A PLEA TO ALL YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DEPRESSION PLEASE READ

Hi I agree with what you say and I am glad you are addressing your problems and getting some help.

My depression started around 7/8 and I just thought it was normal.  It was never picked up on by my parents,  teachers or anyone even when my grades started falling badly in school and I had no friends etc.  I had no one to talk to or could even begin to articulate my story and had no idea how to begin anyway.  I had this huge weight round my shoulders like a big stone which was dragging me down.

It wasn't until I was in my 20's that I was able to understand something was wrong and to start getting some help.  I think at a very young age parents and teachers should be watching for mental health problems in youngsters and encourage them to speak out and help them find the words.  x

 

im also 40 suffering with depression after loosing my ex after 16 years and my brother commited suicide around same time my ex was playing games cheating with a work colleague now gone to live with him with my kids

my kids are heartbroken i can't explain how i feel i feel empty i had a live reading online last night with a sychic and everything he said was so true he said im exhausted over money and worrying about my future and i need to sort out my relationship problems and what i want in life everything he said about my brother was spot on only thing now im always wanting more info and will be addictive my life has fallen to bits over last couple years and cant seem to find a way forward i dont go out much never socailise things have got bad i havent had much support and feel very lonely at times but struggle to go out things are at the lowest at min and im trying to get help from doctors but waiting for appointment im always thinking of ny dear brother cant seem to get him out my head how can i move forward havent slept all night because jeep going over what he said to me and everything he said there was a answer and was totaly on form with everything

thanks vicky my heads all over the place at minute whats uo with these people all i want is to be happy and settled and have good life i never see my self as single i thought my life was planned out but how wrong was i i was sitting hime the other day somerhing told me to go on facebook soon as i opened it a live medium was live online so i asked if he cold see if my brothers ok and the response i git was amazing i have recorded it

if u listen in hour 13 min it comes to me for abiut ten min this medium knew everything i was so shocked

he was so right with everyrhing going on with my life im dreading chrsitmas i tryed calling doctors got app on 6 th earliest they can do i really apreciate your message and i hope u r ok warren

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Hi Vicky - I was in my forties before I dealt with the depression I suffered since as early as i can remember. In my twenties it occurred to me that i could on one hand the days i felt "normal" - waking up calm, confident, relaxed. I naively used to think "At last! The sky is clear and life is going to be great from now on!" Then the clouds would roll in and it was back to business. Addictions of almost every description became a crutch. There were lucid moments when I realised with clarity - like breaking through the surface of the ocean and catching a desperate breath of air - that one day i would have to deal with this, that it would be challenging and painful. My experience with the system as i sought help was far from pretty. It was an education. It also made me realise that the depression was just part of who i am, that it's unpleasant but could be worse, and that it was a shame that social stigma and my own ignorance prevented me from getting help sooner.

I share your warning to others - especially those with their whole lives ahead of them - that the best solution is to seek help. The young are lucky today that there are so many treatments available, that people are working to throw a light on this insidious, crippling disease, and that there is a tool like the internet which ensures info and contact with fellow sufferers is just a key stroke away.