Life Long Monster

[ezboy116]

Good Day , I Hope To All that Suffer for THE DEPRESSION MONSTER . My name is Dominic I am 69 years old Male and Have Been Retired Now for 5 Years . I have Depression most over my life . I have gone to Doctors on and off in My Life . I have had some on and off Major Depression Fights . Over The Years . I Have been on Meds Now for Alot of years . It is a Hit and Miss at times finding the right ones that Help Out With Feeling Down . Iam now Having another Stage / Fight With The Dark Monster . Now that i am No Longer Working and Iam Retired . Fighting Depression is a Life Problem to Deal With For Me .. I have Won More Fights Then I have Lost ,..You Have to Keep HOPE Alive . Things Will Get Better . Dont Give Up The FIGHT ..Dont Let The DARK MONSTER WIN !!!!!!!!!! You Got This . Keep On Fighting Dominic

[Agora1]

You sound like a true Warrior Dominick. Continue believing that you Can and you Will

win this brutal game he plays. Welcome to the community of caring friends. xx

[Cookie2217]

Hi Dominic to suffer from major depressive disorder and have since 2006. I am on medication but it's no longer working. I am just coming out of a four-year battle and about with the dark monster and I wouldn't wish this on anyone as it has been the toughest of my life. I have been so depressed and debilitated that I could barely get out of bed and almost lost my job due to my depression because I was out of work for a week and 3 days recently. I was honest with my boss and told her that I struggled with depression and she told me that she'd work with me but I need to make it to work so I promised her I wouldn't let her down and I haven't since we had that talk. She's a pretty nice boss and could have let me go but she didn't and she seemed very compassionate towards my mental illness. Last year I lost my state job due to my depression and ultimately afterwards lost my housing and I'm now living in my sister's basement. The only place to go from here is up because this is brought me to my knees. I am going to be moving to Florida with my husband and my Maine Coon on September 1, 2024 to start our new chapter in life. It's both exciting and scary to think of leaving everyone and everything I've ever known in New Jersey but if you think about it it's only a 3-hour plane ride so I'll be visiting at least once a year see family and friends up here and I would probably plan it in the fall so I could see the Fall Foliage which I will miss a lot. My husband and I will be buying a home so we'll never have to be put in this predicament ever again and we'll have a home of our very own. We're starting a search now and already have a nice realtor that we're working with so wish me luck in my new endeavor. Wishing you the best and peace and well-being Dominic.

[scansnap]

Dominic,

It sounds like you have put up a valiant struggle against depression and try the number of therapeutic approaches, which is a very good sign. Given the situation you described, you may want to consider a newer type of therapy for depression, such as TMS or ketamine, if you live in the United States TMS is covered by Medicare. It has a fairly good track record, but the side effects are minimal so it would be worth trying if you are able to do so.

You may also wish to consider doing some studying on your own about CBT or other forms of therapy. I recommend the book Feeling Great by David Burns, but there are many books out there which offered to help you with depression or anxiety and so forth. Just make sure you get a good book because there’s also a lot of pop psychology and pseudo-science.

I wish you good luck , and hope that you will feel better and continue to fight.

[ezboy116 in reply to scansnap]

Good Luck To You ..

[Clynn34]

Thank you for sharing and for you encouragement. I am out of work right now and my rent just went up and I am worried. Definitely am fighting and hoping that the proactive steps I'm taking will turn things around.

[ezboy116]

Thank You. When Life Knocks You Down !! You Must Always Get back UP . Dont Let The Dark Monster Win. You Can Defeat Him ..