[Verydepressed007]

I found this site yesterday and signed up. This is only my 3rd post so I guess I have 2 more posts before i can get responses.
My initial impression is that it in reading other people's posts is that they are in a bad mental state like I M, so I'm "not alone", however, every one seems to be "drowning" and there is no resolution. Making me more depressed. Like theres no way out of this black hole

[Verydepressed007]

I hope to find a way out of this terrible mental state. I have not left my house in a week

[Skeezyks]

I'm sorry you are struggling with so much depression. I recall having replied to your introductory post. Actually you are able to receive replies to your posts, including your first 5 posts. (You've received this reply now.) It's just that your first 5 posts have to be reviewed & approved by the Moderators before they are released to the general community. Once your first 5 posts have been reviewed & approved, your subsequent posts will appear as soon as you submit them.

Things tend to move pretty quickly here on PC. It can take a while to become known. However the more you post, & reply to other members' posts, the more a part of the community you will become.

Yes it is true there are a lot of people here who are in great pain. But I suspect too that this gets amplified to some extent as well because this is a safe & accepting place for people with mental health issues to share their pain. So we probably do have a tendency sometimes to magnify our issues to some extent. So many of us have no one else to talk to (except maybe a therapist or a psychiatrist.) PsychCentral is the place where we can "let it all hang out", as we used to say. So we do!

It is true too, though, that PsychCentral can sometimes be an intense place. And so one does have to guard oneself. Sometimes it is necessary to cut back for a period of time, or perhaps even leave altogether either for a brief period, for a longer period, or even permanently in some cases. (This is my second time around here on PC.) Taken as a whole though I think you'll find, at least I hope you'll find, PC to be safe harbor. Please keep posting!

[Fuzzybear]

I too hope you’ll find pc to be a safe harbour. As Skeezyks said, sometimes it’s necessary to cut back on reading posts etc. There is great pain here but there is also some great kindness.. and good insights. I hope things feel at least somewhat better for you soon, there are many supportive people here (despite their own pain)

[Verydepressed007]

I so feel stuck in a rut....can hardly get out of bed. I feel trapped inside myself.
I hate this.....anyone else feeling hopeless?

Originally Posted by Verydepressed007

I so feel stuck in a rut....can hardly get out of bed. I feel trapped inside myself.
I hate this.....anyone else feeling hopeless?

I also find it difficult to get out of bed in the morn and stay in bed till late morn. I lay down several times in the day as I feel depressed and lethargic. I guess anti-depressants can help with this but my psych doc is reluctant to prescribe me one as I have bipolar and he is scared that my depression may turn into mania as I have had two manic attacks in the past two years. You can get in touch with a professional for help.

I also do a lot of self-talk to help me deal with this situation. When I can't get up at all day and say stay in bed for over 20hrs, I try to utilise the remaining 4hrs as much as I can. I have made a daily plan and try to follow it as much as possible. Intially I couldn't accomplish even 20percent of it but now Im doing better. If it's just the anxiety and the feeling that you don't want to do anything, you can still force yourself out of bed, but if you feel very tired, worn out and sleepy, which I do at times, it's gets almost impossible to get out of bed and then I have to seek professional help.

But never lose hope. Things do get better but they take time. You have to be a little patient. Have courage. Never give up.

Hope this helps. Hugs