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Posted by Angela2 on July 3, 2015, at 14:09:55
I'm really depressed. I don't know why and I don't know how I got this way. I just feel so sad. I'm lonely and life sucks. I'm sick of feeling this way. Where the f*ck is bottom?
Posted by SLS on July 3, 2015, at 15:04:43
In reply to :(, posted by Angela2 on July 3, 2015, at 14:09:55
> I'm really depressed. I don't know why and I don't know how I got this way. I just feel so sad. I'm lonely and life sucks. I'm sick of feeling this way. Where the f*ck is bottom?
If you are not already seeing a doctor proficient in biological psychiatry, I would do so. You can certainly remain in psychotherapy if you find it helpful.
I'm sorry you feel so down. Remember that depression is a liar. It will manufacture or amplify negative thoughts. The brain just isn't balanced neurologically. However, biological interventions might help tremendously.
Good luck.
- Scott
Posted by Angela2 on July 3, 2015, at 16:39:53
In reply to Re: :( » Angela2, posted by SLS on July 3, 2015, at 15:04:43
Feeling better after walking and talking to someone.
Posted by Angela2 on July 3, 2015, at 16:59:17
In reply to Re: :), posted by Angela2 on July 3, 2015, at 16:39:53
Is this a mental health forum where we can post for support with mental health issues? Or is it not? I'm confused about this. I suppose I'd get a better response if I called a help line or something. I dunno. Just thought it was something i'd try here, but usually, I'm realizing, I get the same types of responses. Like people aren't sure what to say. Or, they don't really care. And i feel like a bother. Psychcentral might be a better place to post if one is looking for support. Just thinking out loud.
Scott, thanks for the suggestion.
Posted by baseball55 on July 3, 2015, at 19:43:05
In reply to PS:, posted by Angela2 on July 3, 2015, at 16:59:17
> Is this a mental health forum where we can post for support with mental health issues? Or is it not? I'm confused about this. I suppose I'd get a better response if I called a help line or something. I dunno. Just thought it was something i'd try here, but usually, I'm realizing, I get the same types of responses. Like people aren't sure what to say. Or, they don't really care. And i feel like a bother. Psychcentral might be a better place to post if one is looking for support. Just thinking out loud.
>I think it's hard to know what to say to someone in the grip of deep depression, even for those of us who have been there. Hold on? Try meds? Try therapy? The desire to give advice is powerful. But sometimes we don't want advice, just support. So all I can say is, I understand what this feels like. I have been there too often. I hope you can hang in.
It's funny. I am very active in AA and, when I have gotten severely depressed, my AA friends try to be helpful and offer advice and offer to go for walks with me or meet for coffee. But eventually, they all end up saying, when I'm that down, can you call your psychiatrist? Do you need to be in the hospital? It overwhelms them, and these are people who try above all to be supportive.
Posted by alexandra_k on July 4, 2015, at 6:07:54
In reply to Re: PS: » Angela2, posted by baseball55 on July 3, 2015, at 19:43:05
It is hard that the boards here aren't very active now, too. What I used to most like before was getting a range of different kinds of responses from people so I could focus on what I found most helpful at the time. Sometimes I wanted to hear 'me too' and sometimes I wanted to hear concrete suggestions and so on...
I got to reading through my file notes and I started remembering how down I used to get sometimes. Only... I was able to remember without getting sucked back in. I felt pretty good now that I'm not stuck in a lot of the really bad place that I really used to be stuck in. It is a whole world view kind of a thing. I get stuck in slightly different ones... But none quite so bad as the places I went to when I was 20.
I'm glad to hear you felt better after your walk. I feel a lot better after exercise but don't feel like getting started / going sometimes...
Posted by Lamdage22 on July 18, 2015, at 9:12:33
In reply to Re: :( » Angela2, posted by SLS on July 3, 2015, at 15:04:43
But then again they may not be tremendously helpful and you may end up wanting brain surgery.
So take it with a grain of salt.
Posted by Lamdage22 on July 18, 2015, at 9:17:44
In reply to Re: :(, posted by Lamdage22 on July 18, 2015, at 9:12:33
Im not saying dont try meds, i am saying this cant be your only effort to overcome this.
It doesnt work usually to rely only on meds as many members here are proving.
Posted by Lamdage22 on July 23, 2015, at 15:04:37
In reply to Re: :(, posted by Lamdage22 on July 18, 2015, at 9:17:44
All i can say about brain surgery is (not afraid to repeat myself): Please dont do it.
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