depression, do you suffer from it? Options

[Melie]

lately my depression has been getting worse. i'm just curious as to how everyone else handles their depression if you have any. but if i'm the only one then oh well.

[Smarmosaur]

it varies with my physical and social health, as it naturally should.
honestly, i deal with blocking everything. rarely do i even admit i'm..."sad".
from what EVERYBODY else has told me, find somebody to listen. seriously, i've known people who have gone from suicidal to the happiest person just because there was somebody to sit and listen every now and then. and really, if ANYBODY is strangly upfront to you, take it as a blessing. normally, when you start talking, the person will give advice, and you'll keep going and going, and they'll keep going and going with the advice, and chances are you'll slightly still be irritated. sometimes this can be the worst. a lot of times what you really need is somebody who will LISTEN, not talk, and tell you to suck it up and move on when you're done talking. :]

[Melie]

it varies with my physical and social health, as it naturally should.
honestly, i deal with blocking everything. rarely do i even admit i'm..."sad".
from what EVERYBODY else has told me, find somebody to listen. seriously, i've known people who have gone from suicidal to the happiest person just because there was somebody to sit and listen every now and then. and really, if ANYBODY is strangly upfront to you, take it as a blessing. normally, when you start talking, the person will give advice, and you'll keep going and going, and they'll keep going and going with the advice, and chances are you'll slightly still be irritated. sometimes this can be the worst. a lot of times what you really need is somebody who will LISTEN, not talk, and tell you to suck it up and move on when you're done talking. :]

oh my gosh that is so true! on mon i just vented to this one woman and it just felt great just to let it out! the only problem i had was that she felt that i needed to be hospitalized. all i knew was that i needed a break from being a mommy from time to time and i just felt so overwhelmed. but i had to suck it up and just go out. i wasn't going out for awhile. i would just go out just to get groceries and that's it.

unfortunately i dont live on post and the post is like 45 mins away from where we live. the only reason why we're living so far is because they didn't have any apts or housing available when we first moved out here. thank goodness he wants to move closer to the base when he returns.