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Power of Word

Hello, am feeling pretty down so I've been able to feel better by reading uplifting poetry, looking at plants and being with animals. all this and helping...

Hello, am feeling pretty down so I've been able to feel better by reading upli...

•8 days ago

My (short) Story

Hi everyone, this is my first time joining a support group for depression. It took all my energy today just to do this. I'm really struggling right now. I'm...

Hi everyone, this is my first time joining a support group for depression. It t...

•8 days ago

ADAA Personal Story: Dreaming Beyond My OCD

"Because of my mental health disorders, I was barely surviving and to me, dreaming was a luxury. For the longest time, I could not envision my life in any sort...

"Because of my mental health disorders, I was barely surviving and to me, dreami...

Partner•9 days ago

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Hello! Hope to connect with others who have MDD.

Hello, My name is Cynthia, I live in Kentucky. Hoping to connect with others with MDD. Would like to confer and strategize ways to help self and others

Hello, My name is Cynthia, I live in Kentucky. Hoping to connect with others wit...

•10 days ago

feels like I’ve give up

anyone ever have difficulty just getting out of bed and functioning? have any tips on how to get started? I try every day and I think I can do it and then I...

anyone ever have difficulty just getting out of bed and functioning? have any t...

•11 days ago

new user

hey everyone- not really sure how this works but I’m a 40 y/o lgtbq female whose been diagnosed as bipolar, depression, ptsd, anxiety, etc—- mostly bc I...

hey everyone- not really sure how this works but I’m a 40 y/o lgtbq female whose...

•11 days ago

VNS Treatment

anyone have any success with VNS for treatment resistant depression?

anyone have any success with VNS for treatment resistant depression?

•11 days ago

ADAA Personal Story: Advocating for Mental Health with Music

Content Advisory: This story contains references to suicide "At the time of my youth, I didn't fully understanding why I was sad and miserable all the...

Content Advisory: This story contains references to suicide "At the time of my ...

Partner•12 days ago

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Meds were not working. So starting from square 1

I've been going through depression for decades without any significant improvement with meds. So the doctor stopped all meds to have a washout period. Now...

I've been going through depression for decades without any significant improveme...

•13 days ago

helpful tips

hello, I have been feeling unsure about how I feel last few weeks. I feel lonely because I few friends, anxiety from not telling my family and depression from...

hello, I have been feeling unsure about how I feel last few weeks. I feel lonel...

•14 days ago

depression?

hello, I am new here and I don’t really know what I am feeling at the moment. This happened bout almost after spring break when I returned to my studies. I...

hello, I am new here and I don’t really know what I am feeling at the moment. Th...

•14 days ago

depression?

hello, I am new here and I don’t really know what I am feeling at the moment. This happened bout almost after spring break when I returned to my studies. I...

hello, I am new here and I don’t really know what I am feeling at the moment. Th...

•14 days ago

Feeling the pressure

Long term sufferer of depression and anxiety here. I have tried all the usual suspects for treatment. As the years add up the pressure I feel to "get better"...

Long term sufferer of depression and anxiety here. I have tried all the usual su...

•15 days ago

The repeating

I let you in my life, thinking you let me in yours. But your life was just made up of lies. Lies that shouldn't have been heard. Lies that shouldn't have...

I let you in my life, thinking you let me in yours. But your life was just...

•15 days ago

New here

I'm new here and looking for some support! I have schizoaffective disorder and I don't just don't have the energy to do anything. I can't muster the energy to...

I'm new here and looking for some support! I have schizoaffective disorder and I...

•16 days ago

Heartbroken

So today we had to bring our 7 year old beautiful Maine Coon Bella to the vet because we thought she was having dental problems. We were told that it looks...

So today we had to bring our 7 year old beautiful Maine Coon Bella to the vet be...

•17 days ago

Most Important Factor for Depression is social connection

For years, its still true that social support is still at least equal in effectiveness to CBT or meds.Ive known this for years, but am seeing this as a huge...

For years, its still true that social support is still at least equal in effecti...

•17 days ago

Help With a Partner Who Won't Accept Help

I have a partner of a decade (well an ex technically that I live with) who is extremely depressed and has checked out. He has su*cidal ideation but promises he...

I have a partner of a decade (well an ex technically that I live with) who is ex...

•19 days ago

ADAA Blog: Don’t Wait 17 Years: Get Help for OCD

On average it takes people experiencing OCD 14-17 years to get a correct diagnosis. In her recent blog, Dr. Kiesa Kelly shares four ways to get the care and...

On average it takes people experiencing OCD 14-17 years to get a correct diagnos...

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Lonely and deeply depressed

I have suffered from severe, highly treatment-resistant depression for over 30 years. I have tried every medication and every treatment without any success. I...

I have suffered from severe, highly treatment-resistant depression for over 30 y...

•19 days ago

Melatonin & Zoloft

Hi, has anyone taken melatonin and Zoloft together? And with daily low dose aspirin?

Hi, has anyone taken melatonin and Zoloft together? And with daily low dose aspi...

•19 days ago

Treatment resistance

I have had genetic testing done. I have tried almost 75% of meds listed that are supposed to help but they wear off after a few months. I am feeling hopeless....

I have had genetic testing done. I have tried almost 75% of meds listed that are...

•20 days ago

Hello

I am new here. I've been struggling with depression since I can remember. It seems like I get so relief and then it comes right back no matter what I do or...

I am new here. I've been struggling with depression since I can remember. It see...

•20 days ago

TMS treatment

Has anyone tried TMS who has major depressive order and if so, had it worked? For how long?

Has anyone tried TMS who has major depressive order and if so, had it worked? Fo...

•20 days ago

Trying to make progress

I am continuing to take small steps and not overwhelm myself, but that seems to happen all to easy. Even things that I tell myself to let go of and shake off,...

I am continuing to take small steps and not overwhelm myself, but that seems to ...

•21 days ago

Depression Quote

People who don't have depression have a lot of difficulty understanding it but people who have it are befuddled by it.Chimanda Ngozi Adiche

People who don't have depression have a lot of difficulty understanding it but p...

•21 days ago

Hope this helps

I understand your situation. I know how lonely it can be too. It just feels hopeless but then there's one thing that makes you smile in the least expected...

I understand your situation. I know how lonely it can be too. It just feels hope...

•21 days ago

Share my feeling I need Counseling

My childhood was sad everybody ignoor my feeling.. No body protect me

My childhood was sad everybody ignoor my feeling.. No body protect me

•21 days ago

Never Ending Dream

Ever since I started taking Respidone, I have this recurring Dream. It's been going on for 8 months now? It's not a bad dream, it just leaves a lasting...

Ever since I started taking Respidone, I have this recurring Dream. It's been go...

•21 days ago

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

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...

I just found out that there's online support group for this. I don't know what t...

•22 days ago

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