Depression-a lifetime companion

I'm depressed right now as well...I just lost my job and its so depressing, cause I feel so useless without a job. Then my boyfriend and my parents have to suffer with my joblessness because they have to pay for my bills, I didn't ask them though...they volunteered. So its really depressing. But I know that God would not give me challenges that I can't handle, and I'm lucky that I have my love ones to support me all the time.

Hello! Yeh I've been depressed for about 7 years, since I was about 15. When it first started it was horrific and really messed up my teenage years. Now I'm finding it much more bareable and your phrase 'a lifetime companion', hits the nail on the head for how I look at it too. I used to think oh my G*d I wish this would just go away!! Now I see it's a problem that may always be with me forever and a more productive way of thinking is to think of the best ways to deal with it. A lot of my depression is to do with the fact that I have no passion for anyhting. So it is my mission to find things that I have passion for. I have passion for relationships. But then I tend to get dependent on that other person, which makes it so much worse if eventually it doesn't work out. Something that really puts my mind off it is spending time with my friends. Having people around who love you and have time for you takes the edge off it a lot. It's so easy to get stuvk in a rutt of staying in your room on your own thinking about things way too much. But it's not constructive. I am also seeing a councilor who has helped me put things into perspective. I really recommend that to anyone who is struggling to cope, it really helps to share your problems

I've been dealing with it for I'm not sure how long. I'd have periods of depression, then I'd have periods, when I'd feel better. But it's still there, even when I'm feeling okay. It's there.

If you have been having problems with depression for more than a couple of months, you should see a doctor. There might be a physical cause for it such as a hormone imbalance, which can be treated with medication. My husband has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from being in the military along with depression so I know how hard it is to life with it. Before he started on medication he would have some very serious low moments, which lasted for days or sometimes weeks at a time. Fortunately, he's under the care of a good team at the V.A. because periodically the medication he's on stops working and needs to be changed or adjusted. The medication doesn't turn him into a zombie or make him feel like he's high or anything...he's just in a better mood and life isn't so black. So, if you're constantly depressed, it's not the same thing as life's ups and downs and you really should be evaluated. It's better to feel better.

Hi walnutbrownie, You are not alone. I am fighting it to. Especially with all the food at this time of the year. I am extremely depressed about my weight. I wish I could just stop eating all together then maybe it would come off. I don't even know how I gained all of it. And the holidays depress me cause my dad isn't here anymore. And I am alone. What I do, is turn on the tv. That always gets me out of it. Although, there hasn't been that much on lately. What about you? I tend to get cheered up through watching a good movie. I also feel like the depression is a lifetime companion. It never goes away.

Everyone has ups and downs in their life but how we face the situation is a matter.When I get depressed I used to listen to music,and watch some comedy programs to recover from depression.when you get depressed try to concentrate on things which you like for eg:dance,listening to music, etc...

many people especially nowadays due to the very stressful state of life that we are in,suffer from depression...actually im one of them...and depression is very difficult to kick...i believe that it is part of a person's sytem..the one only thing that matters is how one copes with it..one can never be complettely happy in life as he grows older..there are more frustrating things in life than good ones,,this is a fact...and getting frustrated causes depression..but one just have to be incontrol always...overcoming depression is not easy...in my case..i try my best to fight it...it's difficult really...i dont want to take antidepressnts like rpozac,etc..because even if you take the meds..you get alleviated of it..but only temporarily..then it comes back...so i just try to accept it as a part of my personality already...but i dont let it get the better of me!