I don’t know what to label this post.

Unfortunately, every time something in my personal life goes wrong I feel it sets me back mentally. I tend to make generalizations about my life as a whole which are harmful to my recovery but it’s difficult. I have a support system but sometimes I start to feel embarrassed and weak having to always ask for help. I wish I could wake up from my failures like in a nightmare.

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I'm the same. I think we've got these things in common. I tend to dwell on my failures more than my successes. People say "don't be so hard on yourself" but that's not as easy as it sounds is it?

We all need help sometimes. We've all got our strengths and weaknesses and need each other from time to time.

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Yeah. Sometimes it is difficult to ask for help but I forget sometimes that I'm a human being and in my condition (hopefully temporary as far as depression goes), I can't do it alone. I'm afraid of my support system growing tired of me.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

I feel the same way about my family who I ask for help from. Mainly my Mother who has been my rock since I was first diagnosed with clinical depression 10 years ago.

I bet they aren't growing tired of you. If they love you they'll just want you to be happy and wont ever grow tired of caring for you.

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Thank you. That makes me feel a lot better about this insecurity. Hopefully one day I can be there for them more as well.

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Maybe you already are, but don't realise it.

[Mellowme73 in reply to Hidden]

Me, too...I want to have interesting conversation but it can wind up as a downer relating my blue feelings to even the ones I love.

[Justswimming]

I think most of us do that sometimes ..it feels like everything falls apart hang in there remember it might just be a bad period of time for you not a bad life

[Hidden in reply to Justswimming]

Thank you. I will definitely try to stay positive and realize that this is temporary and not a forever thing.