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claire is starting to struggle
i have had depression for four years on and off
when im in a okay mood i like to go out with friends shopping or down...
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Monday, November 10, 2008
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Hi im claire and i have been living with depression on and off for the past four years. It all started in 2005 when i had a lot of changes in my life, at that point i had just left school and started college i had also moved homes with my parents. Theses changes unearthed feelings that i had buried o...
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Merely Me
Monday, November 10, 2008 at 09:10 PM
Hey Claire
Undoubtedly...you will help others by sharing your experiences here. Seems like major life transitions can always bring about both stress and sometimes depression.
Do you think with the pressure you are feeling from others...do you think that this makes you feel angry and then you turn this anger inward? It is easy to squelch feelings that way...by feeling bad about ourselves instead of saying..."Hey stop pressuring me!"
It is good that you know when the downward spiral is beginning. Is there anything that helps during these times?
Nice to meet you Claire.
Hey Claire
Undoubtedly...you will help others by sharing your experiences here. Seems like major life transitions can always bring about both stress and sometimes depression.
Do you think with the pressure you are feeling from others...do you think that this makes you feel angry and then you turn this anger inward? It is easy to squelch feelings that way...by feeling bad about ourselves instead of saying..."Hey stop pressuring me!"
It is good that you know when the downward spiral is beginning. Is there anything that helps during these times?
Nice to meet you Claire.