My husband suffers from severe depression and anxiety and sometimes I am at a loss about what to say or do that will help him feel supported. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks very much.
I think the thing that means alot to me is my husband putting on Christmas movies on this time of year he hates Christmas so I appreciate him doing something that cheers me up
Good question I wonder if it does
Ever since I was a young child. Even then, I recognized I was not like the other children. My mother used to patronize me for it. She never saw it as a problem, nor did she Consider finding me help… read more
Hoping to hear from others with similar experiences. My mother used to hit me as a baby and toddler whenever I cried. I learned to stop crying and freeze. There was other stuff too. Decades later, I still only feel truly safe with animals, not people. So the trauma came before the depression.
Do you separate your PTSD symptoms from depression or is it all one big challenge? How do you deal with trust issues? Any success stories?
Hi
I am sorry you are living with such trauma
I had a different type of trauma as a child. Before my mom passed recently she and I talked about my memories.I also have been able to talk a little… read more
I don't believe my family loves me one bit. They might think they do. Their actions tell a very different story. They are the direct cause of my mental health diagnoses, without hesitation.
i've been on here for a little while trying to find help and recently ive been moving between psychologists but i've just been like this since about i was 8 and when i was diagnosed officially in july ive trying to get better but it doesn't help and before i was diagnosed i knew something was wrong i honestly hated honestly being alive and alls i did when i would be at school is hide in the library listening to music and just reading but when i wasn't there i hold myself up in my room and rarely… read more
So sorry to tell you this but meds are the only things that have kept me alive. My therapist told me at one of my sessions that did I think that my insurance would pay for me to go to her if it wasn’t… read more
I am 19 which is quite young I understand, but whenever I try to talk to someone about being depressed or how I have a mental illness a lot of people just say I am being over dramatic when I have been diagnosed by a psychiatrist and have been admitted before. Why don't people believe me? Is it just cause of my age?
I think it’s because it’s been overlay, discussed, and diagnosed and opinionated by person who do not suffer our problems, it simply been Overly discussed without the seriousness that comes with it
Is anyone aware of any Meetup support groups in the Georgetown Kentucky or surrounding areas? Thank you!
I always join support groups that you can attend online or via telephone. This is an option nowadays, wasn't sure if you knew.
How do u keep from giving up on finding a partner, when everything they do can be misconstrued as rejection...?
Myself and my fiance have been together for almost 10 years now and he's wonderful as he will chase up my medication for me if I've already tried to myself and gotten nowhere or if he sees that I'm… read more
What would love or comfort from God look like to you?