Depression and the blues is a serious debilitating feeling!

[walrus]

Yes YK I think a lot of us have spent time like that

[Batman]

I get seriously bad anxiety in social situations and speaking to people in general, I've never suffered from depression though, yeah I've had rough times and periods where I've felt really fucking low but it wasn't every what I would call depression.

My mate suffers from it though and it is really tough, he is quite open about it with me and will often tell me that he has thoughts of killing himself, that his wife and kids would be better without him etc, he's actually off work at the moment because he has had a bit of a relapse, I always keep in contact with him but it can be really fucking difficult knowing whether to ask how he is feeling or how his therapy is going or if I should just chat shit and let him bring it up if he want's to talk about it.

really shitty it is, I feel fucking sorry for him.

[ykdadamaja]

I get seriously bad anxiety in social situations and speaking to people in general, I've never suffered from depression though, yeah I've had rough times and periods where I've felt really fucking low but it wasn't every what I would call depression.

My mate suffers from it though and it is really tough, he is quite open about it with me and will often tell me that he has thoughts of killing himself, that his wife and kids would be better without him etc, he's actually off work at the moment because he has had a bit of a relapse, I always keep in contact with him but it can be really fucking difficult knowing whether to ask how he is feeling or how his therapy is going or if I should just chat shit and let him bring it up if he want's to talk about it.

really shitty it is, I feel fucking sorry for him.

Your mate may have schizophrenia. Not just depression. But he needs help man.

[Batman]

I get seriously bad anxiety in social situations and speaking to people in general, I've never suffered from depression though, yeah I've had rough times and periods where I've felt really fucking low but it wasn't every what I would call depression.

My mate suffers from it though and it is really tough, he is quite open about it with me and will often tell me that he has thoughts of killing himself, that his wife and kids would be better without him etc, he's actually off work at the moment because he has had a bit of a relapse, I always keep in contact with him but it can be really fucking difficult knowing whether to ask how he is feeling or how his therapy is going or if I should just chat shit and let him bring it up if he want's to talk about it.

really shitty it is, I feel fucking sorry for him.

Your mate may have schizophrenia. Not just depression. But he needs help man.

Nah he ain't schizophrenic or nothing like that, just suffers from crippling depression, he has therapy (both one on one and group) and it generally works for him but he just relapses every so often

[ykdadamaja]

I get seriously bad anxiety in social situations and speaking to people in general, I've never suffered from depression though, yeah I've had rough times and periods where I've felt really fucking low but it wasn't every what I would call depression.

My mate suffers from it though and it is really tough, he is quite open about it with me and will often tell me that he has thoughts of killing himself, that his wife and kids would be better without him etc, he's actually off work at the moment because he has had a bit of a relapse, I always keep in contact with him but it can be really fucking difficult knowing whether to ask how he is feeling or how his therapy is going or if I should just chat shit and let him bring it up if he want's to talk about it.

really shitty it is, I feel fucking sorry for him.

Your mate may have schizophrenia. Not just depression. But he needs help man.

Nah he ain't schizophrenic or nothing like that, just suffers from crippling depression, he has therapy (both one on one and group) and it generally works for him but he just relapses every so often

Poor guy. I feel for him man. He needs prayer for healing. God needs to pour over him and the Holy Spirit needs to enter into his spirit and life. In Jesus's name I pray this for him, whomever he is. Amen!

[El Kabong]

Such a horrible and helpless feeling to have your mind turn against you.

[Gandalf]

Feelings are a little like the weather and I guess we just have to dress for it the best we can. I think depression often happens for some reason or other and you have mentioned having some bad experiences lately, so it is inevitable that you won't be feeling yourself. I can only imagine what I would be like if I lost my cat. Day to day these days I am pretty good, but if something happened to my cat, that is something that would likely trigger the black cloud in a bad way. Do you have many friends? Somewhere to go just to get distracted and do something? For some people medication and doctors help, but for me I prefer to try and work things out on my own, read up on topics, look for strategies. I suppose at my lowest points I end up picking up a guitar and I guess P4P would say that is my lowest point too. Sometimes a little humor can work also. Weather the storm and you will catch a glimpse of sunlight at some point.

[ykdadamaja]

Yes YK I think a lot of us have spent time like that

No not the regular blues. But today I can't even shake the blues. Like I AM WORTHLESS TODAY!! lol....