Hitting a big LOW again.

[Martin]

Having been though a couple of months of therapy (not bad for me after 30 years of depression) I found no relief from the lows whatsoever. Sometimes I'm up but most times I'm down. Nobody gets it. Nobody really bloody gets it. Well, no doubt you guys do because we're in this sodding boat together.

I have been away from these forums for what seems like ages because I have a thing about text chat not making much impact or really lift from a low mood. I need to know someone. I need to see someone's smile and hear a voice and detect caring, understanding and support.

Does that make sense? Is that too much to ask?

My experience of online support systems like these forums suggests to me that I am looking for more than I can find in this day and age.

Real world support is none existent now.

Feeling lonely, isolated, miserable, pointless, and all that jazz.

[Amanda_George]

  if you want it?  Are you on any meds or been offered any more/different talking therapy or anything like that?  Also, maybe ask to have your vitamin levels checked... especially your B12 level, then take a trip to Amazon to get a B12 oral spray for an almost instant hit if you are low? 

Where do you live?  Not your address or anything, but are you in a city or town or village?  Do you have easy access to a park or anything like that? 

Do you trust your GP?  Can you talk to him/her about how you're feeling maybe?

[SteveW]

I am sorry that therapy didn't pay long term dividends for you. That isn't to say that if you tried therapy in a different style that might not help. I can understand your reluctance to use text based forums. I don't think anyone would claim they are ideal but they are better than nothing and free, unlike a lot of therapy. But they can't match the most simple real person to person contact. The sense of isolation in depression can get to be extreme. I experience this myself.

Things are very quiet here but there are still a couple of people who respond regularly. It might help to express how you are feeling even in this context. Maybe you could explore future possibilities for help ? Take care of yourself.

Love

Steve

[Pip]

In this day and age you would think the NHS would be doing more to help people with depression.  We don't get enough help if any at all.

I resorted to the internet 11 years ago as I couldn't get any real time support that actually helped as I couldn't afford to go private.  It was the only way to get help from people who 'got it' with adoption related issues.  Nothing has changed and I even had one doctor who doesn't believe in depression and wont prescribe anything. She suggested Relate and I told her that Relate doesn't deal with adoption related depression and the local one couldn't suggest any local group.  Her response was that I had to get on with life and get over it.

Have you tried MIND?

I know they can offer different things and probably a support worker.