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Blaming yourself for your depression?

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sandi77808
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One of the hardest things for me to hear from my daughter, is that this is all her fault, that she screwed up. No matter how many times I try to tell her that she is in the grip of a disease that she has no control over, she thinks that she is to blame for "not caring." Have any of you experienced these feelings? Hoping that the sertraline (she's at 7 weeks) will help her eventually to combat these feelings, along with meeting with the therapist.

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  • Theanxious1
    Theanxious1 sandi77808

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    hi there. your daughter is really lucky to have you looking our for her. it must be so hard to see as a parent.

    i think this is pretty common yes. its a very strange feeling to know that everything in your life objectively is ok but your own mind is making you miserable. its hard not to blame yourself. often depression can be brought on through various experiences that also people tend to blame themselves for. low self esteem is also common remember. i think building up self esteem is so so important. when youre depressed you feel like a burden and waste of space, its a vicious circle. just keep being there for her, keep in touch with docs. i hope she feels better in time, i am sure she will. side note, exercise helped me a lot, makes me feel stronger and have a purpose and sense of achievement. also writing did - writing down my achievements etc... great she is seeing a therapist too.. sorry for a rather rambling answer but very best of luck x

  • HopeNFaith
    HopeNFaith sandi77808

    Posted

    The sertraline will start to take affect soon and slowly the sode affects will start to go. IT's really hard to try and be positive and not self blame shen going through depression. It's an inner battle.

    Its good that your daughter is going to a therapist as it really does help.

    Also I recommend CBT. It teaches you to think more positive and turn that negative thought into a positive one. Writing how you feel each day also helps and going for walks.

    Its great that she has her family there to help her.

    Stay strong for her and yourself.

    God bless

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