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Depression

Depression

just Wondering if anyone had this and how to get through it. Usually I'm full of anxiety and I think that's why I've mostly been able to outwardly function even if I'm on the brink. But at the moment that's flipped and I feel depressed more so. It worries me more because I've had bad thoughts my whole life but with anxiety I am too scared about letting on I'm not good.. still am I guess with this but feel like I have less energy to control. I also have a dissociative disorder I guess and I feel far more disconnected when I'm like this which is bad because I'm a parent and that does not work well together.

I don't know why it's changed. Maybe exhaustion. I don't know. Does anyone know, have experienced this shift and how'd you get through.

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@Glisten also sounds like you've come far.

I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

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Does anyone know did there use to be a support chat thing here or am I imagining that

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Gone they been saying for 12 months it will be back soon
I wouldn’t wait on it

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Thanks 😞

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@destructive Are you carrying the full load of raising small children all by yourself?

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@Glisten yes, I'm on my own

We were meant to go out meet some people this weekend but we just stayed home. I don't have the energy but I also I'm not a nice parent being like this and being stuck at home. I get snappy then I feel even more awful. I'm definitely nicer and they're better when we go out but I just cant

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@destructive I raised 3 on my own.

I gave birth to 3 children within 3 years.

We all have ADHD. As soon as I was diagnosed and medicated, at least the ADHD meltdowns stopped.
Parental burnout is a real thing.

You can’t do it totally on your own.

I would never have survived without 1 or 2 female friends.

Now I can’t do it without medication.

Forgot my meds for two days. That was bad. Really very bad.

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