Unsubscribing

[Bluetj]

How do I unsubscribe to depression & anxiety? I am so tired of living with this. How did I get to this place? Did I sign up for this? Was I standing n the wrong line? This is like a really bad dream that I can't wake up from. Somebody please shake me & wake me up!!!!! 😢😢😢

[poppies0124]

Hey there. Hell yeah I totally feel what you feel: I often ask myself if I was distracted or daydreaming when “God” (if you’re religious) was handing out life manuals, haha.

Not sure what your current situation is like. Are you on medication? Have you already sought a professional diagnosis?

I can understand you must feel very frustrated at the seemingly lack of control you have over your condition. But please believe me when I say we have more control than we think we do. We just gotta fight for it.

Damn, it’s a hard fight, and hell it gets tiring and frustrating fighting...but if that’s what I need to do to live, I’ll do it. Because I believe there is a better future for me down the road. And I’ll only get there if I keep keeping on.

[Bluetj in reply to poppies0124]

I am on meds & I see a therapist every week. I am still just tired of this mess that seems to have taken over my life. I can't help nobody else because I never know how to manage each day for myself. I have support but from people that don't understand. I eat & eat because I don't know wat else to do. My life is one big maze that I can't find the exit. Every day I try to muster up a smile & keep going but nobody knows how I am feeling on the inside, like crap. My youngest son is grieving a very close friend that committed suicide a couple of months ago & a relationship with a young lady he really loved, I can't help him. Things r just super crazy. 😔😔

[Browneyes921 in reply to Bluetj]

I’m so sorry you’re struggling and that your son is struggling. My daughter went through the same thing with her friend. It was devastating. We cried together and I tried being there for her as much as possible. As a freshman in high school at the time, she slept with me for a whole year while she was grieving.

I will be thinking of you and your son and I wish you both the best. It’s so hard.

[Sprinkle1]

Hello, I agree with poppies0124, it is a mean illness to deal with. I understand most of us will have a depressive attack in our lives. Then there are others of us (like myself) who suffer reoccurring bouts, I have all my life since childhood, and it sucks. I have been able to have antidepressants that worked for me, but unfortunately after 10 years I built up a tolerance to them and had to go on another only to have the same thing happen. I am now on Cymbalta after coming out of a 3 year battle with anxiety/depression, it was hell at times and I wanted to give up. I have a wonderful therapist now who has helped me understand my illness in a different way, she talks with me, offering love, support, encouragement, telling me it is not my fault, she makes me hot chocolate and gives me 2 hour sessions, but only bills me for 1 hour, I love this lady, she has become my family.

Look for all the help you can get, Clare Weeks writes some great books, you can get them from Amazon, new/used. Go to your local library and check for good books, go online find help and information. Always feel free to write to us here, we will offer support and love.

A fellow sufferer, I send you courage to fight, strength to carry on, love and hugs.....Sprinkle 1.......

[dom410]

Wow, you have alot going on right now. I know how you feel. While the details may differ, the amount of external and internal pressure your facing is very familiar. My best advice to is to breathe and when you feel an attack of anxiety come on try to let it run its course. When the voice in your head say "what if..." you respond with "So what!" When your feeling depressed start writing a journal of everything you love and know is true. Like my son loves me, I love my son... lastly if you have panic attacks start timing them. And look for things to ground yourself.

Always feel free to message me hugs!

[kenster1]

hi I am sorry to hear of your situation being on the forum really will help you we have loads of people willing to reach out un following means missing out on that help.

[Bluetj in reply to kenster1]

No, I want to unsubscribe to the anxiety & depression, not the forum.

[fauxartist]

When you find the 'Delete' button for this disease....let us know.

[LiveandLetLive42 in reply to fauxartist]

Omg I second that! Great answer Faux! And Blue, I totally get it. It can really suck sometimes. That’s why we’re all here together. Thank God we have a place to vent and help each other. You’re going to be okay! We got you!

[Esther228]

Hi there, I am so sorry that you are struggling. It sounds like you have a lot going on in your life right now. How is your son? I can’t imagine what he is going through with the loss. Is he getting some professional help, too?

I don’t know if you have tried this, but for me, I take my thoughts “captive” and make them submit to the truth about what I am facing. Some of my anxiety came from the “what if” or “my own thoughts about what was happening, vs. what was really happening.” It is amazing how our minds work. I know it isn’t because you choose to be depressed or anxious, it just happens.

I like listening to Christian music because it is so encouraging and uplifting, but there are also just the instrumentals that are good to listen to, too, if you don’t want to listen to the singing. I’ve also found comfort in reading the Bible, daily devotionals, and journaling. I hope maybe some of these methods will help you, too. I am sure thinking of you.

[Bluetj in reply to Esther228]

Thank so much for your suggestions. I sometimes turn on my recorded sermons that I get from my church of services that I miss because of my work hours. When I am at work, I listen to an audio bible. I use to journal, however, back in April I lost the book that I journaled in and can't seem to grip starting another one. I have tried but it seems like the deep thoughts I was able to write down at first, I can't seem to get there anymore. I think I am a little concerned about loosing it again. To top everything off, I lost my wallet this pass Monday, with all my id's, credit/debit cards, basically my life was in that wallet. Trying to hold it together and not loose it. I have cancelled all the cards and have gotten another driver's license, however there was a lot in that wallet.