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Depression has been slowly rotting my brain from the inside out- at first, it was very slow, but now it's picked up speed and seems to be worse by the week. :/About a year ago I had an encounter that left me withsome PTSD, and as a result have developed serious circumstantial anxiety and depression. Some days nothing triggers me. Other days, it's a struggle to calm down and get out of my head :/ I appreciate the kindness and openness I've found here.

Hi

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Hello :) I have been dealing with severe depression for quite a few years now. In that time I have had several major depressive episodes, lately they are occurring more frequently. I've never had a way to calm down from them in the past very well and * three times they almost ended me. * The first two I barely made it through and the reason was, surprisingly enough, my dog as he came in at just the right moment and made me realize I had to turn back before it was too late.

I am lucky, during this last episode where the end was increasingly difficult I had my first and long term boyfriend come to my aid. I've never had someone support me with such strength before and that alone woke me up. From there I found this application and it calmed me further to realize the support strangers were willing to offer me because they cared even though they had no idea who I was.

For the first time since my depression began I have hope. Real hope.

Thank you for that 7 Cups.

I'm sitting less than6" away from my other half. Both of suffer from different types of depression, neither of us talking to each other. My oh is suffering from PNDon top of her normal mood swings. My moods change at flick of a switch, my Oh mood is a trigger to me as I'm to her! I love her to pieces, and hurt her by mysuicidal thoughts and cutting, She cuts and hits herself, leaving deep bruises to her arms and now her chest.

We have two beautiful daughters, both are the apple of my eye, however my oh at present can't bare to be near them.It hurts me and I hurt myself, I'm the blame for her pain.

This message has taken me an hour to write, as a slow writer also dyslexia​ and a very bad speller and try to check everything I type before this post.

This is completely out of my zone. I'm Fabiola. I'm about to be 25 and I've delt with depression and anxiety since I can remember. My depression is getting the best of me and I'm worried. I go up and down, up and down. I want to leave me relationship and live my life alone. Honestly,I have no idea what the hell I'm doing.

I'm sitting less than6" away from my other half. Both of suffer from different types of depression, neither of us talking to each other. My oh is suffering from PNDon top of her normal mood swings. My moods change at flick of a switch, my Oh mood is a trigger to me as I'm to her! I love her to pieces, and hurt her by mysuicidal thoughts and cutting, She cuts and hits herself, leaving deep bruises to her arms and now her chest.

We have two beautiful daughters, both are the apple of my eye, however my oh at present can't bare to be near them.It hurts me and I hurt myself, I'm the blame for her pain.

This message has taken me an hour to write, as a slow writer also dyslexia​ and a very bad speller and try to check everything I type before this post.

Hey everyone...I guess? I'm new to the community, and am always looking for support and to support others.

Recently I went through a major upheaval in my family life and my friendships and it's left me feeling very dark and very hopeless about a lot of things. I lost a lot of trust this year in others and in myself, and have found it impossible to reach out to my friends or family about issues relating to my my worsening depression. So I thought I would try reaching out online, and I am trying to remain hopeful.

Hi, I think my problems are comparativelyminor to what I think most with depression go through. I don't think I have clinical depression, I just have down periods that last 2 or 3 days usually. During those timesI just feel an incredible need to put myself down and have little to no faith in my own beliefs and values. This causes things to be a malaise sometimes. Also it leads to needing the approval of others in order to stop putting myself down. It sucks.

I did have a breakthrough today, feeling tired due to lack of sleep I was being pretty hard on my self and I managed to catch it and snap out of it.

I'm here mainly to write things, I find doing that really helps me figure these things out, thank you all for listening.

Hey,

My name is casscub on here but you can call me Cass if you want to. I was diagnosed with high levels/ server depression. I dont really know much about it. Im really greatful for this thread thank you @LauraS for creating it this means a lot!

Casscub

Hi, my name here is La Loba. You can call me that. She's my favorite character from folk tales. I think I might have been an ancient Egyptian goddess in another life. I am from Egypt by the way. A freelance writer, journalist and film critic. I work from home at the moment and my depression is affecting my productivity.

I hope I find a place where I can be myself and tread softly on other people's dreams :) I like listening and I rarely talk. However I joined this place to talk because I was afraid I would get suicidal or become completely immersed in my depression. Currently I am broke which adds to my depression.

One of my dreams is to be a backpacker and to record a thousand audio books for other people to enjoy. My country is very oppressive sexually, religiously and sociologically, I struggle while living there.

Thank you all for accepting me here.