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Mar 11, 2009, 10:27 PM
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The title says it all...I have been depressed for a while now and its only getting worse. I shouldn't be. I'm well liked, I go to a good college, and I have a family that cares about me but I still feel so empty. There are so many people in the world that have much less than me and I just waste what I have away in my depression. I wish I could give it all away to people who would cherish it for the blessing it is. I don't know what to do. I have tried therapy, friends, SSRIs, alcohol (alcoholism runs in the family so I have that to look forward to). I don't even really know why I'm posting this. I just feel like I need to get it off my chest. I don't know how much longer I can stay hopeful that I will change and I don't know what I'll do when I give up.
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#2
Mar 12, 2009, 08:13 AM
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It could be the depression telling you this..
is there someone you can talk to or keep posting here Its hard to feel alone. take care of you |
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Mar 12, 2009, 07:09 PM
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((((((((((dan))))))))))
Depression is an illness. There are no people who "should" be more or less depressed than others -- if you have it, you can't be happy even if you're in the best circumstances. I've been in the same boat -- amazing school, family and friends, and I felt so worthless and undeserving of all of it. Don't be too hard on yourself, it can be treated, it just takes time. 
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Mar 12, 2009, 09:10 PM
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*hugs*
you are not a waste...
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Mar 12, 2009, 10:32 PM
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iam here for you.....
here some dancing from me to cheer u up... 
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Mar 13, 2009, 11:45 AM
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dan, u say u've tried therapy and meds. perhaps the meds were not the ones best for you. i' d seek out a pdoc and see if u can be put on something else. as for the therapy, we get out of it what we put into it. are u able to open up and talk about your depression with your t? if you did and didn't get any suggestions of how to deal and cope with your depression, jme, but i'd identify another t and schedule an appt. we don't have to live with depression. there are effective meds out there and with a helpful t we can learn new skills to cope and help us to throw out "old tapes" that give us a feeling of worthlesness. i hope u can get the help you need. i did and i can't tell you how much better my life is because of that. keep u posted please. we care and u do matter to us.
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Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours..~Ayn Rand |
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Mar 14, 2009, 02:40 PM
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My only suggestion is that there may in fact be an underlying psychological cause for the fact that you are feeling so depressed. There's a chance that you are suppressing information deep within you - something that actually makes you quite angry - and this suppressed anger is feeding the depression.
Of course therapy can be useful, but you can also do some work on your own to figure out why your life is not the bed of roses that a part of you would like to think it is.
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#8
Mar 16, 2009, 04:02 AM
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Hey I'm in the same position as you. I have a really caring family, everything taken care of me, I go to college, people seem to like me, but I too feel so utterly empty and lonely and I know where you're coming from. Don't let it get to you
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Mar 16, 2009, 06:10 PM
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This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.|
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