Does it ever really go away?

[Munchroom]

Or do you think we just find coping mechanisms and we learn how to recognise and deal with the symptoms? xx

[Buttercup]

I'd like to say that it went away for everyone.

My hubby had depression after his dad died, it took him a while to recover and he did make drastic lifestyle changes but he did.  I always worry about him but he coped well when his mum died so he has been depression free for 15 years  :) :) :)

I think some people probably find coping mechanisms or survive with the help of meds.  I know I will always take meds and that that won't guarantee that I will be stable.

[Zaf]

In my case with the help of counselling I  now take take preventative measures and have made lifestyle changes to stop it coming back as best I can but I think it lurks in the background waiting for me to drop my guard or a traumatic life event to trigger it off again

Z x

[Sweetpea]

I have also found my counselling sessions have helped, she has helped me to see why I feel like I do, so find it easier to understand.  I really don't think I will ever be free of it, I think it is just me and nobody can stop me worrying etc.  I have just learnt to deal with it.  I have had it for a few years now and looking back think its been lurking for a long while.  But with meds and understanding I am happy with how I am now.

S x

[KateG]

I think that once we have it, it may lessen and we learn to cope but like Zaf says, it lurks in the background and something else can trigger it.

Buttercup, it's good to know your hubby coped when he lost his mum

[Munchroom]

I'm really pleased that your husband coped when he lost his mum Buttercup, it must have been a horrible time xx

I quite often feel like on my ok days, its just there, hiding around the corner. It only takes doing a bit too much, getting a bit to tired or someone not replying to a text or something silly and pathetic and I'm right down at rock bottom. I wonder if I'll always be like this... like you say Shaz, perhaps its just 'me'.

Thanks for you replies xxx