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I feel so defeated

User Profile: MagicCookie11
MagicCookie11 June 13th, 2021

I hate feeling this way. Tired. Useless. Defeated. Doing anything takes every ounce of motivation I have. Theres literally no reason for it. I was fine a couple weeks ago. Nothing happened, nothing changed. It just gets harder and harder to do things, to work, to take care of myself. Then I feel guilty because the people around me have to deal with me. I wonder if my kids notice- which, they're older now, so I know they do. Feeling that more awful knowing I'm such a crappy parent, and pissed off and more depressed because I dont want to do anything and just lay on the couch sleeping on and off while he plays video games. I was in such a good place less than a month ago. I was content, I had some confidence, I was able to work and make some good money consistently. I even filed to get more time with my son. Then these last couple weeks I can feel myself sliding down into the darkness of depression again. Can I really handle more time with my son? Can I really handle all of the parent duties, or is he better off with his Dad? Maybe I will just stick with my every other weekend instead of going for mostly equal time. it's such a defeating feeling. Feeling yourself give up more and more each day cause it's just too f-ing hard to get up and shower and be a productive person. I hate it. I dont know how to over come it, and I fear I'm just going to drowned in this depression.

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User Profile: FlourishingDimensions
FlourishingDimensions June 17th, 2021

@MagicCookie11

Hi there. I am glad you found your way to 7 Cups. How are things going today? Thanks for sharing some of what you are going through. I am sorry you are going through this and feeling this way, I understand how difficult this can be and how hard it is to feel this way. Sometimes it seems, in my experience with depression anyway, that depression is a liar, but I also know how difficult it can be to ignore those things when going through it, thinking it, or feeling that way. It sounds like you have a lot on your plate and I can understand how difficult this is for you. We are here for you and we support you.

There is quality training courses and guides that are out here, I am not sure if you have come across any of those yet? I will link those here just in case those are helpful or of interest:

https://www.7cups.com/home/familyandcaregivers/

https://www.7cups.com/depression-help-online/

Here is the full list:

https://www.7cups.com/supportGuides/selfHelpGuides.php