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I Battle Depression

Hello Everyone,

My name is Jacquie, and I have battled depression most of my life. It took years for me to recognize it, especially when I got into adult hood, thinking I had grown out of the extreme shifts in mood which is so common in the teen and young adult years.

I am 48 now, and if you are willing to talk to someone my age, I am a good listener and often give advice – but carefully. I respect how destructive depression can be, and do not have any standard answers, but I will be faithful to tell you what worked for me.

Is that ok ?

So, with that , let's lock arms together, and see if we can help each other.

kindly,
Jacquie
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Is it still a battle if u dont fight back? I feel im a lost cause. The more i look back the more i notice...ive never been happy or satisfied with the things in my life. Depression is all i know. The quest for happiness has led me down a selfish lonely path with nothing to show for it. I try to pick myself up and keep going and things get good for 2 months tops-and by good i mean slightly less depressed than usual- but then life happens and i lose it all again. This vicous cycle is tiring and i dont know how much longer ill put up with it. Im getting tired...wish i could find the off button.
Midnightblu · 51-55, F
@TwistedTitus
OK, you sound pretty sad..
Have you seen a counselor or phyciatrist that deals with these kinds of problems ..
Just the drugs weren't enough I found .. but I got used to the counseling sessions , , ,
Too much self talk doesn't some people. An objective voice of a counselor.
It tooke a while with me, I had baggage from my teens with my father
abusing us and making the home a living hell. Finally, we escaped
and started a new life. But in time, old hurts and problems came back
to visit.