Depression - People Who Have Been Through Depression

Pidalia

posted 11/17/2008, comment (1)

I'm a Survivor.

I hope my story can be of some inspiration. I was depressed for a very long time in my life, I think ever since I was a child I had gone through some periods. The worst period was between 12 and 18 when I was diagnosed with severe depression after a couple of suicide attempts. By the time I was 20 I was at a mild level. I am 26 now, I still have... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/11/2008, comments (4)

Effective Treatment for Deep Depression

After not getting satisfactory results from medication & talk therapy, my psychiatrist suggested that I try Electro-Convulsive Therapy, Shock Treatment! The suggestion came after I had been hospitalized for depression two times. Since nothing else seemed to be working, I felt I had nothing to lose & everything to gain. My first series of ECT... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/01/2008, comments (2)

There is an end

It's been about two years now, since the time I visited WoM every day, several times. to keep me sane/functioning. Now I am free of depression - though not of it's memory - and of antidepressants. All I can say is, keep moving, try never to stay in bed longer than you must, try replacing the awful thoughts with something, anything,... Read more Chevron

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single 44 year old women, alone with no family or friends..

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posted 10/03/2008, comments (2)

alone..trying not to hold bitterness towards people

I have no family.. father re married years ago and put me and mybrother in Childerns aid. step mother has made my life hard. for me and now disowning me and my kids. I having troubles with friends. I needed a place to stay until I found another job. and everyone shut there doors. I have always had my own home. this is sooo... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/23/2008, comments (0)

Tension of the Opposite

I love my 'nest,' I am a cancer sign, a home-body type. Yet, there is that part of me that needs people to balance my life. At times I have also felt extraverted, but not as often since I stopped drinking 25 years ago. However, I have developed a diffcult speach problem, limiting how I speak how long, as well as the... Read more Chevron

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