True Life: Im dealing with depression/anxiety

[sweetgagirl]

I know that there are some of you out there. Maybe you want to share and maybe you dont. It can be a hard thing to talk about. I have learned that it is helpful to talk about things. I have been dealing with depression/anxiety for awhile but didnt see my dr about it until last year. I explained (as best as I could) what I was feeling and what I was going through. Thats when he told me that I had this disorder. I was put on medication which really seemed to help, but it cold never erase the pain I felt in the past. I can tell when I dont take it because I cry at the drop of a hat, just like I used to (i didnt take it last night and im on the verge of tears as I type this). Whenever Im starting to have a break down or "attack", i sometimes just want to be by myself, but other times, its nice to have someone to talk to that really understands what I am going through.

[Jen]

I have depression. My dr actually classified it as Post Partum Depression but I think I've actually been depressed a long time before that and then having a baby and all the hormones just made it worse

[HeatherBear]

I'm not sure if I have a diagnosis. I have never been to a doctor, but I feel as if this group can help me in ways that I can't help myself. I need help, but haven't the opportunity to get it. I guess I can hang out here, and see if talking helps.

[Serpentine]

I have clinical depression....which pretty much means I am depressed..all of the time. When something goes wrong and most people would just have a "bad day", I sometimes have REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY bad days where NOTHING feels good or right.

I don't want to take medicine for it, I did for a few years when I was first diagnosed at 15...but it's just who I am. I'm not always nice and getting out of bed sometimes is a struggle, but I'm used to it and I feel proud when I do O.k

[HeatherBear]

Originally Posted by Serpentine I have clinical depression....which pretty much means I am depressed..all of the time. When something goes wrong and most people would just have a "bad day", I sometimes have REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY bad days where NOTHING feels good or right. I don't want to take medicine for it, I did for a few years when I was first diagnosed at 15...but it's just who I am. I'm not always nice and getting out of bed sometimes is a struggle, but I'm used to it and I feel proud when I do O.k

The bolded made me smile like this

[amylillian]

I have clinical depression/anxiety. I've had it since I was about 13, but at first they diagnosed me as ADD because I couldn't concentrate in school. After about 2 years of my grades getting worse on ADD meds, and me becoming underweight, they realized I had depression.

Anti-depressants, on the other hand, turned me into an even more depressed zombie! So I cut those out, and it's a struggle I deal with daily, making sure I don't have a panic attack and that I can drag myself out of bed.
Forcing myself to be productive and busy helps me cope.
Also, DB is always good at cheering me up when I'm feeling blue.

[MarinesWife09]

I also suffer from Depression. I was taking meds but I stopped about 2 years ago.

[princessgwynn]

Even with the anti-depressants sometime DS is the only reason I get out of bed in the morning. The anxiety part has gotten better through a lot of therapy and hard work but the depression is something I just can't seem to shake. I am so lucky to have my little Monkey to pull me out of those really bad days.

[Nicki082106]

I've never been to a doctor about it, but I do know that I can get very depressed at some / a lot of times. This group will as I would hope will help me out a lot! I cry a lot, and have a lot of stress going on within my life on a daily basis. Especially ever since my grandma passed away and I started BC it made it all worse.

[princessgwynn]

Originally Posted by Nicki082106 I've never been to a doctor about it, but I do know that I can get very depressed at some / a lot of times. This group will as I would hope will help me out a lot! I cry a lot, and have a lot of stress going on within my life on a daily basis. Especially ever since my grandma passed away and I started BC it made it all worse.

Please go change your BC! I remember one of the ones I tried made me go into a tailspin I couldn't control, when I switched it was like life existed again. If it is making you feel seriously worse then try something new!