Hi I am Tina

[tinaphillips1974]

I have suffered from depression and anxiety and panic attacks since i was 20 years old now I am 42 it is getting worse and I am on 2 tablets a day but it got worse since I lost me mum last may as no a feel all alone as mum lived with me and I done go out

[cecilia13]

I feel very sorry for you and your recent loss . I too have been depressed for over 20 years (chronic depression, worse in winter and around painful death anniversaries , quite a few!) Every time I get more depressed my GP increases my antidepressant doses ! I think she has no clue how depressed I am and does not want to know .

What tablets are you on and how do you feel ? True depression gets worse with age but you are not alone .

Did you have bereavement counselling for your mum as sometimes it helps with the deep grief . I live on my own am isolated and lonely and finds it very hard to connect with people despite lots of attempts . Like you when I am depressed (like now) I either stay at home all day feeling very sad and empty or I go out all day to try and forget everything and stop the awful overthinking!

Take it easy . Look after yourself . Your mother will always love you and be with you through thick and thin . Love. Keep in touch with us . cecilia13