Depression Understood Forums

Hi Nate, and welcome! =) You're probably going to find it easier to go into the chat room, as there are always plenty of people there and you can certainly find someone to talk to. You can find a link titled "Depression Chat Room" at the top of this page which will take you there. I hope y...

Hi Nietzsche (cool name, by the way), Thank you for you compliment, sympathy and advice. This is actually a rather old poem of mine; I just wanted to refer to it in a post I made in the forums (and I thought it would go well here in general), so I decided to post it. As for your actual remarks - I'v...

To fumble through "life" utterly hollow, To ever in pain and agony wallow, To view the world in shades of black, To only see the things I lack. To gain accolades of meaning devoid, To fake a smile while feeling the void, To wear a mask for others to like, To fear the torment that always do...

Hello, all. I'm a 29-year-old man, suffering from depression for most of my life. Not sure if it started at some point or if it was always there. I actually had a couple of years that were really good, but a few months ago it flared up again. I never experienced any trauma (that I recall) or great l...

Hello Jess (and everyone else), I only just registered to this forum myself, but I noticed your post and was so sympathetic to it that I decided to reply here before I introduce myself. Apologies in advance for the long text. The feelings you've described are very familiar to me, and as you've seen ...