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Managing thoughts of suicide & self-harm

Depression

Tarmac_6Senior Contributor12 June 2025, 9:49 pm AEST

Depression

I have been struggling with depression for probably the last 5 years. I recently started taking medication for it and I’m not expecting it to work immediately but I have noticed small positive changes however I still find myself feeling really low. I know those feelings aren’t going to go away completely but I guess I just wondered if anyone can tell me what I should expect? Like does it ever actually get better? I think it scares me a little to think I’ll feel like this forever and it sort of puts me in a place where I worry how much longer I can handle it. It’s not all horrible but I still don’t love feeling low everyday.

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In response to: Depression

Tarmac_6Senior Contributor16 June 2025, 2:07 am AEST

Re: Depression

Hey @tyme, I’m about to go on uni break so I’ll give it a read then and get back to you. I looked it up last night and honestly the overall idea makes a lot of sense. I think it’s definitely not how I would have viewed it so it’s definitely a read I think will be beneficial for me. Thankyou for all your suggestions, I’ll have a look at those videos too.

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