Hello all
Dont know - I suffer from depression, have done all my life really, not on any meds at the moment (last on seroxat 10 years ago - trying to avoid meds route again). Im 45, divorced twice (depression and moods a factor I expect), 5 kids from the 2 marriages (3 from first, 2 from second). 12 year old son almost certainly has tourettes, waiting on a confirmed diagnosis. Work in a stressful job as a workshop foreman trying and failing to earn enough to keep the house of cards up and a roof over my own head but in these hard times, I have financial issues too. All this is conspiring to pull me down again after a pretty good couple of years. Trying hard but life doesnt seem to be working for me.......trested for hypertension, BP now under med control
Thats a potted history of the bad stuff. I like a read, enjoy poetry, trying to play a guitar, wandering round art galleries and around the countryside. Listening to music (rock/metal mainly). Try to be a nice guy.
Not sure why I joined-I know I'm slipping under again, going to docs this week. Was off work a month with stress last year, scared of doing it again in case I get fired. Maybe I just need some contact with people who can empathise with this. Whichever way I turn I feel a bit trapped. On a waiting list for counselling. I feel a bit frightened by life right now but have no choice but to try and carry it all.
I think that will suffice for now.
*cut and pasted direct from another forum, which I am leaving as nothing much ever seems to go on! as is my first post in the depression forum. Apologies to anyone here who is on it and has read them before*
