Life just seems too hard

Hi are you on medication?

Go back and speak to your doctor psychiatrist or therapist.

Talk to your family and friends 

Go and get the treatment you need and deserve

Stay Strong

Hi have you been diagnosed with depression and are you having any treatment?   Yes sometimes life is just a struggle and it seems never ending,  but it will end coz life is never stagnant but about change.  When we are depressed life seems nothing but problems and stress,  but with proper treatment you will feel better in time.  

Depression thoughts are negative by their very nature and drag you down like this,  you can't trust them.   Have faith and hope that life won't always be like this in the future.  x

 

Hey there,

Your post is really distressing. And I am sorry you are going through these challenges. I recently watched a Scottish video on depression and one suggestion that stuck out for me was to take each situation in bite sized pieces. For example:

You have a kid's birthday party with 50 kids to plan for...

Instead of looking at the huge amount of things you need to do to make it happen, focus on each part of the equation and tackle them independently. Don't focus on the enormity of what you are facing. Rather; take each element and check it off your list. (Sorry for the obscure scenario, I don't even have kids!) If you take each element independently, it may be easier to work through the challenge instead of feeling it is too daunting.

Second, have you considered antidepressants? I am taking them for the 1st time in my life, and my world has completely taken a turn for the better.

Lastly, are you seeing a councellor? You seem to be pretty deep in depression, and talking to a professional might be a good option.

Take care, and please keep us posted. There are people out there who care ... even way out here in Vancouver.

Good luck.

I have tried a few different medication as well as a clinical trial for a new medication. I am sensitive to them and get many side effects or they won't work at all. I spent 22 months trying medications that never made me feel better. I recently quit taking Wellburtin SR 400 mg combined with a study drug and I am no longer taking anything at all. I Have my first therapy session tomorrow. I haven't done therapy before. I have two great kids, a great husband, I recently got the job I wanted and I am now financially stable. I have gotten my life together and I should be happy, ( I WANT to be happy! ) but I'm just not. I feel like my family deserves better than what I have to offer. I worry that I won't find medications that will ever help me and I also suffer extreme mental and physical fatigue. I have lost motivation, lost libido, lost drive and lost interest. I have been battling this depression for almost ten years now. I also refuse to end my own life because that would really hurt my family. I do also want to see my children grow and be there for them but I don't enjoy my own life. I try to take it step by step and day by day but it's just a neverending story. I'm just tired of struggling all day every day and not being able to experience joy, excitement or any other pleaseant emotions. I don't see how therapy will change much but I will give it a good, honest try. 

I feel life is too hard for me as well. I just feel like that some people just aren't cut out for life and I feel like one of them.