think you're probably looking for someone closer to your age and life experience for reciprocity. My depression has shown itself to be stubbornly recurrent so I go through stable periods but I'm never fully recovered. You could find a reciprocal support and also find lots of support on this board by creating threads and making a daily post(s).

What self-help books are you reading? I hope you get lots of posts. I'm here if you want to talk or to PM me.

I'm sorry you're having such a horrible difficult time.

People here understand exactly what depression is like. We're here for each other.

Keep posting and you have the best chance of finding someone you can relate to.

People here have helped me through some dark times. I hope you get as much encouragement from this community as I have.

This is a wonderful forum and you will find a lot of support from caring people with a lot of experience.

--Ceara

You can talk to me if you want to

Welcome to the forum cofi94! Love your idea, we all want to get through this and working together makes it so much easier. If you ever feel like talking I'm here as well, just pm me and we can chat some more!

You're lucky, you will find many people here who are willing to help