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I Am Depresed

I have not been officially diagnosed,but I do feel this way. I feel incredibility alone,even though I am surrounded by people who love me. I have tried talking about it and everyone says "no you're not,you can over come this feeling,you just have to change the way you think." My best friend told me that,after I poured everything out to her. How does this make me feel? It makes me feel like I should just stop talking. No one is listening to me,maybe despite having people around I am indeed alone. I feel like everything is falling apart and like I'm looking in from outside as my life crumbles apart. I have tried to change the way I think, i have tried to keep it together,but I feel like the seams are forcefully being pulled apart.

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mljenkins · 51-55, F

You may want to consider getting diagnosed and getting on medication. It's only part of the answer but if the meds can help you not feel like you do it's a beginning. I found that working a 12 step program helps as well, it gets you busy and helps get you out of your head while learning new ways to cope with how you feel and how you are dealing with those feelings. There is no single answer to help you out of the darkness, the are several things that's helped me and even still I feel like the it's not that far away like I could be drowning in despair, but I did change the way I was thinking. You can't control the first thought but that next one is up to you, you can continue down the road that thought is leading or you can turn it around. Good luck, I hope you can find the help you need.