I'm tired of life, with little reason, not dramatic - just 'done'...

This might sound very hard to believe, I've been around to many friends and family who feels like you or chmically depressed and more than that, I don't know why but I am feel like adding my advice but I thought I can share some of the success in my family after long time feeling like you do, don't feel bad those things happen for no reason too.

Well my suggestion and my experience from my loved once somwed me that having to look in to things that feel too much to do can sometime help.

Everyone who has/had depression managed to travell to a place where they can give so much for noting, like working abroad in sunshine country, the rewards are amazing, take off time from work, Sabatical leave for a year to travell the world, if you can't affored to do that, work for NGO in Africa, South Amarica, India, the list goes on, there will be ajustment needed but its so much exciting to see the world and help others, if you don't like it you can come back, few people I know in my family benefit from this things, now most us help and get paid to do what we love to do, the depresson or been unhappy life style here in Western country is for a reason. Simple life style with reward can be much bigger happier feeling than routin life.

Just saying, i am not professional I just have my own experiene, I live in London, so many people from my community become depressed here in UK, for no reason, they have a job, family love, friends and good social life if they wanted too but they seem to be happy when they go back to help and work.

Job isn't hard to find in a developing country as skills are in demands, or work for charity organisation where they can cover basic expence then give back & see the world, i garanty you you will have such diffirent approch to life.

Sorry about my writing, English is not my first languge :-) make bold decissions 

I know how you feel.  I've just turned 62 and I'm just so tired of the constant repetition of it all - it's the same old thing day after day after day after day - I'm just so tired of brushing my teeth, dyeing my hair, doing the washing up, cleaning the kitchen floor etc etc etc etc - it's just an uphill struggle on a downhill slope - I just can't be bothered to even exercise anymore - and then look in the mirror and feel depressed about the whole ageing process - body is going to pot and I've developed bingo wings - the only thing that really keeps me going is the love that I have for my cats. 

Where you the middle child?  Or from a large family?  Adopted?  Where your parents depressed or did you live in a family that didn't socialize with there chikdren?  

I believe we grow up thinking this is how life is suppose to be.  Now some of us have to make a choice when we have bankrobbers, killers, child molesters, and ect, ect.  

your text, seems un natural , please excuse if I appear ((no spell check) tarraa!

 

I realise this post was 1 year ago... But I feel exactly the same. It's just the way I am, I had my spirit shattered.

Hello rsjg,my name is mary ,came across this while I was reading this forum,have depression since age 52,medication helped for 5 years now age 59 and its back ,trial and error looking for something that might work. Interested in what your saying about LIFE, dont know if there is a god ,was conditioned in my younger day's about it ,but for many years have a lot of questions on this matter. Cant get my head around why anyone would create a body so complicated ,its to much of a struggle. must say learned a lot through negative experience,and had some happy times. I dont think anyone can answer the question as to why we are here ,or meaning for that matter. understand where you are everything seems pointless ,everyone is suffering in some way ,the point of life realy DONT KNOW 

 

I feel very similar. I have no real reasons to be so hopeless, yet, I am. I want to die. I cannot wait to leave this plane of existence. I'm ready to move on. I am 37.

When I saw this as cheesy as it sounds it was like reading everything I was thinking but not being able to put it into a way that made sense. I am really sorry to hear you are feeling like this and although you may not believe so you can always find some way to get better I dont know what it is but I always feel drained and have no motivation to try anymore. I know how you feel when you say you think your boring and negative and socially useless and thats when I find it hard to understand why the only 2 friends I have would even want to know me. It was hard to read the part where you said it wouldnt effect your family 100% because even not knowing your family I know they would be more than devestated. I think I can relate to where your coming from so please just know that nobody would be better off without you and I imagine you are extremly loved I hope I didnt offend you in any way and I hope you will feel better.

I can absolutely relate I have absolutely no reason to ask for death but want it. I am just tiered of watching life go by with no interest I've done what I've wanted to accomplish there is no reason for me to continue watching

I feel literally exactly the same, everything you've said is exactly how I feel. Although I have yet to experience the whole job thing, relationship thing and medication thing. I'm 16 and literally about to start college and I've had these thoughts for a year or two, I guess I got tired earlier in life, props to you for getting through it all for so long, not sure if I'll be able to make it long enough to get a job. The only thing keeping me here is because I don't want to make my family and friends suffer because of me, I wish I could make them understand and accept it and let me go through with it...

I never reply to posts but I could have written this! Also a teacher, used to work in corporate, never seem to find happiness. Feel like there's no time for me and almost every moment of my life is dictated by someone else.

I wish you luck in your search. As I continue to search for ways for me to learn about me. I'm beginning transcendental meditation which I did when I was younger and found then, I was much happier. Best wishes. Perhaps look into it.

Hi their I know this post is quite old but I've recently just stumbled across it because I'm struggling with pretty much the very same thing you have described in this post and it has resonated with me so much that I couldn't have described my problem any better myself. I'm very similiar in that I'm tired with life, of pretending to feel a certain way, to appear confident or happy when you really aren't and then just feeling like what's the point. I used to have passion before with art and was creative and depression struck me and after that I've just constantly been fighting to get my old self back again.

I know my story is slightly different than yours as I have suffered depression prior and that has brought on these feelings but I really feel for you as I understand, and ultimately just wanted to know how you havec coped and have you found a way to feel more at peace with yourself? I'm constantly always trying to push myself to do what I used to love but then feel tired time and time again. Would love to hear your response.