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We all seem to be in the same boat hiding and trying to manage everything on our own. I can't fight on my own any more. This past weekend has been hell for me I decided to stop hiding from my husband. So I decided to unload how I'm feeling and tell him that I seriously need help cause I can't contin...

Thank u for the reply it helps to hear there are people who understand. I live in LA, CA. MediCal sux out here for people. I'm trying so desperately to get a job so one I can have a reason to get up everyday and two so I can afford healthcare. I really think that the thing that makes things worst is...

I feel like Im losing the battle with depression. I think it was hiding it well and keeping it to myself but lately it is really affecting my relationship with my husband. Im so down and gloomy and he get frustrated and angry when I don't want to be around other people. I just don't feel like seeing...

I too use my family and my husband as my reason to continue. At this point that's all I have to hang on to. I try to keep myself busy to avoid my all of my negative thoughts, but right now I dont have a job and I graduated from college last month so all I have is time to myself to sit with all my th...

How do you get rid of the feelings of being not enough. I feel like I'm not ever going to be a person who is worth anything. I can't get a Job everyone likes to complain about everything I do, like the house isn't clean enough or why wasn't dinner made or why is do you drive a pile. And when people ...

Why is life so cruel? Don't get me wrong I have a family and a husband that love me a lot but everything else never goes my way I lost my job 2 years ago and have not been able to get another one I even went back to school and still nothing and my life is so draining right now. How do you pull yours...

I feel like I'm drowning in my depression. I feel alone cause my husband doesn't beloved in depression and if I unload with my mom she feels horrible. I feel guilty telling her what is going on. The past three days have been extremely bad and I can't get the energy to do anything. I start to try to ...

I think I like writing out what's wrong it puts things in perspective. I try to count my blessing everyday which are I have my family and I have a roof over my head and food in my stomach. But other wise I hate everything. I lost my unemployment in Nov and have been relying on my mom for gas money t...

Thought I would try this cause I can't afford professional help. I'm new to all of this so please bear with me. I have suffered with depression since I was a teenager and have lost touch with all the ways I use to cope. In most part because they were not healthy. When I was younger I use to abuse dr...