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KaosCasual Contributor
I’m a Cancer survivor of nearly 5 years but due to forced lifestyle changes and associated ongoing health issues, the last few years have been a battle with depression
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
Depression can force us to change things in our lives so much but those changes are not always negative @Kaos My depression hit hard after a short period of illness - nothing like what you have been through but it was enough for me to be ill for over a year and I found it hard to even move let alone do anything. Since then I have been struggling to get healthy again and depression, among other things, have significantly impacted both my physical and emotional wellbeing.
Are you seeing someone to help with your depression - GP, psychologist, psychiatrist?
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MDTSenior Contributor
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KaosCasual Contributor
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KaosCasual Contributor
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
Hi @Kaos If you type in @ and then begin typing the name a drop down box will appear and you can select the name you want to reply to. If you have any more questions as you try to navigate your way around the sight then ask and one of us can help you out.
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KaosCasual Contributor
Not seeing anyone Zoe7. Sometimes i feel like talking to someone...anyone about my plight but “that” person or moment never seems to happen & the longer it goes the l
more I just give up. My GP recommended someone a while ago but for various reasons it never happened. I made a half attempt at trying to talk to one of the Uroligists that that I’ve seen with checkups but he just said “Ohh don’t talk like that” & that was over in 15 seconds. I feel pretty lost to be honest and with my day to day “stuff” that has to happen, I really can’t see beyond the short term. If it wasn’t for my 4 kids and my outstanding wife, I’d be long gone.
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
Been there a lot myself in the past @Kaos and often it is just the simple things that we often take for granted that actually keep us going. I have my fur babies that I won't leave behind and you have your wife and kids - whatever it is it is important to acknowledge that they mean that much to you. It may be a good time to see your GP and get a referral to see someone - there is help out there and you should not be dealing with this alone. We all, in some way, here have that outside help and it does make a difference - especiually if you are feeling this low - do you have a GP that you could see @Kaos? Keep talking here also - there are plenty of people that have felt and/or still feel as you do and the support from others here is amazing - it has helped me still be here more than once!
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