For other people who struggle with severe depression how does it manifest for you when it gets really bad?

@Tumbleweed Thank you. I have panic attacks as well and I know they are miserable .

@ScreamingFox I'm glad you have people you can reach out to. I imagine it really helps .

@SW-User the only place I reach out is here. Which I know isn't the greatest 😂 people here can be really apathetic and rude about it sometimes. But for the most part people here are supportive and caring. I'm very grateful for it.

@ScreamingFox You can talk to me anytime . I understand. .

@bijouxbroussard I am very sorry about your Mom.

@SW-User Thank you.

@OlderSometimesWiser No, love, it's definitely not lazy. I've watched my mother go through that for years. It's heartbreaking.

@Tumbleweed One of the toughest things is the lack of compassion and understanding, especially among loved ones. I’ll never forget my then teenage niece saying to me, “God helps those who help themselves.” As if I didn’t already blame myself, feel extremely guilty, like I just wasn’t trying hard enough, that the depression reflected some moral failing on my part. Her words hit like a punch in the gut, despite how many psychiatrists and psychologists I’d already seen by that time. Don’t even blame people for not understanding, I barely understand it myself. But wow does stuff like that hurt and drive you deeper behind that concrete wall.

@OlderSometimesWiser My mom suffered for years. She missed out on alot of life. Winter was especially hard on her.

@Cigarguy Same as me. I'm sorry you experience this as well. It's really hard. I might reach out to my boyfriend if he were supportive but he isn't . I hope things get better for you. You seem like a really nice person.

@SW-User thankfully I am in a good place mentally right now, my meds and therapy are helping me. I'm sorry you're boyfriend is supporting you. My x wife was that way. She didn't believe in depression and would say I hope you aren't going to pout all day or something like that. I hope you have a friend or family member you can turn to

@Cigarguy She sounds like she has a profound lack of empathy. I am sorry for that . I don't really. No one understands that I have trauma and that's different.

@Beautywithin I'm sorry. I know it's miserable.

@HowtoDestroyAngels I'm sorry . It definitely makes things worse.

@GeistInTheMachine I'm sorry.