Hello, i'm new, love to find this page.

[Pickleszen]

I just found out that there's online support group for this. I don't know what to do. Hi, i'm in my 20s, got out of the college in second year, i just spending my life for over a year in my room, locked up, barely came out of my house due to depression and other mental health issues.

I deactivated all of my social media since the day i breakdown my life. I barely never answer my friends chat anymore. So i'm just here waiting for this to end, like i don't know what to do. This seems like never-ending situation that i caught up in it.

Any advices may be lovely i think, thank you.

[gajh]

Hello and Welcome. It is a process to overcome this. Different things work for different people. Being here with people who understand is helpful in and of itself. You are not alone. You will be able to learn from other people's journeys.

[blackcat64013]

Hi and welcome to your forum. Everyone here has lived experience of mental health issues and their impact on their lives.

We aim to support you when the going gets tough, share our thoughts and even share photos, inspirational memes and drawings.

You are welcome to join us as much as you like or feel that you can.

[Midori]

Welcome to the Community! We all have MH problems to an extent, just some of us further along in our progress toward (hopefully) recovery. Pull up a chair, sit by the fire and let's all talk about it!

Cheers, Midori

[Emanname]

welcome, we’re all here in this together. What ever you have to say we’re here to listen, not to judge or criticize but to hopefully give you love and support like we all deserve

[Cookie2217]

Hi there and welcome to the group I'm so happy that you reached out first of all I want to tell you that you're not alone you're in the right place and you found your people there are so many here that understand what you are going through like myself. I suffer from major depressive disorder and have since the age of 18 and I'm 54 years old now I've had about four major bouts with depression and it's been very hard on me. But enough about me I wanted to tell you that college can be a wonderful experience yet very frightening at the same time because it's filled with so many new experiences I know in my younger years I was afraid to grow up in a sense and would feel that I wouldn't know what to do in particular situations like how do I do this how do I do that but all I was doing was overwhelming myself. So you spend a lot of time by yourself and you stopped answering your friends chats I do the same thing when we withdraw from depression that's what we do and it's hard for us to reach out and be among other people so I know exactly what you're saying. I would try journaling my feelings and writing them down to get them out in the open that helps me a lot. Maybe also try to do some breathing exercises and meditation some yoga and just make sure that you are at least getting out of bed because there are days where I don't and I waste the whole day and it's a day I can't get back and then I feel guilty that I wasted it so it makes no sense but it does if you know what I mean. Those of us that suffer with depression shut down and just don't know how to deal with everything going on around us so we decide to withdraw instead because it's easier for us to kind of stick our head in the sand so we are in a safe zone for a while. There are some days I don't get out of bed until 3:00 or 4:00 in the afternoon and I'm living in my sister's basement right now because I lost my place to live because I lost my job which put me into a tailspin and there are some days I wonder why I even get up there's nothing to do but that's not true there's always something to do even if it's just to be with my husband and my cat. I need to be more cognizant of the fact that those around me are affected by my depression almost just as much as I am myself and if I can't do it for myself do it for them so they don't have to worry about me as much you know. Do your parents know what's going on with you or have you held that from them? Are you seeing a therapist at all that might help as well or maybe some medication might help you to get out of the funk that you're in right now but I'm here to tell you that there is a light at the end of the tunnel you are worth it you are enough and you are very important to the world and you have a lot to offer. Try not to be afraid right now I know it seems that a lot is coming at you at this age cuz that's how I felt when I was your age but no worries you will figure everything out step by step just try to take things one at a time. Please let us know how you're doing and maybe if there's a club that interests you you could start by showing up at a meeting and seeing how you feel you could meet a whole bunch of new friends and it could open up your whole world. I'm wishing you well and will be praying for you tonight keep in touch with the group and let us know how you're doing okay take care of yourself my dear.