I Battle Depression Stories of Experiences

It has to be the constant feeling things will never get better. The start of this has been rough. I lost family, a beloved pet. Also lost my girlfriend of three years. Frankly things haven't been this bad ever. With that logic... No...

so far i have atemted suicide three times since my last story but i think its getting better i have three peaple that realy care it would have bin five but 2 died a wile ago thank you to every one that has ever cared enough to help what...

that feeling when depression is coming back...ugh.
you try to make it go away, but that's obviously easier sad than done.
it's like you know you're about to be REALLY sad and there is nothing you can do
there isn't even a reason why...

I hate looking at the mirror of myself .
I avoid mirrors .
I don't look in the mirror at myself when I get out the shower .
I probably look in the mirror twice a day at my face to put on make up or do my hair so that I won't look so...

Hello. My name is Nia and I am 19 years old.
About 2 months ago, my mother died unexpectedly. One day I was talking to her about all the fun things we were going to do for spring and summer and the next day, she was on life support. At...

i did not have ordinary chilldhood as other persons... my parents used to fight... my mother fights with depression,, even today... But today she seems happy.. nd i m happy for this.... but somewhere in my heart i have a feeling of...

Well what can i say, depression takes over my F*****g life again!!
I was diagnosed with anxiety, depression and a bipolar disorder wen i was 15, that also cause me to develop anorexia nervosa which i struggled for 3 years. Anyway after...

School was pretty good and everything was great. Then I got home and it went downhill from there. I instantly started feeling crappy. Today was my cousins graduation party. It was a pool party. So there were all these gorgeous girls in...

Reposting an old story, but strange to read it. Sound all so familiar still.

Right now as I was just thinking of writing about perhaps why Im in such a weird mood today it occurs to me it perhaps has something to do with the snow. It...

It's weird, I'm so used to feeling so extraordinarily depressed that feeling just bored almost makes me happy in and of itself. It's like an emotion I just don't get to experience often. As I write this I fully understand that I sound...

This past week my depression has been at an all time low. I can't go more than an hour without crying and having an anxiety attack from it all. It's one of those weeks where I just want to die. I don't want to go to work, deal with my...

I was actually able to get some things done today. I'm still staying pretty isolated but I was able to get out of the house at least. This is a big accomplishment as I haven't left the couch except for work.
I'm a firm believer that...

In a fit of tears, I made my way to the bathroom.
Locked myself in, sobbed uncontrollably,
and when I pushed the blade to my skin, I didn't even feel it.

I have battled depression on and off for approximately 7 years but the funny thing about it is that I never see it coming. I don't know it's coming on until i'm in the middle of it. It's like boiling a frog. The water gets warmer but...

That's what I call it, anyway.It's like this thing inside me that is always there. It is muted in the happy times. It is powerful as a demon during the bad. It rises up and digs its claws into me, injecting a sort of white noise into my...

 I want to share this article hopefully it will be helpful.Expert advices on how to sidestep pitfalls that often accompany depression.By Jennifer Soong
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
When Orion Lyonesse is getting depressed, she turns...

Hello,

I've been depressed on and off since I was about 13-14 I think. (23 now. OH MY GOD just realizing its 10 years! how sad)

I hate the fact that it keeps coming back. I can be totally happy for a year and then feel suicidal and...

I know it's all part of having depression but Im really having problems with my sleep, talking ages to get to sleep and waking up many times in night. I feel its really got worse lately and i don't know why but lack of sleep obviously...

Broken heart...broken soul,
Bruised soul...bruised heart...
Broken, bruised, and blue,
Are hard to deal with around you...
Hurt feelings...are the only feelings I ever feel...
The shit I have dealt with...is now becoming unbearable...

I have been allowing my emotions to lead me for the longest time now. I have been avoiding people and unintentionally pushing them away. I am sorry. I just got tired of never having anything positive to say and not feeling positive, I...