Depression Forums
General => Welcome our 'NEW MEMBERS'!! => Topic started by: raqalil on July 08, 2010, 10:29:31 AM
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Hi to everyone, erm... it's taken me a long time to get up enough courage to join a depression forum, so here goes!
My name is Rachel, I'm a mum, lucky enough to work fairly short hours, have a partner, cats and a dog. I've suffered with depression on and off for all my life, had referrals for counselling twice. First lot was great, it really helped me, second time not so great. I found my friends gave me more support and help.
The last two years have been tough and as I relocated I have no close friends to talk to. This has made this new bout of depression almost too hard to cope with. The two friends I lost to this darkness have been on my mind a lot- more days than I care to count it's crossed my mind to just give up and end things. I made a promise that I would stick around til my kids are grown up- maybe another 6 years... but it's really hard to keep going.
My partner has been on anti-depressants so definitely can't tell him how I feel as it would bring him down again.
The docs around here are pill-happy and I don't fancy them to be honest- I know they do good things for people, friends and family have all improved whilst taking them so they are a good thing :) just not for me.
Hope you all don't mind the ramble, it's good to know there is somewhere I can visit and let things out, thanks, Rach
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too right. I had a great doc before- she always took time whenever I saw her and was good at offering alternative ideas for help.
Thanks for replying :)
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hi rachel
i'm a newbie here (male, 38, irish, depression almost defining me for all of my adult life) and, to be very honest, i doubt if i'll stick around here for long. i hope i do though- could do with increasing my tally for sticking things out from, approximately, nought to one! anyhoo, regarding docs, if your gp is not the right one for you then change. i know we can perceive difficulties with doing this but make every effort to overcome this perception: the relationship with the gp is vitally important for most of us. (plus there are plenty of good ones out there in amongst the, eh, dross!)
take care
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