Hi. How's it going.

Hi.

I've always had trouble with online communities, but I'm going to try again because this is for my mental health. The trouble is I'll do it for a couple weeks and then not think about it for a year or so.

I've been struggling with depression for about 30 years and I've been trying to handle my anger for about the same amount of time. I recently found out that anger and depression go hand-in-hand. Kind of surprised me, thought that I'd always just been angry because of frustrations. For the most part I'm pretty laid-back and don't get frustrated by most things.

So I'm introducing myself here, to get to know people who also are struggling with their depression and maybe find help with my anger issues. I'm doing therapy once a week for depression and general counseling, and I'm not on any medication.

I had taken Seroquel for about 6 months. It was for a double blind study on depression and the effects of or the differences between Seroquel, lithium, and a placebo. A few years later I took it again, Seroquel DL I think, and it didn't go as well. My depression symptoms were still there and I was even more lethargic during the day.

Anyway, here's me saying hi. The leadership around here seems nice, so maybe I can make this productive for myself.