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I think this is a first great step, which is why I signed up here. Maybe its the anonymity that makes it feel safer than reaching out to people we will run into again. Just knowing we are not the only ones who are feeling this way is a huge relief in my opinion. Bee, I like your thoughts about writi...

I think that's a great attitude to have, just go in there and be honest. Good for you for summoning up the courage! They have seen it before, I'm sure they'll believe you. Let us know how it goes. I'm still back and forth really. One minute I know I need to get help. The next, I think I'm just exagg...

Waiting is the worst. Hopefully you get something positive back from her.
I've been told it'd be a good idea to get some help for myself, but not sure what the first step should be. How long have you been struggling?

I have not been diagnosed, nor have I visited a doctor about any of this. I don't feel like I am 'bad enough' to warrant a doctor visit (hope that is not a bad attitude to have), or that they'll say I'm find and send me home. I am guessing people don't just wake up one morning with severe depression...

I am brand new to this site too, and also to the world of depression. So I don't have a lot of answers, actually I probably have more questions than anything, but what I do know is we are not alone in these feelings. It seems like we are. I was actually dumbfounded when I found out someone else on h...

I think that makes sense. I never thought about it that way. And I get what you're saying about feeling like you're bothering your friend. My boyfriend has depression, pretty severely, so sometimes I want to talk to him about it (and have in the past) but I feel like I'm just adding to his already f...

I'm glad I'm not the only one... I find if I'm distracted enough by day to day happenings then I'm ok. And I understand the thought of not being able to talk to your family. Once I told my mom I felt like my kids would be better off without me and she got really angry with me. That was the last time...

Hi Kennedy! I'm new here too. You say your depression is undiagnosed, and that makes me curious. Bear with me as I'm new to all this. What sort of things do you do to cope? The point I am at is that I know something is off with me, but nothing I read about depression seems to fit so far. And I don't...

Well, here I go. This is a little bit of a step for me, and figure this is a good starting place. My boyfriend told me soon after we met that I should be careful and aware, as he was noticing some similarities between my emotional state and his when he was my age (he is a little older than I am). Fa...