Depression, can't go on much longer
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20 years old, struggling with depression for my whole childhood starting off from being bullied and has just totally ruined my life for 6 years. Depression runs in my family which you think would be good but it isn't when they are all in denial.
I now suffer from extreme anxiety, social phobias, severe depression and the list goes on..
I'm posting here as I'm past the point of trying and wanting to even deal with this anymore, nothing has helped me, I have a dysfunctional family which cause me more hurt every day and no friends or anybody who even begins to understand how I feel.
I deal with it by totally shutting off my emotions, to the point of where family members have died and I show absolutely no emotion towards their death and almost don't care? I have no absolutely no motivation towards anything and find myself just laying down all day..
The only thing that is keeping me alive is the fact I want a family of my own that I can do my absolute best for and give them the life I never had.. Without that idea in my head and doing well in college I think I would have totally given up by now and probably have been committed..
I have overwhelming thoughts of suicide everyday which is about the only thing I am able to control, it can ruin my life but I won't let it take it. My mood changes are becoming more extreme to the point of where something as simple as somebody looking at me in a smug way could put me into depression for weeks.
You know what's worse? I have travelled all the way to Australia in the hope I could snap my self out of this but now find myself stuck half way across the world more alone and depressed than I have ever felt in my entire life, I have a visa to stay here for a year and I've barely lasted a week.. I had to force myself to be able to fly out here and it has made my fear of talking even worse even though I thought it would help..
I just need any advice or hope of how I can deal with this, I lived with the idea that time is a healer but it is most certainly not in my case, sorry for the long post but thanks for reading if you made it this far but I needed to get it off my chest..
I plan on therapy when I get back but having another month of being alone and being as low as I feel is going to make things worse..
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jake12070
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I have no dad and my mum has severe depression and has moved out of the house and left me with my step dad, apart from him I have nobody and even he doesn't full understand me..
jason31256 jake12070
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hope I bave helped message me anytime on here because you are not alone people will always listen
jake12070 jason31256
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I'm 20 years old and haven't experienced any sort of happiness other than being a kid which I can't remember anyway..
I don't even know how to explain how I feel, like I said the only thing keeping me going is the hope of having a family of my own..
I have to put on an act of being happy and joke around when I am dead inside and feel nothing. Surely I deserve something.. Anything..
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jake12070 jason31256
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My anxiety and phobia of talking or being near people stop me from being able to do anything, it may sound silly but I physically can't bring myself to do it.
I am holding into the last hope that therapy or anti depressants will work, if not I don't think I can do this for much longer
jason31256 jake12070
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louisthin jake12070
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Go to a bar and talk to some people. If you don't surf, learn to, it's the best antidepressant in the world.
I'm not sure if this has been helpful. I hope so though. You have an opportunity to experience so much, just talk to people there, try some new things. You'll probably make life long friends, and certainly have experiences you won't forget. Stick it out, honestly. Talk to strangers and pretend to have fun, hopefully eventually you will.
jake12070 louisthin
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I thought being around people my age who are relaxed would snap me out of it but it's made me worse knowing even that won't work.
I came here with a friend who I've had to leave to do his own thing as I keep having mood changes and I don't feel I should ruin it for him, not sure what I can do..
louisthin
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hypercat jake12070
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Looking happy even when you are not will encourage positive reactions from others... x
jake12070 hypercat
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I don't even know how to reply, you are right but it's just something I can't do, I have so much bottled up inside and the past few weeks of being here has made me accept and realise I have a problem and need help.
I often find myself coming to these sites when I am feeling really low to just get how I feel off my chest and to read about how others deal with their problems.
jason31256 jake12070
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jake12070 jason31256
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I guess it's how I cope when I have nobody else to tell how I feel
jason31256 jake12070
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jake12070 jason31256
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I feel better than I did earlier, but I have pretty extreme mood changes so who knows how long it will last.
hypercat jake12070
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Stay with us and unbottle yourself as much as you can. There will always be somewhere here to listen and try and support you. x
jake12070 hypercat
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I'm glad I came here though as it's nice to know I am not alone and I was surprised at the comfort I got from speaking with you guys.