Support for people with Depression

shazza40

Hi all
:wave:shaz, rbk, tulip, lady m

had been coping quite well was off meds.

then my partner in work goes sick, no help but same workload. move on couple of months to find myself in old position, not sleeping, crying and not able to cope with work or workload.

unfortunately have gone sick for week for diff prob. seen doc put back on meds, but this time on waiting list for counselling.

am on review of second review in work (sickness) due to be fired. if not for finances would be good. have realised this week that apart from close family am alone, isolated myself from everyone with the last episode of depression and never got back in touch with anyone. where do i go from here?

UnluckyT

hello all, hope everyone well and picks up and hugs for all esp if struggling.

been up and down like a yoyo the last fortnight. decided to go vegan, struggled too much to go vegetarian again to go back to eating meat to a realisation of why i gave up meat and gone back to being a lacto ovo vegetarian. i think it peer pressure ive given into plus hypothimine/or just being manic.
to top it all i had a burst pipe saturday, am now chasing things up which is a real inconvenience. it flooded downstairs as it was ruddy difficult turning water off as it was stiff the tap. fortunatly were both insured.
i was supposed to be going to my drama group show as i had a part and booked the weekend off specially. was lucky i was.
Welcome butterflymind, keep plugging away and coming on here, you'll get their im sure and hugs.
hope all going well/picking up too shazza49

Raksha

Does anyone else get really ratty with their nearest and dearest? I am known as 'the placid one', I just sigh and get on with things, but when I'm down, I can't be bothered with the niceties, I lash out verbally, mostly at OH, but sometimes at the kids (14 and 16) I hate this aspect of it, I'm sure sometime soon I'm going to say something I will really regret.

I do it outside as well - in shops if the service is poor, if kids are behaving badly etc, so tend not to go out when I'm like this.

sock-knitter

racksha, i get really bad tempered and ratty when my depression is at its worst also, i find when i feel really bad, everything annoys me so much more than if i was in a good mood

hope everyone is doing ok, been thru a rough few weeks, meds changed, had few episodes of self harming, but seem to be back on the right path again, helps that the sun is shining, and its staying lighter for longer
shaz x

Raksha

Glad to hear somebody has found the sunshine s-k

GeeBee38

I want to share my story

I have been unemployed for nearly two years, due to a mental breakdown ,agoraphobia anxiety and depression,
Things were really bad, i didn't even want to live anymore, i thought, i would never work, ever again, i didn't even leave the house for nearly two years.
Things took a horrible turn a few months ago, i had to seek help and was placed with the crisis team.

They are fantastic people and they have turned my life around.

It was really hard at first but slowly with the help of the counsellors, CBT and medication things got better and i even started going out with the STR workers.

On one of my good days i sent off my c.v to different companies, i got a phone call to attend an interview this tuesday.
I was terrified, it meant i had to make an hour and half journey on a train to attend and then go through the interview.

This might be the only chance, i had to turn my life around, I just had to do it, somehow!!

I don't know how i managed it, but i did it!

I got the job and i start in march, I am so happy, i never thought this would happen
I will be travelling all over the uk, it's the job i have always wanted.

Thank you to everyone on MSE who have helped me over the last two years.

Anyone suffering with mental health, anxiety and depression, you can get better, you can, get back to work and you can get your life back!

Never give up!!

Good luck

sock-knitter

goblin, well done on beating it, and getting the dream job, fantastic news

had a bad week, mainly to do with my two boys, why oh why are they such hard work.
josh has moved out of his flat on friday and moved in with a girl he had known 3 days, if it dosent work out he will be homeless, i begged and pleaded with him to keep his flat on, at least for the short term, but he was having none of it.
daniel, got a 28 day notice on friday night, he has til 24th march to find somewhere else or face homelessness. on top of that on sunday he was arrested and charged with possession of an offensive weapon, which was the reason for the 28 day notice on his flat.
where did i go wrong??
shaz x

GeeBee38

Thanks sock-knitter

Sorry to hear you are having problems with your boys, you shouldn't blame yourself.
If they are old enough to live on their own, then they are old enough to take responsibility for their own actions.
I did many a stupid thing when i was younger, and made some terrible mistakes.
And it was never my parents fault, so it isn't yours either.

Try not to be too hard on yourself

I wish you well and hope they settle down soon.

Good luck

LadyMorticia

Hey everyone. Hope you're all awap (as well as possible. We use it alot on the M.E forums.:o).

I haven't posted here in ages!

DH and I are in our own place now. We've been here for about 2 months. It's a new-build and has a very modern feel to it. It's a HA property but it's lovely. It does have stairs which I struggle with but I try my best.

An OT came out to see me this morning to assess me for some aids around the home and the appointment went really well.:)

UnluckyT

hello all, hope all okay, getting their etc and hugs and good luck to those in need.

not bad at the moment, plodding on making the most of being on the up and feeling okay. finally i hope have the worst of the burst pipe sorted, just need to re decorate the hall. never had to put wallpaper up for myself so kinda unsure on that side but will be glad once ive done it esp as it not a big space im doing. im just going to put linning paper up and paint magnolia i think.

sorry to hear about your boys sock knitter, please try not to worry or stress yourself about it. im sure you've done all you can for them and more again. dont get me wrong, it sounds as if theyre old enough to look after themselves despite maternal feelings etc. i just hope they realise what theyve done, dont do it again and apoliges to you etc for the stress and all that theyve put you through.

i had to learn the hard way and put mum through stress and upset but i learnt to see sense and realise what she has done for me that is good and say sorry etc for my wrong doing and be the bigger persosn plus grow up and be a proper grown woman with a backbone plus learn to stand up for myself when and where i can despite the hardness of it and realise you only have ONE MUM and ONE life. both are preciouse and need making the most of where you can.
i hope it works out okay sock knitter.