I am depressed in my profession because I would rather be at home taking care of my family and not paying the gouging cost of daycare for others to raise my children ten hours a day. All that I am as a human being is not fulfilled by making money for the corporation and women in the workplace only served the corporations and the IRS, not women and now women are forced to work by measure of the economic situation because no family can survive too well on one income anymore. I am depressed because of the big lie. The more women work, the less men do. When our children are ill, we worry more about the workplace response than our children's comfort and care. We brave icy roads and illness ourselves to not disrupt the workplace and our standing in it. Our whole life is controlled by it. We feel no obligation except to ourselves, the corporation and our credit score.
Yea, I'm depressed...every single day. All my feelings of confidence and creative energy as a woman and mother and probably one day as a grandmother are gone. It hurts.
"When I was going through bout after bout of major depression, there was one thing I was thankful for. For some reason, I was able to keep myself together at work and not collapse until I got home. I'm not sure why - maybe because work generally invigorates me and it gave me something to focus on."
At the beginning this might be true, but (it always has a but) if you have a family it surely drains you more having only energy to go to work and not when they are around. It sure takes you down... (and the cycle continues.) lg
I also have stuggled with depression but I have found that in the end the ONLY thing that can take it away is Jesus Christ! He is not only my savior, but He is my best friend and He is always always always there for you no matter what you are going through and no matter how helpless you feel. Instead of praying for him to take away the hole in my heart that my depression created, I asked him to fill it. He has filled it and I am so thankful and hopeful now! Though I still struggle from time to time, he is always there to hold my hand and help me through.
God Bless and good luck on your journey!
E