Depression !

[gerrerd]

Most people think depression is sadness ! reality if they only knew !

[Blue_81]

So complicated to understand it. Like weather i think its just better to observe it and hope that it clears up and the sun comes out.

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No it isn't always to do with sadness.

[primrose81]

People, even some doctors, think there has to be a trigger and quite frankly this is just not the case. For me it comes like a bolt from the blue and takes months sometimes years to disappear for all too brief a time….all kind of reasons; bereavement (I never learn to live with the loss of a loved one), tiredness, abandonment, PTSD, I could go on and on and on….What I do know is that I am extremely blessed to have a small group of friends who do understand and other friends who don’t and they are still good friends as they have put up with my dark moods and being happy in themselves they distract me temporarily from my darker thoughts. And my husband - he is quite simply beyond compare, even when he “doesn’t get it”! One of my dearest friends if not the best once said to me that it didn’t matter if I didn’t feel like talking or chatting; she would just sit there and she would be there for me, I didn’t have to contribute anything. She would very often bring round cds, films etc and we would just sit in silence and watch them together. And now she has gone and I am still heartbroken by her loss and that is over 2 years now. Sorry I didn’t mean to highjack this post; as usual I have gone on too long, sorry

[Blue_81 in reply to primrose81]

You are very blessed to have a support group. I would love to have something like that.

[gerrerd in reply to primrose81]

❤️

[Arymretep]

Great post, when some people say , I’m depressed today when they are just feeling a bit down just don’t understand severe depression

[gerrerd in reply to Arymretep]

Very true

[Celtic27]

Thank you Gerrard