pls talk to me I need support

Oh, I get it. It sounds like it can be really overwhelming.

I've had depression since I was at least 14 and sometimes I feel like nobody understands me. It can make you feel really alone.

I'm just going to tag a few more people so you don't feel alone...

@HenryX @Abner @Mazarita @Last-Lament @TheVorticon

I'm trying to tag emilia8 as well but I can't get it to work.

Oh gosh that sounds awful.

thank you!

im still supposed to be in school. All people my age are at school and/or have jobs but I just sit at home every day and go to appointments.
This at least has made me discover music I like which has helped me so much. But I wish I had people outside of my immediate family that I could talk to as a friend.

@Former-Member

It must be really hard not being able to go to school. I know what you mean about music. I have always been very much into music. It's one of the things that have helped get me through my depression over the years. What kind of music do you like?

Yea it's so therapeutic.

I love one direction, And it's members as solo artists. Fleetwood mac, shania Twain, 5 seconds of summer, florence + the machine and m83 are my favourite at the moment! What about you?

I will tell you what music I like... My favourite music is 90's indie/alternative rock. I like mostly British bands. I was in my 20's in the 90's and it was one of the best times of my life. My depression wasn't as bad as it is now. I was working and I had more money. Life was fun. Lots of cute guys were interested in me... That kind of thing.

Here are some of the bands I like...

The Smiths*, the Pixies, the Beastie Boys, Pavement, Lush, Stereolab, the Buzzcocks, The Beatles, Elliott Smith, The Brian Jonestown Massacre. My mind has gone blank but there are more.

*I liked The Smiths when I was much younger, about 15-18.

Yes living the life haha

I've heard of a lot of these but I've never listened to them. I will definitely have a listen some day soon! I'm going to go to sleep now, it's 4am lol. Thank you so so much I can't explain how much better I feel just knowing there is one person here.

Oh that's good. I'm glad you feel better. You can tag me anytime and talk to me.

Like this: @Arizona

I hope you sleep well and hopefully lots more people will reply. Goodnight and take care xo

Hi @Former-Member

Firstly welcome to the Sane forums. I hope you find the support and friendship you are looking for here.

It is really hard sometimes to reach out for help so well done on doing that.

I hope today is a little better for you. 💜

Hi @Former-Member and welcome to the forums👋. Great to meet you! I see that you've already met some people here @Arizona @Snowie and that's wonderful to hear. Well done on reaching out by the way. That's very brave of you and takes courage and strength so well done once again.

I read that you're having some difficulties at the moment. That's not good. I'm very glad that @Arizona has been there to offer kind words of support to you. Have you tried some coping strategies to help you in your current situation? Things like maybe having a warm

shower and taking time to notice the little things- I believe this is called being in the moment- and from my personal experiences with mental health myself, I know that this can often help.
I also read that you like music like 1 Direction and Shania Twain. That's great as I like those artists myself. What's your favourite songs? Sometimes hearing song by a certain artist can make me feel better and turn things around, like a certain Taylor Swift song or maybe a song by The Wolfe Brothers who I also like. I find that often I'll play a certain song or album when I'm in a certain mood and that can make me feel better or maybe I'll do some writing in a journal due to the music inspiring me to express my thoughts and feelings at the present time. Maybe give that a try?

Take care and stay safe. I hope to see you around on the forums! Just remember that you aren't alone and that there is plenty of support available to you. Feel free to utilise the SANE helplines to assist you.

Judi9877

Hello @Former-Member . It's very nice to 'meet' you. Welcome to the forums.

Thank you @Arizona for tagging me. Graycloudsxrain, I don't interact a whole lot here, but I at least visit most days, so if you are wanting to ask/ talk about anything, please do tag me. to do that, while you're writing in the reply to post thingamy, use the @ symbol and it will drop down a menu of who is already in the thread, if there's a large number of people though it may miss some.

YOu can also see who has supported a post (anyones) by clicking on the words '... supported' and it will show you in another drop down menu.

For myself, clinical depression has been a companion since childhood, along with severe anxiety, agoraphobia, c-ptsd and some physical medical issues too that mean all sorts of things are out of reach for me.

While I'm much older, I can recall some of my teenage years and the 'never quite fitting in' feelings I always had, it is very difficult when you can't talk to family as helpful friends, I know.

Way back then, especially when the thoughts/ feelings that were causing me problems, shall we say, I more or less pushed myself into learning how to be somewhat self sufficient-ish in as many ways as I could. If my mind was caught up in other thoughts, usually those intrusive thoughts couldn't get a foothold. I do realise that everyone is different and these ideas might be useful for some and not so much for others, but I offer them in the hope that youi, or someone else reading this, might find something suitable for themselves.

I learned how to sew for myself, and to this day I still make my own clothes as well as things for the house. Various craft skills, like crochet or knitting can be really satisfying and helpful to focus the mind keeping it away from some of those thoughts, and, it gives you a nice reward when you finished something you can use, cooking does the same thing.

Making something that turns out, or even that doesn't, but you learn from, can be so uplifting.

What sort of things do YOU like to do to amuse yourself, or to further your knowledge base, or to relax and destress?

What sort of things do you want to hear about from others, too? I can talk the leg off an iron pot if I have something I can get my teeth into, but that could bore you, and everyone else to tears, so best to know what you'd find interesting.

I hope you have a much nicer day!