I am sorry for everything you had to go through and everything you are going through now. It sounds like you are tired of feeling like this. It also sounds like you are carrying quite a bit of guilt. Remember that talking about how you feel is not complaining and is actually quite important to the healing process. Also, remember that depression does not make you who you are. Often people blame themselves for being depressed; this is not your fault. If you had a choice how would you prefer to feel? If you could achieve this how would your life be different?
With that being said am I right in saying that it sounds like you want to start setting goals in order to get back to your old self? What would you like your first program goal to be? How do you plan on tackling this program?
We are all here for you to listen and support you.
My name is Michelle. So I will just get right down to it. I am 29 years old. I am clinically depressed, have mild tourettes syndrome, ADHD, mild OCD and polycystic ovarian syndrome. I am not a happy person anymore because my mom died 7 years ago of lung cancer. I don't believe in any religion so it makes it even extra hard to come to terms with this. I live in Alberta now for the past 3 years and my whole family lives in Ontario. I lost my car, and license for being an idiot. I have my license back now just need a car. My dad is not supportive anymore because hes sick and tired of listening to me complain. My husband im sure is probably getting to that point too. Thankfully I don't have kids yet so they aren't subjected to my depression. I am 100 pounds overweight too. I used to be very active and thin up until my mom died. I was also very down to earth and very fun to be around and happy. This really sucks, it totally steals your life away. I went to see a psychologist for the past year once a month and it didn't do anything. The whole time it was me complaining while she listened. I understand you have to get to know the client but that process shouldn't be right through to all of the sessions. Eventually there needs to be goals that the client needs to work towards. Oh well. I just graduated from my Social Work course and hopefully getting a job with the Government of Alberta (we will see how the interview goes.) So those are the fun things I have been dealing with.
Hello everyone, I haven't been online recently because I have been so busy with school work. But nothing much has changed for me recently. I find that I am lonely because I am trying to overcome social anxiety disorder and I have extreme shyness. I also have a problem with not just making friends, but keeping friends. I have lost about 6 or 7 friends in the past year. And most of the cases were my fault because I share to much information about myself and people neglect me because they get overwhelmed. I only have a few friends and I don't want to lose any more. I just need to tell someone and maybe they can help me.
Feel free to come on the site and post when ever you want..You never know when someone may be reading here but hasn't signed in....They may read your post and see that you are signed in and stop by to chat...
You've come to the right place to be heard and to receive support. Often, members find it helpful to write about what they are feeling or
experiencing emotionally and that alone helps them feel better. The members on this forum provide a lot of insight from personal experiences that you may be able to relate to.
Let us know how we can help. What is your experience of loneliness? Is there anything going on in your life right now that you feel is affecting your ability to connect with others?
That is a very short post. Why are you lonely. I'm retired and disabled but I manage to keep the lonely away with hobbies and friends both online and off line.
Maybe if they will allow it you could start a talk thread here just for people to come to talk. No subject guidelines just talk. I think it would be a good thing for a depression site.
