Depression Forums
General => Welcome our 'NEW MEMBERS'!! => Topic started by: Joseph2 on December 29, 2011, 11:18:55 PM
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Hello, I've browsed these sorts of forums for a few years now but never thought of joining or posting anything.
My name's Joseph, i'm 20 and I've been treated for major depression for which i'm on medication. Mostly my life would be considered pretty fine really, i'm in my third year of uni and my course is going pretty ok considering how lazy i am and how much i sleep. However depression and anxiety make day to day life very hard; unbearably sometimes, and I thought it would do me some good to get in touch with those who also suffer from depression and/or anxiety.
So hi basically
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Hi mate.
Depression is awful isn't it?
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Yeah it is tough, it's one of those things that is quite personal for me. I don't often mention it to friends or family but it's always emerges out of the blue. How do you find you manage best?
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I have kept is a scecret in a proffesional context. In a personal context, I am fairly open about it. Obviously, I don't flaunt it, but don't hide it either.
It is nothing to be ashamed of, most people in their lives suffer somekind of depression to a degree.
In a sense, when depression isn't wrecking your life, it makes a man of you. You learn about life the hard way with depression.
With time, patience, hardwork and learning, hopefully you will learn to manage your illness.
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Thanks Stevie, if anyone else has any other advice or personal experiences to share I would like to hear it, makes me feel part of a community of depressed people rather than on my own if that makes sense :-\
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Make sense.
You arn't alone on here mate
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It makes a lot of sense, keep in mind its an illness but unfortunately one that unless you've suffered from it you can not understand what its like :(
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I suffer from an anxiety based depression. When Im well I can function as most others do but when Im ill I really struggle in groups of people - especially if its indoors. Theres nothing worse than feeling the whole room is staring right through you as if they are burning into your very soul. I panic and Im always looking for the nearest exit.
I find that if things get on top of me and I feel stressed the symptoms can creep back, but I mostly manage it by trying to keep myself to myself when I have spare time. If I feel like going out I will, but if I feel a bit weak, I stay in and put my feet up. The trick is not to let you beat yourself up when you cant manage things.
At the moment im suffering really badly. I cant work and Im very low in spirit.
You are not alone. Just remember to look after yourself and talk to others about it if you can - it helps. Also make sure you have little things to look forward to at all times - even if its just a lazy day with some time to yourself.
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Thanks, mine also comes in waves. For the moment I feel ok but it's fairly unpredictable. I will always seek out solitude when i'm going through a rough patch but it often makes me feel like i've been beaten somehow. I hope you start to feel better soon.
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Hi Joseph2 and welcome to the forum. Depression is SOOO difficult to live with for all who suffer from it themselves and often those that love them. It can be debilitating, isolating, numbing and torturous. It tests us and those around us, makes us doubt ourselves and dispair of ourselves. But there is always hope. You did the right thing in joining us and I hope we help you as much as I have felt helped.
Keep your head up, your heart strong, and keep talking. You are not, by any means, alone :)
Take Care Lol xx
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Hi and welcome it's a fine forum and very good if your on your own, or even like me you have a wife but she an't listening ;D
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Thanks guys, really means a lot that you answered, i'll keep pushing on like i do however how hard it is. If I can help others in the forum I would be glad to share my experiences. Bit for now it's nice to hear others to put things in perspective. Thank you