So it has not been an easy time lately for me, I know a lot of people have a hard time around the holidays. Almost three weeks ago I self harmed for the first time in months. Im on my 'cycle' ugh, I think that has a lot to do with it because Ive binged on food like I havent in years the past two days and Im feeling a lot of shame about that. I was in control of it before this started. I bought vodka and hennessy and I dont want to get drunk just feel better for a while. I want to self harm but… read more
Maybe you need some natural hormone therapy to help with your cycle. I did for some time, till I got regular again. Don't use the artificial hormone therapy..... if possible.
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How to you manage your depression, ptsd and recovery? When my depression and ptsd come to the surface i want to get loaded but fight as hard as i can. I dont want to relapse! Seems like a circle .
Not wanting to relapse is a step in the right direction. You cant quit if you don't want to! Since you do, remind yourself why you're doing it, and the consequences of going back to a temporary fix. I… read more
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
How do you recover from this dual diagnosis?
I have bi polar and PTSD. EMDR therapy did wonders for the flashbacks and nightmares. I don't have any experience with substance addiction though. Best of luck!
I have suffered from depression for more than half my life. My sons(2 of them) are beginning to show severe signs of depression now too
I am guilty of self medicating with alcohol. After being told it affected my liver, I stopped. It wasn’t easy but I did it. Now I can see and cope better with my mental health issues as a clear head… read more
On my birthday I spent that day and a few more feeling really down. I was looking back on all the years of chronic depression and wondering how I could still be feeling so stuck. The answer was to… read more
I was diagnosed with GAD, meds help some but still feel like I could lose it.
Well, I've started different meds again! Prayers they work🤞
I was on factor for 10 years and recently in the past six months I’ve been on Wellbutrin. I’m not a doctor but personally I just don’t think it’s a good idea. Maybe too much dopamine.
Severe depression and anxiety. My medications are not working.
I don't know how to describe the benefits of ECT except that it did for me what no medication could, like it woke up something inside of me. A side effect is short-term memory loss. As an example, I… read more