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Thank you so much. Everyone here is always so helpful, supportive and understanding. I feel like such a whiner. It's a good thing I like cheese. I had my first therapy session this afternoon and it went well. She did suggest that I see a psychiatrist to get an evaluation. That kind of scares me. Not...

The reason I can sit here and type this paragraph is because I left work this morning at 9:30 am and came home. I came home because I couldn't stop crying. I've been having these crying fits lately and once I start I can't stop. It's completely out of my control and it's really scaring me. This is t...

I just wanted to say "Thank you" to everyone. It's so different to be able to express myself and have others understand. It means a lot and makes me feel not so alone.

Hi me. I often do the same thing. If you're able to it might help to try to replace the thought you're obsessing over with a new one. The new one might be a happy memory from the past or visualizing the incident that happened with a positive outcome instead of the negative one. I know how hard and m...

Thanks Lisa. Yes, I'm trying to put together a list of things to try/do to kind of get myself moving again. I know I've been isolating myself for the last several months. I lock myself in my apartment as soon as I leave work which is terrible. Lying around listening to an endless loop of my own nega...

I'm 38 years old and have struggled with depression my entire life. My depression seems to be getting worse the older I get. I had a nervous breakdown about three years ago and fell into a very deep dark debilitating depression for around two years. I found and started going to a meditation class an...