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I get these sudden outbursts of anger
Bpdfamily.com helped me a great deal when I needed to learn about it.
Yes!! Especially lately. My memory doesn’t seem to be as sharp as it used to be. I’m told I have ADHD and the past couple of years have been extremely stressful for me and my family in so many… read more
I have MDD and also have chronic pain - arthritis and fibromyalgia. Does the pain make your depression worse? How do you deal with it?
Yes and it makes me more depressed
feeling invalidated, i thought she understood that depression is an illness. please tell me how you all recover from something so harsh. i feel pathetic now, not ill will depression. i want to withdraw completely because my heart is broken
To other people it may seem we are playing the 'poor me' card. But you know how you feel. A lot of us isolate because of depression. I did it for so many years I lost most of my friends. The one whi… read more
I find that I am at my worse in the morning and the day wears on the depression starts to lift somewhat, and by nighttime I usually feel ok, only to wake up the next morning feeling crappy. I just want to wake up feeling my normal self like I usually do at night.
I meant improves a little at night
Lately it seems like I get more depressed in the evening. I may be having a good day all day then when the day is done it seems like depression comes creeping up on me seemingly for no reason. I was just wondering if anybody else has that problem.
It happens to me that way alot too
I have lost my desire to live. I'm not suicidal, but thoughts of my death sits on my mind like a jack in the box waiting to spring into action
I am unemployed and with financial struggles, feel the pressure of getting a job overwhelming. i feel like I'm not able to commit to anything because I will fail. My depression takes over, my body hurts and I'm not able to get out of bed. I would just end up losing whatever job I manage to get
I have a wonderful partner who has been doing everything… read more
I understand the feeling of having something good happen only to have it snatched away. I feel like I'm not supposed to have any happiness in my life.
I have had a rough three weeks with my car. I… read more
Is it normal to feel numb while depressed? Like, Your emotions are dull?
No, being numb is not the same as being heartless, not at all. Sometimes, we shut down for any number of reasons, and it is self-protective, or a defense against being overwhelmed. Perhaps look at… read more
Hard to describe this but I mean like does anyone feel numb at times but just carries on with daily life. Like as if you don't want to do anything. You feel nothing but no point explaining to anyone knowing they won't understand as they haven't been through depression and that?
From my experience though, all feelings change. The same one might come back time and time again, but it doesn't stay constant forever! It just feels like it is that way! I look at the tough feelings… read more
How big a part has exhaustion played in your illness. Since was 14 I have lacked energy, and doing things like mowing the lawn has been extremely hard to build-up to. At 65 I stopped mowing and shoveling, and my gardening is largely being done by my nephew....I have always felt that exhaustion has been one of the worst parts of my illness, and one of the hardest to manage....what have others found?
I added low dose trazadone and the ‘I don’t care’ thoughts and attitude is gone. A lot more energy