Depression Understood Forums

Hello again. It's been really comforting to hear from people so quickly. I really appreciate the possibility to share with you all and to find support from people who know the pain and struggle of depression. I hope also that I can contribute my own experience and also be helpful in return. I'm real...

Holly - thanks for the reply. I am definitely facing big challenges in a new country. One of the issues is that I am trying NOT to hang out with the American crowd too much because I want to get better in Spanish and many retired Americans (good people for sure) tend to stay together in a bit of soc...

hello everyone. I'm recently retired from the U.S. and I'm now living in Ecuador. I've been here 1.5 months. I've always struggled with depression and a lack of energy, but on the other hand I've managed to hold down a job, volunteered teaching English one day a week for 12 years, traveled to a vari...