Depression Learning

Posting–gives me a paniac attack!

Question:

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Well, I have followed this group for a couple of months and have found your stories very helpful, in that, I don’t feel like I am so alone in my chronic depressed state!  I have so many things to be thankful for but can’t seem to focus on them any longer—all I can see is that my life is a big mess, I’m getting old–quickly—If I knew then what I know now—syndrome is setting in. I’ve isolated myself from the world–intentionally–only to leave home for necessary activities—such as work–I’m lucky in that area–I guess–I work 3–12 hr. dayshifts a week.  But now it is getting more difficult to go to work and pretend life is just wonderful–I was very good at fooling people—always smiling, always cheerful, always joking—-I am ashamed of the depression–I should be able to overcome it, but i just can’t seem to anymore–to find professional help is almost out of the question for me—I’m an RN and I just can’t bear the humiliation felt (real or unreal) if any of the staff really knew how ‘down’ I am.  I think I am in a self-destruct spiraling mode—–and I don’t know how to stop

Hi Sarah – thanks for posting, awwww…. I feel your fear & truly hope you sneak into that psychiatrist/psychogist’s office… Obviously, from lurking, you realize you’re not alone…. nice to have you here. Angela

Response:

Hi Sarah, and welcome to ASD!!!  Keep posting – you’re not alone here… depression is nothing to be ahamed of, yet I know that *shame* very, very well.  I think most, if not all of us here do. Glad to see you here, Aware1 – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Well, I have followed this group for a couple of months and have found your stories very helpful, in that, I don’t feel like I am so alone in my chronic depressed state!  I have so many things to be thankful for but can’t seem to focus on them any longer—all I can see is that my life is a big mess, I’m getting old–quickly—If I knew then what I know now—syndrome is setting in. I’ve isolated myself from the world–intentionally–only to leave home for necessary activities—such as work–I’m lucky in that area–I guess–I work 3–12 hr. dayshifts a week.  But now it is getting more difficult to go to work and pretend life is just wonderful–I was very good at fooling people—always smiling, always cheerful, always joking—-I am ashamed of the depression–I should be able to overcome it, but i just can’t seem to anymore–to find professional help is almost out of the question for me—I’m an RN and I just can’t bear the humiliation felt (real or unreal) if any of the staff really knew how ‘down’ I am.  I think I am in a self-destruct spiraling mode—–and I don’t know how to stop

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Well, I have followed this group for a couple of months and have found your stories very helpful, in that, I don’t feel like I am so alone in my chronic depressed state!  I have so many things to be thankful for but can’t seem to focus on them any longer—all I can see is that my life is a big mess, I’m getting old–quickly—If I knew then what I know now—syndrome is setting in. I’ve isolated myself from the world–intentionally–only to leave home for necessary activities—such as work–I’m lucky in that area–I guess–I work 3–12 hr. dayshifts a week.  But now it is getting more difficult to go to work and pretend life is just wonderful–I was very good at fooling people—always smiling, always cheerful, always joking—-I am ashamed of the depression–I should be able to overcome it, but i just can’t seem to anymore–to find professional help is almost out of the question for me—I’m an RN and I just can’t bear the humiliation felt (real or unreal) if any of the staff really knew how ‘down’ I am.  I think I am in a self-destruct spiraling mode—–and I don’t know how to stop

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