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marley75

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posted 11/04/2009, comments (6)

New to online support groups

Hello, I am new to this website and online support groups. I cannot find a local depression/ptsd/panic disorder support group and so I finally found this site. I was in the hospital a month ago because my depression had gotten so bad. I was taking 100mg of zoloft and klonopin for bedtime and as needed during the day. The... Read more Chevron

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LyraStorm

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posted 11/04/2009, comments (4)

I hate planning - even if its for something enjoyable: 'do or do not'

I'm going on a holiday - I'm going to LA to a sci-fi convention to meet people that I respect and admire. I should be happy. But whenever anyone brings it up I feel like crying and I want to move the conversation along. I only let myself think about it when I can actually DO something in the planning - I go tomorrow so I've had to think about... Read more Chevron

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Joan Cannings

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posted 11/04/2009, comments (4)

My house is falling apart around me (depressed partner)

I have been living (off and on) with a depressed partner for 8 months now and I think that I am making good progress towards making myself stronger and better able to deal with the situation. Over the course of his depression I have had to pick up most of the slack -- cleaning the house, doing dishes, cutting the grass, etc. and I have... Read more Chevron

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Deborah Gray

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posted 11/04/2009, comments (6)

Depression and Illness

Last November I started getting sick with a sinus headache and fever. At the end of a week, I was so sick that I ended up throwing up in a bathroom stall at work. The doctor diagnosed a sinus infection. Not unusual for someone with allergies, but I hadn't had one in years. I got a prescription for antibiotics, and thought that was the end of... Read more Chevron

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Merely Me

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I am a published writer who suffers from depression and MS

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posted 11/03/2009, comments (31)

Public Speaking for the Shy and Socially Anxious

Last week at about this time I was sitting in a grand ballroom of a hotel waiting to give a presentation. And to many people this would not be a big deal as some people do this sort of thing all the time. But for little ‘ol Merely Me this was a huge event. Matter of fact, this was my first official public presentation at a... Read more Chevron

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