No Point to Life

[dashboardchic19]

The world is such a scary horrible place. I worry about the weather, and global warming. I don't know if I believe in anything after death. I feel at times like I can't deal with the world around me. I am scared constantly about something happening to my daughter. I feel like I have no hope : (

[BonnieSue]

Ohhhh, you're feeling down again. I'm so sorry to see this. Remember how you know that your worries for your daughter aren't realistic? They're too strong? And the same about your worries about bad weather? Again blown out of proportion?

You feel like you have no hope because that's one of the lies that depression tells everyone. And you are clinically depressed. You need an antidepressant and counseling to beat this. Both are very critical right now. Once you have an antidepressant working for you and a counselor/therapist supporting you you'll start feeling more normal and the hopelessness will fade and you'll start to return to a more normal state. You can feel good again or much better if you've never felt good in your life.

I've been through this and I know how bad this feels and then how good it feels when you start to get better. It's worth the good feelings to get help! It really is! Why not start now to get appointments made to get better now?

[dashboardchic19 in reply to BonnieSue]

Hi Sue, I have recently started counseling again and I got back on medication. I am still feeling really low though. I feel like I can’t handle life anymore. My husband and I fight all the time. I live in a tiny old house in great need of repair. My husband doesn’t make much money. I hate being a working mom, I have a 45 minute commute and I hate it. I feel like things may never get any better. Like there is no hope anymore. I feel like giving up and I don’t know how to get out of this.

[BonnieSue in reply to dashboardchic19]

Try to be patient and give the medicine time to work. You know it can't help instantly, it needs more time. But it will work for you. Help is on the way. Hopelessness is a symptom of your depression, it's not reality. You do have hope that your life will return to nearly normal again. Except that you will be taking an antidepressant. You don't have to "get out of this", just getting through each day, one at a time, will lead to feeling better as the med(s) start to do their job.

You'll slowly but surely feel things getting better and less hopeless. Your outlook won't be so dreary. You may start enjoying some things. You can try a funny movie or something happy to see if you can appreciate it yet. In the next few weeks, see if you aren't better. I'll bet you are. Just keep going for now, 1 day at a time and time will be on your side.

[TAPNewEngland]

Ultimately, we can't control the weather/global warming, politics, international relations, etc. The world can be a terrible place and just worry about your circle (family/friends/community/neighborhood). Get help via a therapist too if you haven't done so.