From the article: Top 9 Depression Symptoms
When you are dealing with depression symptoms -- such as "brain fog", fatigue and depressed mood -- your work, school and home life all tend to suffer. Even getting out of bed or taking care of your personal hygiene can seem like an impossible chore when you're depressed. How has dealing with depression impacted your life? Share Your Experiences
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- I took Prozac for a few months & it did work but I've been looking for ways to beat this without pills. I've found that working out helps a lot. Community svc, too. I plan to get back on the pills though. I'm a student. In the national guard preparing for deployment. Father was schizo. Mother's been institutionalized since I was 10. It is up to me to care for her now. How? Can hardly manage my own mental hlth. Don't even know her & a part of me is deeply angry w/the woman. They BOTH could've stayed hlthy. They wouldve been doing it for me! Last semester, I forced myself to study & would literally stare at the pages for hours. Then I'd become saddened about my seeming inability to retain info & cried myself to sleep. Somehow I got a B in all my courses. I've a 3.7 gpa but it's only through sheer force of will. I'm alone in this world...so if I fail out then Ill truly have nothing. Can't always wait to feel better in order to 'get up'. You just have to 'get up'. Regardless...
- —Guest G
I can't make sense fo this
- I have been having these episodes of sadness for some reason not sure why i've been having trouble sleeping and keep having these thoughts and dreams involving me or my parents dying, I feel as if my friends don't even like me at some points I just feel as if I am alone sometimes I tend to cry randomly at nothing and sometimes even wake up crying I really dont know I am having hard time sleeping and jsut cant make sense of anythis this
- —Guest Guest J
It doesn't work...
- this isn't directed towards any previous posts on this, but for years i've been struggling with depression. i mentioned it to my mother and she never bothered to do anything until i made her get my help. but even the help i was given wasn't enough. i've been in the hospital and with numerous therapists and it hasn't gone away. will it ever go away? i'm still very young and trying my best to be happy, but i don't know what to do anymore. it seems like nothing works. advice please.
- —Guest Alisa
81 with dsthymic depression since '07
- PROVIGIL was prescribed almost 2 years ago. It helps a lot with my hypersomnia but is very expensive.
- —Guest Sue Cunningham
i am suffering a lot please help me.....
- i am 31 years old and i see the world going in front of me, but i feel bad that i am not a part of it, i feel neglected all the time, I know I have good chances or better to do in my life but I don’t have the guts to face the world I feel the world Is a very hard place to live all the people are very mean to each other, so I don’t wana live, please help me.
- —Guest pranay
help
- hi i ama 43 yr old mumof 2 anda wife lost my brother to cancer one yr ago lost my mum 5 mts ago to cancer my dad has given up i am at my lowest have no idea how to cope .i seem to be losin all
- —Guest help
Jesus is the Answer!
- Jesus promises to be there when nobody else is there for you. Also, there are no better friends than those within a church who love you for who you are. The answer lies when asking Jesus into your heart and to be the Lord of your life. Open up a bible, read the book of John for starters and find true love that can cure any depression out there. Sincrerely, Friend
- —Guest Guest
Setback
- My life has been on a rollercoaster for some years now and in 2007 I thought I was going to lose it. In May 2007 I lost my Dad, then the snow storm in Kansas 2007 the 32-car pile up with one fatality was my Brother yes December 22, 2007 to be exact. I have been running away from my problem all my life and just when I thought I had a good handle on things the bottom dropped. So, I decided to relocate and start over fresh I will be the first to admit I feel like I want out I cannot take the pressure anymore and I want to talk to someone anyone cause these feelings that I am having is becoming more and more frequent. Help to anyone that will listen.
- —Confused930
depressed grandma
- within this year I have had spinal surgery, found out that my dad has cancer, my beautiful grandson tells me he has decided to go in the marines and I need more surgery on my lower back, I am just learning about Tao living and off course I thought I was doing pretty good but now the day has come and it's my turn to suffer, I just need a bit of help coping,does anyone out there have any good advise? thanx
- —Guest marie
A Life of Hopelessness
- I've lived with depression for a long time, believing I'm nothing, worthless, hopeless, and many other things. I tend to get down easily and am on Prozac--which, by the way, really does not help a 16 year old like myself. However, back in May 2009, I referred myself to a place called Compass and got an in-home counselor. Things are going well, though we have a long way to go yet. And of course, there are times when you start to wonder if it'll ever get any better.
- —Guest Zesha
Still Not There
- 6-9 months ago I started to occasionally withdraw, started experiencing anxiety. It has gotten worse and worse. It has affected my work and home life. I have seen with a therapist regularly for about 3 months now but I still struggle with the feelings of incompetence, worthlessness... failure. I started taking Lexipro (now 20 mg) last month and yet I still cry 2-3 times a week. I just feel hopeless that this will not improve. I am glad to hear the person's story on this page. I despise suffering and am glad when anyone finds peace and happiness. My best wishes to you. I hope I will find this soon.
- —Guest Struggling
get help!!
- Well I just wanted to let all those suffering from depression know that this isn't the end and with help you can get better!! I spent months and months refusing to get help, but accepting the fact that I needed help in the end was the best decision I have ever made so far in life. If someone told me a year ago that everything was going to be okay, I wouldn't have believed them for a second, but things could be any better right now. Having councilling sesions has turned my life around. Ignoring your problems and throwing them to one side is not the answer, it just makes things worse in the long run. I never understood before how talking to somone could solve all the problems, but suprisingly it did. My councellor made me feel as if I wasn't the one to blame and made me feel not so worthless. All the guilt and anger that had been pent up inside of me was finally released and I feel so much better it's unreal, my head's in such a better place now! remember only you can help yourself.x
- —Guest recoverd
