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I feel like there's no way out of this pain--I just have to live with it and keep going and do my best not to disturb anyone

I'm in trouble--I'm so ashamed--really wish God would take me so that I can disappear without causing my family any guilt or bad feelings about themselves. I feel guilty for being here with my depression while all those people in Haiti are not. I am so ashamed of myself.

I'm getting some new names--so we'll see...thanks

Tried a therapist today--not really sure if it's going make things any better--so so sad, breaking down at work too--can't contain it anymore...

Also, Tacking into the Wind, thanks for this firm feedback--really it was good to hear.

Wow, thanks everyone for taking the time to give me such caring and thoughtful words. I am trying to find a therapist to work with on this. Everyone is away this week, so hopefully I will get a call back next week. I'm just worried about coping when I go back to work next week--but thinking that I a...

I had therapy in my younger life to deal with being abused as a child, but since I've been married I really have not indulged in anything that's just for me--and that's almost 16 years. 4 years ago when one of my daughters was diagnosed with acute OCD, I started taking meds just to keep myself calm ...

The week my step sister in law died I was having my own thoughts about suicide. When they called me to tell me, I said she she could not take the pain anymore--because I knew first hand--and my father in law said yes. Since then I've had to act like it's an illness I don't experience myself. She was...

I've been suffering from acute depression and feelings of suicide for a while now. I know I cannot do anything because last year we lost my young step sister in law to suicide and I see what pain it's caused our family. Also, I have two teenage daughters who really need me to be healthy. I feel very...