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Stuck in depression

Stuck in depression

Hi,

I'm struggling with depression. Everything seems pointless. All I want to do is disappear from life as I know it. It's hard and draining.

I don't know how I manage to get up and go to work, function there to a degree (not good enough for my manager though) and still have some sort of facade I'm okay.

Inside it feels like a nightmare. Intrusive thoughts and desire to just hide under a rock for eternity.

Work is toxic under the current manager. She micromanagaes. Always points out every single flaw or mistake, even something like using the wrong adjective. I was close with my previous manager, and she has been a source of support, but I feel like there's only so much I can share, and a limit to how much I lean on her.

I see a psychologist every 3 to 4 weeks, we were planning to drop back a bit as she thought I was going okay, but really I think I have just reverted to hiding beneath a facade again.

I see a psychiatrist via telehealth, but it feels strained and awkward. I haven't really been able to be open with her.

I don't know what I want or how to cope. Everything feels too hard, too draining and completely messy. 😞

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@Sombercat So glad to see you reply. If you don't mind me asking, what's your age? I just turned 33 last week. I'm getting to this weird point where a lot of healing comes with age but also I think I've put in th work to achieve that.

I signed up maybe a week ago because I'm so so painfully lonely and also felt as though being hidden behind a screen helps. As I'm not someone to shout on the rooftops that IM SAD. Etc. would love to keep the chats up with you! 🙂

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Looks like I forgot to press post when I tried to reply. So had to rewrite it again.

@Dew3 that's correct. We have a few psychologists and then some counsellors. I don't think there is any support groups in my area.

I don't really have someone I trust at work. I get along with the sales staff, but being up in the office away from everyone makes fostering relationships really hard.

I don't think we have anything like that. I'd be surprised if we did.

Funny enough I ended up taking this last week just gone off with gastro. It was bad. And I'm still feeling under the weather. But I ended up in emergency twice. Even though I was sick and miserable because I was sick, my mood was pretty low still. I wasn't as stressed, but I was stressed about knowing what I would have to do when I came back to work.

There is no chance to go back to the 15 hours.
I'm doing 30 hours a week. And a different role which brings more stress. And the added expectations make it harder.
I don't think I will ever be able to work full time hours. I did so a few years back, and with my mental health appointments it was so hard to do during lunch and the employer was quite rude about it all in the end, and (in my opinion) unfairly dismissed me from work.

@Leggs I'm 25
I can understand with time and growth and work healing comes. I have worked through a heap and while I have started to heal and understand myself, there is so much that I just haven't gotten through and resist going to. Or I block it out and I cannot recall any details when with my psychologist.

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It's been 2 months since I was last online - it doesn't feel like that long ago.

Nothing has improved. I feel miserable. Everyday feeling closer to just handing in my resignation. The only thing stopping me is the trying to find work afterwards. Part of me wants to just give in and just hide in bed all day everyday and just wait it out. But I know it doesn't work that way, at least in the long term.

I have been conflicted with the prospect of applying for roles with significantly less hours. I kind of need the money to try and move out, but it just doesn't seem plausible and I doubt I'd cope anyway.

How does one accept the fact they can only work a small amount of hours a week in order to feel sane?

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