I don't literally mean with super glue!! I've decided to write a post because ive realised just how many of us think we are alone. Please let me reassure you that even tho anxiety and depression is a lonely place to be and when we hit those dark, desperate moments we feel we are the only people in the universe to be feeling this way. Mine began in childhood. I was the invisible child who was physically and emotionally hurt by my mother. She was a narcissist, she now has Alzheimer's and the one person(my sister) who's upbringing was the polar opposite of mine...is nowhere to be seen. I look after my mother, I pay for the nurses etc. She remembers nothing. I feared recently my depression was returning and I became overly anxious. That's when I decided to come here. I've said this before but the support on here is overwhelming . Thanks guys. Aaaaanyway, there are going to be down days. It's part of the rollercoaster journey isn't it? Please reach out to one of us. No matter how minor or bigger the problem....DO IT!. I can be myself here. Do the words "snap out of it" " you'll be ok""it's attention seeking" " there's nothing wrong with you, it's all in your head"( that ones the worst....stating the obvious but for a very different reason) gosh there are so many aren't there? I've had everything said to me. The days where I couldn't leave the house(7 years). The days where daylight hurt. The days where the pains in my chest were so severe I feared I would die. The days where I was nothing. The days where I thought it would never end and the only way it would was by not being here anymore. If you've thought any of these things....YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I shall leave with these words.
You are ALL worth so much and no you won't believe it. You DO matter. You DO have a place in society as much as the next person. You WILL get thro these dark days and finally(don't all cheer😉)
YOU ARE NOT AND NEVER WILL BE ALONE.
Take care. Janie x
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Thank you for this. I really do feel alone. Especially because none of my friends understand to the extent of what I feel. I get jealous sometimes of them because they all seem so happy and normal.
Yes the rest of society seem to go around oblivious don't they?. I can honestly say tho....we don't know what happens behind those eyes do we?. I spent years wearing a smile, going to work...my colleagues are like my family as we spend so much time together and they didn't know. Then when I knew I couldn't do the facade anymore I had to leave work(fortunately I walked right back in when I was better) and they were shocked at what was happening as Janie never...neverrrrrr gets low. Anxiety and depression have no face, anyone can get it at any time in their lives and when they least expect it so I always say it's never to be taken lightly but yes it's a lonely scary place to be....get the strength from ppl on this site and eventually you will realise that yes, it feels like you're alone...but infact, you aren't bcas we are here with you. Hugs. J
Thank you for posting this real honest post.... I think many of us truly feel we are alone, especially now in the holiday season. It's so hard sometimes.... especially when it seems no one understand. Thanks.
You are very welcome Mel. I don't sugar coat things and it's a trait of mine I'm not fond of....but there we are lol. If it helps just 1 out of say 5 ppl....janies a happy chappy. Take care lovely. J x
Thankyou lovely. What a kind thing to say. I'm not for everyone and I can't please everyone either. I still hurt and get upset. I have many flaws than floors in an apartment complex but I care about ppl and I want you all to be ok. I can be me here...and not be ashamed of what I've been thro...society doesn't always get it. Keep your chin up and never ever apologise for being you. Hugs. Janie x
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My mum won't talk to me.
Don't know what to do.
Anxiety, I laugh in your face!
So guys, WHAT HAVE I MISSED?!
CHRONIC but still smiling
