Support for people with Depression

UnluckyT

morning all. hope everyone okay or getting thier.
feeling a bit better than yesterday.

Tulip

:hello: Everyone,

Had a good day today,glad you are feeling a bit better UnluckyT

so quiet on this thread,hope everyones ok


love and light,

Katie xxx

sock-knitter

i'm feeling very up and down
up- have found someone who wants to swap a lovely modern flat, for my house (just waiting council's permision)
down, one of sons is taking drugs, as well as cannabis, he is taking somet called m-cat or meow meow i am worried and scared for him and his safety, but he wont listen to me, his mum
shaz xxx

geminilady

Hi Sock -knitter Good news about the flat hope the council gives you permission.Sorry to hear about your son,of course not many teenagers will listen to their parents.Have you tried getting in touch with his support worker to see if they can help? one of the effects of the drug is to cause eratic behaviour which is the last thing your son needs given his condition.I know its impossible not to worry but there is little else you can do try not to worry too much.

sock-knitter

hi gem, how are you?
i have spoken to sons support worker, and she said she would have a word with him, but to be honest didnt think he would listen.
there are cctv cameras where he lives, but if he has taken it of the property which is most likely there isnt anything that can be done as there is no proof
hugs
shaz xxx

Tulip

:hello: Everyone,

Hope all is well,I am fine,Shaz Good luck for the flat if you get it,if the council give you permission,sorry to hear son is taking drugs.Hope the social worker can talk to him.


Hi Gem! hope all is well with you


I will chat again soon!


love and light,

Katie xxx

UnluckyT

evening all, hope all okay and hugs to evetryone.
plodding on trying to make the best of it at the moment.
went well till i did some shopping in the co op i work in and realised how much id spent for what id bought. including discount and £1 of £10 spend, and i bought a lot of the cheapo bits too, although im thinking im getting a bit miserly and squeky when i walk again?
still got a lot to get in for the month, but it does worry me about struggling about getting bits in and the prices, but think i will pay the aldi a visit and see what i can do?

Tulip

:hello: Everyone,

I am doing just fine,not had any low thoughts this week so that is good been out for a walk along seafront to get some air and that has gone well.
Having a lovely weekend.

love and light,

Katie xxx

Miroslav

Just a quick hello :wave:

Had a minor operation last week - the pain makes me wonder if this was a minor operation, what a major one would feel like

I'm currently housebound. Doctors say it varies on recovery time - could be a week, could be a month - I think i'm going to be nearer the latter at current pace

Girlfriend and flatmate are doing amazingly brilliant around me. I feel guilty as i'm fiercely independent and don't like them making my food, doing my shopping (just worked out how to do groceries shop online though) etc.

Hope everyone is as well as can be. Starting to get cold now Dark earlier as well .

Take care everybody :wave:

determined_new_ms

Hi I hope its ok to post for some support? I have suffered with depression on & off for all of my adult life - don't get me wrong when I'm not depressed I'm very happy & sociable, but when I am I have very dark thoughts, isolate myself and generally have a very dark cloud above my head

I have't been on anti-Ds for some years now, and over the last 18months I have been trying to manage my mood with exercise & diet all of the time to stop myself getting in the place where my mood isn't manageable. Sadly I stopped running 2 months ago and the pressures of life have built up. I scared myself quite badly earlier this week by going with the dark mood and started planning my suicide - I decided on a method & a time - well I was torn between this weekend and January to not saddle my kids with the lead up to xmas anniversary for the rest of their lives. Luckily I snapped out of that after a couple of days & decided to take up running again, but I know as I'm at this point it'll take some time before I get level again. I think I'm going to give myself 2 weeks and if it doesn't lift then I'll go to the gp.

The thing is I wasn't a very good mother when I was younger - teenage mum, no support & I wasn't able to manage my moods, be consistent or stable enough. My kids went off the rails in teenage years (they are now 19 & almost 18) and they are still in difficulty. My dd is in foster care - her behaviour was extreme and she was violent towards me. She wants to come home, and while I want that more than anything I don't think it'll work, she continues to steal off of me whenever she has the chance. She also suffers from depression and is very emotional at the moment. I've tried offering to go to the gp with her to address the depression, and have repeatedly offered to pay for her to see a counseller but she's not there yet

My son is on bail for a violent crime and is likely to go to prision when it goes to trial, and if he is found guilty could be looking at a long sentence. While I love him dearly I know there are things that he does and a way that he behaves outside of the family home that I cannot accept or approve of. We argue about this alot, I wish I could make him see how wrong it is to be violent & what he is doing to his life.

I feel an unbearable level of guilt and hatred for myself that I wasn't a better parent & that they & I are now suffering the consequences. I could cope with those feelings but its unbearable to think they are paying the price.

I'm so sorry to offload but I have no one else to express these feelings to. Its gone on so long I feel I can't talk to anyone about it. My oh tries to support me but he disagrees with how I see it & thinks that they are responsible for their actions and says that in the time we have been together (4 yrs) I have been a good parent while they have treated me really badly. I feel really scared I'll never get over the crippling guilt that I've ruined their lives