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sad&stuck

STORMGRL101Senior Contributor11 Apr 2017, 8:07 pm AEST

sad&stuck

Major depression & social anxiety have been ruling my life and I feel so stuck. Lack of motivation, emotional overeating, loneliness..(my partner works nights and sleeps during the day, i have no friends & my family are either away or busy and I feel like I don't want to bother them) feelings of being worthless and hopeless, racing thoughts... I'm tired. And sad. No medication is helping and I have a support team around me (psychologist, psychiatrist, gp, mental health support worker) but I can't help but think why bother. Ive been holding on for so long and it doesn't seem to be getting better. I feel like there's only so much distracting I can do. Sorry, you probably don't want to read my depressing s*&t but thanks if you do.

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor25 Apr 2017, 6:59 pm AEST

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You're not a bad person @STORMGRL101

Your circumstances are not good.

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STORMGRL101Senior Contributor30 Apr 2017, 3:57 pm AEST

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This week I start a new type of therapy every wed&fri for the next 2 months. Feeling anxious about it and what will come up. Still struggling to get through each day. I have PRN medication to take when it all becomes too much. Although now I am a constant drowsy zombie, its still better then what I have been feeling. Still feeling so guilty, I love my partner and my family so much, I just hate that in the end I feel like I am going to ultimately hurt them so much.

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor30 Apr 2017, 4:42 pm AEST

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Hearing you @STORMGRL101 ..... Hang in there and keep swimming ..... ❣

Sending hugs your way for how you are feeling ..... there are others here riding big waves.

You're not alone.

💐🐬❣

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STORMGRL101Senior Contributor03 May 2017, 3:11 pm AEST

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I started Electrical field stimulation therapy today for the next 10 or so weeks. After this it is likely I will move on to do neurofeedback therapy. My support team are hopeful this will help me. This is why my psychiatrist didn't want to change my medication when I had a breakdown and went to hospital the other week.I am feeling tired as the psychologist said I probably would. I'm going to force myself to go food shopping instead of hopping into bed.

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor03 May 2017, 8:14 pm AEST

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Hi @STORMGRL101 ..... that's great .... 😊

How are you feeling now ?

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STORMGRL101Senior Contributor03 May 2017, 9:15 pm AEST

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Hi @Faith-and-Hope
I was super tired during the afternoon but then as evening hit I started to become overwhelmed with my negative feelings. I took some medication to help and lay on the couch to watch some shows. Now I am trying to find some motivation to cook dinner so my partner can eat when he gets home from work tonight.I feel frustrated that I have to rely on some medication to try and get my mind to calm down. I wish there was something other than medications & distraction techniques to help get my life on track. If this is what its going to be like for the next 5 or so years I do not want to be a part of it anymore.

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor03 May 2017, 9:56 pm AEST

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It's likely to be progressive across a spectrum @STORMGRL101 ..., all the little things can add up to make life uncomfortable, but in the same way, lots of little things can add up to make life more comfortable too ..... try to keep adding to the more comfortable side of things ..... along with medications and distractions, self-care goes a long way too.

💐💕

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STORMGRL101Senior Contributor03 May 2017, 11:27 pm AEST