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I found out peep had died in the chatroom. I hadn't been in the forums for a while. Hollyann was there and someone asked where he was and she told us. Even though I have not been here very long and did not know him very well, it was a real shock. I had asked peep a question in the forum and he had a...

Hi Baz

You have come to the right place to learn more about depression. I am fairly new here also and have found the forums and chatroom very helpful. Glad you are here and hoping for the best for you . . .

Wonder

(((((((((((catcat)))))))))))) You don't have to have interesting problems to be depressed or to need help. I'm not an expert, but it does sound like you are depressed and I hope you will care about yourself enough to seek help. If you can't talk to your parents, could you talk to a counselor at scho...

((((((((((((((lowdown)))))))))))))) Your post really touched me and I could feel your loneliness. This is a good place to be and I think you'll find alot of support here. The chatroom can be very helpful also. I think it's really admirable how you have turned your financial situation around and I wa...

Hi Kessy I am pretty new here myself and have found this a very good place to be. Everyone is very supportive on the forums and the chatroom can be very helpful too. I'm glad you going to be getting counseling as it seems you are in a very lonely place. I understand how that feels. Hang in there, be...

Hi Jeanne I also have been depressive since I was very young - I think since maybe age two. I have had good times and bad. My husband hasn't really been my stabilizer, but he is very supportive and I can understand how lost you must feel now that your husband is ill and getting worse. I think you ar...

Welcome . . . I am fairly new here too and have found this site very warm and helpful. I agree with you that one event usually doesn't cause depression - depending on the event, I guess - but I think many events happen in some people's lives that lead to changes in the brain. And I think it's possib...

(((((((((((((((((Expecting))))))))))))))) I am pretty new to this site too and have found the people here to be very helpful. You really have alot to deal with and I hope you can find support around you somehow. I don't have anything really helpful to say, but I'm hoping for the best for you. Take c...

Hi me123, I can understand your feeling terrible even if you have everything. I have alot too and yet I still have pain. I don't know if you've tried counseling, but it sure can help you deal with troubles from the past that you haven't been able to work through so that you can be comfortable with w...

Hi Ricky, It's true - if someone doesn't have depression there is really no way you can tell them about it and have them understand. Coming to this site and talking to a counselor or going to a group where others are going through the same thing is the only thing that's going to give you the support...

Hi Blueberry, You are never worthless no matter how much you feel that way. I think you'll find help here at this site and I hope you will be able to talk to someone and maybe get some help or counseling, because from what you say, you have been in pain for a long time. If you can't talk to your par...

Thanks, Peeps. Yes, I sometimes consider going to therapy again, because I realize alot has probably happened in the field since I last went. I am very tired, though, as I have fibromyalgia as well as depression, and right now I don't have the energy for much. I have been lucky in that I've never tr...

You are definitely overstressed and I guess you don't need anyone to tell you that, but sometimes it's good to hear that others understand. I can't imagine how you are keeping yourself together at all. You must be very strong. I wish there was something I could say, but all I can do is say be as kin...

(((((((((((Ola))))))))))) I hope you can find a way to talk to someone, because the hardest thing is staying in pain. Once you can get yourself to tell someone about it, each step gets a little less difficult. Maybe you can come to the chat room because it seems to help people over their fear of tal...

Thank you, Peep, for explaining DID. I was curious because I have something similar or maybe a mild case of it. At the time my therapist figured it out (about 15 years ago) I don't think it was as clearly understood as now. She just defined it as having splits in my personality that somehow became s...