Depression Community

You are not alone :)

My therapist tells me my anxiety is lying to me, and depression is its close friend. She tells me to count five things I can see, four things I can feel, three things I can hear, two things I can smell, and one thing I can taste. But the only thing I can seem to count is all of the reasons I don't... read more

As my ex rots in prison, I'm back to my old and now stronger self

Dressing up a lot more, feeling happier and more confident. When depression hits , we loose apart of ourselves. Nice to have my love for weird clothes back

Life should be fun

Back when these people were kids they were not bothered by what anybody thinks about them, no matter what silly things they did. There is no magical line that they cross where all of a sudden they started to care, it is unnatural behavior. Now your life is all about being accepted by others. You... read more

Have a long way to go to my goal.

Pcos, pain weight gain depression its all in the past time to be me again

Expectations are the bane of every relationship!

People are conditioned from very early on that every relationship is transactional. Everyone keeps an invisible score of good vs bad things and usually because of our psychology we tend to remember and focus on the bad. It’s a survival mechanism. It’s actually the expectations we place onto others... read more

Hey

As someone who struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts for many years I would advise you to wait it out and keep working towards something. One day you'll find yourself too busy and accomplished. Start taking care of yourself and giving yourself credit set goals no matter how small. Dark... read more