A little bit about me

I am on medications for my depression and anxiety but still don’t feel 100%. I’ve been doing a lot better since my doctor and I figured out a good medication regimen. I still end up feeling so alone, like I have no friends and no one to talk to that understands. I also have a lot of self hate and self disgust. The only way to cope with all my thoughts and feelings is to just sleep and not think. It all is so overwhelming and causes me to just want to give up on life.

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Reach out on here and other sites. You are not alone, lots of folks living with these issues. You are anonymous, think out loud, vent, share and we all brainstorm with thoughts and ideas.

[JAYnLA]

You will find a deep kinship here. I'm glad you've found us.

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This is very familiar to me and too many people on here, I think. Don't give up stay on the path see where it goes😁

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It's good that meds are helping. That gives you some room to breathe and it's traction like when your car is stuck. Please be gentle and kind with yourself .. ask yourself what you'd say to a good friend who was like you are and say those things to yourself .... being sad is tough and it can feel lonely ... but bit by bit you can find little moments to reach out. LIke finding 3 other posts to comment on or things to hit like. Take care, I always like the poem

Desiderata - "You are a child of the universe,

no less than the trees and the stars;

you have a right to be here.

by Max Ehrmann, Desiderata

[Reallife72]

Hi pep. I hope you are feeling a little better today. You are definitely not the only one. I am blessed with a wonderful husband and one child left at home. I still feel lonely and depressed. I take meds, I’m sure they help but wow I can’t imagine what I would be like without them. I also have feelings of guilt from my past. I am good at ruminating and dragging myself through the mud all the time. I understand what you mean about sleeping. When I sleep I’m not thinking. I get you. I really do. We can’t give up. Just reach out on here everyday if you need to and know that you aren’t alone. I hope you get some relief soon

[SunsetPink]

The fact that you are searching for answers is a positive. Create your destiny <3 I get that it's easier to sleep, but that's not living and not where you want to be. You were designed for more. Start off small, just like reaching out in this group. Find your passion. What do you like? This is a silly suggestion, but I suggest you find a song that really gets you going, turn up the music and dance like crazy! I can't help but laugh at myself when I do silly things like this. It gets me out of my funk. Try meet up groups, get out in the sun. Travel somewhere fun. Find yourself and then love yourself. Our world is so big you never know what you're going to find out there <3

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I dont have a lot of things I like anymore..

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but there's something right? What's one thing?

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I really don’t enjoy anything. Everything is like a chore to me. Things are just too much sometimes.

[SunsetPink in reply to Hidden]

do you like watching tv, maybe crocheting, coloring, anything?

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I like to color sometimes.

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that's something, start there. Find beauty in your coloring. I know it seems silly, and it may seem that life is bigger than just liking what I colored, but its a start. Something beautiful you created. I guess what I'm suggesting is to simplify. Find joy in little things, no matter how small they are. And give yourself some credit for these things. You are more important than you think.

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Through thick and thin, I will always love you. I'm sorry.