Archive for the ‘Depression’ Category
Hi. I got up tonight and looked for a site that might help me and I hope you are it. I’ve been crying for almost 4 days straight (not all day, but whenever I’m alone). I’m tired of crying and can’t seem to stop. The reasons are multiple (stress, finances, studies, future plans that are so uncertain, fights with the people closest to me etc), but I’m usually able to work through my thoughts and emotions and get to a place where I find peace and stability again.
I can’t seem to get there this time and I’m kind of desperate. I’ve prayed a lot, but feel that I might just need an objective opinion and prayer from outside. I would appreciate you praying about this so much!
I know that one of the things getting me down is jealousy regarding a close friendship. I know this is dangerous and have fought it before, but I’m struggling so much this time again. Please help – advice on how to cope or maybe I’m missing something. I hope you can help. I just want to feel better (I do for moments, but my frustration and sadness always returns). I’m not prone to depression so I’m so scared that I might do something drastic or hurt people around me with unchecked words.
Regards,
Stella
Dear Stella,
Thanks for sharing your situation with us and my prayers and heart do go out to you during this time of sorrow Read the rest of this entry »
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Hello, my name is Francis. I’m currently in a stage in my life were I feel self-conscious, afraid, and withdrawn. I have had family issues since I was a child and have come to the point where I need change. Here’s my background;
I was raised in a house shared by me, my mother, father and sister. My dad was an alcoholic and most of my childhood memories were of him being angry and abusive. My mum and dad argued a lot and it got to the point were my mum decided to pack his belongings. Me and my sister were put into the car and we drove around pubs until we found him. My mum then gave him his stuff and stated that he cleaned up or he wasn’t welcome.
After a period of time my dad went to alcoholics anonymous and stopped drinking. My parents started going to church and took me and my sister along. They believed their marriage was saved even though they would still bicker and argue constantly about the most insignificant of things. This went on through out my whole youth and I stopped going to church and started smoking weed to escape. This went from being an occasional giggle to being a daily occurrence. I spent every day just trying to escape the house and I continued this pattern for 8 years, from a young teenager to a young man.
My mum used the same tactic on me as she did with dad , stop or go. I lived rough for a while and did some sofa surfing. I now hold down a job and support myself completely independently. Read the rest of this entry »
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I work in a hostile and pressured environment. I am told by my supervisor that I have to sit up. I am tired of the organization because I put in all my effort but I am not still competent. I am starting to think that maybe I am incompetent.
I am just tired. Is it time to move on to somewhere else or what do i do next I am confused. I can’t resign because I have a mortgage to pay. I am totally mortified.
-Tolam
Dear Tolam,
Thanks for writing in with your problem. It sounds like your job has been very stressful and it’s getting the better of you. I don’t know a lot about your situation but it sounds like there may be some harassment going on by the management.
There are laws that prevent the unfair treatment of workers and you do not have to put up with such treatment. Are you part of a workers union? If not, research for local employee advocacy groups. Either your union or the advocacy group can give you legal guidelines to follow in order to make things better.
In the meantime Read the rest of this entry »
I have been with my wife for 9 years, been married for 3. She has always been an on and off sufferer from depression. I got with her when she was nearly 15 and I had just turned 18. We moved in together just 2 years later and had a really healthy, very close relationship.
She had controlled most of my life since the start of the relationship, but we were always still very much in love and respected one another. However, in October 2009 she was diagnosed with severe depression. She had a light mental breakdown. Since then she has lost her job as she was bullied out in February.
My wife will change from day to day and morning to afternoon, she can be completely filled with rage and anger, she is extremely argumentative. In our relationship we hardly ever have fall outs and when we do, its either the alcohol or a complete misunderstanding caused by my wife’s recent depression.
In the last few months my wife has now gotten worse. She is seeing her psychotherapist once a month which may increase now. She has said she is not herself and needs to be away from normality in order to get better. She is staying with a friend 2 miles away, and she has been there for the last week. Am I doing the right thing in supporting her by saying yes have your space to do this and find your feet?
The worries I have is that since the counseling over the last few months, She is drinking more Read the rest of this entry »
Hi, my name is Tommy. I was born with Cerebral Palsy. Basically, I have been going through depression since 2006.
I went to see my first psychiatrist which was a big mistake because he put me on Cymbalta which made me have suicidal thoughts. I tried to run my power chair off a steep ramp into a lake near my neighborhood. Someone came to help me back up and took me home.
Well, when my second psychiatrist heard about what happened, he sent me over to the mental hospital in Bethany, Oklahoma. I stayed there for 3 weeks with my caregiver coming to take care of me since I can’t physically take care of myself. Anyway, after I was discharged from the hospital, he put me on the right medicine which stabilized my mood swings. I went to see Dr. Gilbert, my psychiatrist once a week. Anyway, I was doing better that he released me from going back to work.
As time past, I was feeling pretty good with taking my medicine every day. Well, I was involved in an accident where a car came around the corner, and wasn’t paying attention and hit me in my chair while I was riding in my neighborhood. My chair flipped over backwards and the old lady that was driving hit the right side of my chair that broke my right leg. I had to lay in bed with my right leg in a brace for 3 months. It totaled my power chair. However, the lady that hit me had State Farms insurance that paid for a new power chair and an orthopedic bed which was good. However, my new chair doesn’t fit me right because it’s too wide and narrow. That’s not such a big deal right now.
Before my accident, I was able to get down to crawl around on the floor and sit with my knees apart sitting down on my bottom on the floor. However, I’m unable to do it now since I had me accident. I’m going to physical therapy twice a week now to gain back my crawling and sitting down on my knees again. In the meantime, I still get depressed and think about suicide occasionally. Read the rest of this entry »
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