lovinbug22's Journal, 07 January 2015

I agree, depression sucks!! But you can come out of it!!! I had a relapse in September 2012 and now out of the tunnel and getting off my meds!!! Hope you can do the same!!!  

It's def one day at a time. I went through 2 years of deep depression and some days, my goal was just as simple as 1 get out of bed, 2 brush my teeth, 3 brush my hair, 4 get dressed, 5 make something to eat, 6 go back to bed. It sounds crazy now but that's just about all I could do. I finally got on meds and my Dr. told me it's just a Band Aid and to find a counselor. So I did, and between those 2 aids I finally got better. I learned tools to help figure out and navigate what made me depressed, hopeless and yes.. overwhelmed. I now realize I did a lot of damage to myself while in depression that had to be undone and wish I would have asked for help sooner. There are counselors that can take you for free or on sliding scale if it's a $ problem, which for me it was, as I wasn't working due to depression. Hang in there and take good care of yourself!! Sending you loads of Love 

Yep, it definitely sucks! It's even harder when no one around you understands what you're going through... There are wonderful people on FatSecret and they are so supportive and encouraging, so feel free vent, it helps! I went through a depression similar to what Kimba80 experienced after I had my 2nd child. It was horrible, and I gained over 50 lbs, which made me even more depressed! I had zero support from my loved ones, and getting through it alone was one of the hardest things I've ever done. I was on Paxil, which was great, but could NOT get the weight off. Took almost a year to get weaned off of it (withdrawals from Paxil are horrible, btw)... I'm currently not on any meds, and I'm doing ok. It's tough and I have to give myself daily pep talks, but I'm making it work. If it doesn't, I'll go back on something, but I hope I don't have to! I wish you all the best, hang in there and just take things one day at a time. Exercise does help with depression, so even if it's just for 15 minutes, it's totally worth it! If you mess up or have a bad day, just remember, tomorrow's a new day :)