Depression Support Thread

pinkbubblegum

10past6 wrote: »

It'll take as long as you allow it

Do you have a true family member, friend, work colleague you can confide / trust in.

Yes... but i dont allow myself to trust anyone enough so they can hurt me

CompletelyLost

Thanks Tulip & LadyMorticia.

I'm doing accountancy at college I'm taking tiny steps... but am gradually feeling more comfortable. For the first few weeks I sat on the side desks with my back to everyone, I was so scared. But in the last month I have forced myself to sit around the main desk with everyone else. I still don't talk unless I have to, but I have helped a couple of people when they have been stuck. I know they're both silly little things that most people do uconsciously, but they are a big deal to me :S

As for caffeine, I thought it was supposed to make you bouncy and happy too, but I'm convinced it's making me feel down and weepy I'm going to cut out all the fizzy drinks, chocolate and coffee, and just drink green tea which supposedly has less caffeine in it... and it makes me feel sick after more than one cup so I won't drink as much!

Pinkbubblegum - I can sympathise with how you feel re: lack of trust. I don't trust anyone, not even my own family. Not sure whether that will ever change but I hope it does as I would hate to be lonely and friendless forever...

maytaurus

BE SAFE PEEPS !!

Tiff_2

Hi guys!




Much Love,
Tiff xxx

98jdougl

Hi everyone, I've never posted on here before but can feel my depression getting worse just now, was diagnosed with clinical depression a while ago, and i think there is an element of 'sad' involved as it is usually worse in the winter. I have taken huge changes to overcome it and on the whole it is now something that flares up every now and then rather than a daily struggle but it is quite bad this morning so thought i would do what i could to vent about it and try and push past it before lunch time.

shazrobo

morning all, hope everyone is well as can be this morning. welcome to the thread pinkbubblegum and 98jdougl, feel free to post as much or as little as you feel comfortable with, everyone is really friendly on here

i can relate to the sad symptoms, as the dark days make me feel bit low too, though i have been taking vit D3 supplements as recommended by other posters, also bought a daylight bulb too for those really dark miserable days, makes the whole room look really bright, like a bright day, and is much cheaper than buying the sad lamps

i'm ok, just a little tired, my own fault, stayed up too late, chatting to ian on msn, time just flew by, and didnt realise we had been chatting for 3 hours. I really feel like i can trust him now, so last night i opened up to him, and told him about the depression, and the OD's last year, and he did not judge me, or call me mental or anything, just wanted to give me a big hug, was a huge weight off my mind.

hugs all
shaz xxx

98jdougl

that's good shaz, always a relief when a hug is the response!

I was saying to OH this morning about maybe taking vit D supp because that's what you get in the sun- so are they good?
where did you get the bulbs?
sorry for all the questions!!!

Am still trying to force myself to get out of bed, will prob just pull on some jeans and a tshirt but out of my pj's on a day like this is always an acheivement for me. Is my day off work so don't have that to force me to buck up my ideas like on most days
and to top it off i have a leaky ceiling- i mean, come on!

Woke up this morning and just started crying, I dont mind crying or feeling sad when there is a reason or something I am upset about, it's when it's this depression related sadness of just feeling sad about nothing (if that makes sense) that i really hate, i feel almost powerless with it

shazrobo

98jdougl wrote: »

that's good shaz, always a relief when a hug is the response!

I was saying to OH this morning about maybe taking vit D supp because that's what you get in the sun- so are they good?
where did you get the bulbs?
sorry for all the questions!!!

Am still trying to force myself to get out of bed, will prob just pull on some jeans and a tshirt but out of my pj's on a day like this is always an acheivement for me. Is my day off work so don't have that to force me to buck up my ideas like on most days
and to top it off i have a leaky ceiling- i mean, come on!

Woke up this morning and just started crying, I dont mind crying or feeling sad when there is a reason or something I am upset about, it's when it's this depression related sadness of just feeling sad about nothing (if that makes sense) that i really hate, i feel almost powerless with it

i've seen the daylight bulbs on ebay, but i got mine from hobbycraft, at 9.99, think most craft shops sell them.
think its the thought of a day stretched out in front of you, and nothing planned and no motivation, that causes the low feelings, at least it is for me.
and there nothing wrong with jeans and t shirt on a sunday, that is wat i too am wearing.
hope you get the leaky ceiling sorted soon.
hugs
shaz xxx

98jdougl

thanks... i know that i need to tidy and have some hampers i want to finish off for christmas which i really enjoy doing but still havn't ventured out of bed... can't even bo bothered to shower- hopefully that one isnt just me that gets like that (i hate it and always feel like a bit of a freak by feeling like its a huge effort on days like this so hopefully someone here will udnerstand hehe)

98jdougl

gotted up and dressed now, is it bad that that is such a big deal?