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Thank you for your appreciation. Although I don't have much for someone who is working through their own depression yet, I do have a website to assist with some thoughts or actions you may try. You can find them at http://www.depression-solutions.com for more info. Thanks again and I wish you all th...

I don't know what this person is thinking, what they are going through or how difficult their depression can be. However, what I do know from my own depression is that when I enter into a deep depression I tend to isolate myself from others. I find I am exhausted from even casual get togethers, like...

The person who struggles with depression does not think like regular people.  The depressed person has a slower thought process.  It's like running waist high in water rather than on land.  You can process things, but at a much, much slower pace.  Sometimes the pace is so slow that you wondering if ...

Thank you Mago for being brave enough to share your story here. This is a safe place for you and your feelings. There are people here who understand what depression is and how it is important for others to understand. Here you will find that understanding and not have to feel like you are alone. I w...

One day as I was driving in to work, I drove into a thick fog. It was the same road I travelled many, many times both to and from work, so I was very familiar with it. However, on this day the fog made everything look mysterious. I had only a vague view of the road and couldn't get the full picture ...

I liked when you said... "So in regards to my depression, I see my mental illness as it is: an illness. It isn't my identity and it most definitely isn't what I stand for. Depression isn't my life; it is my test. And the more I pass this test, the closer I get to the peace I have always wanted....

One of the things not mentioned in the description of people who have depression on a previous article (Insights for Parents of a depressed person) is low Self Esteem or Self Worth. As a person who struggles with depression, this is a fight almost every day. The sense of feeling worthless. Unworthy ...

Today I'm feeling especially down. It's raining here and I didn't sleep well last night. I had a breakfast meeting...and I love breakfast...but didn't want to go and be all cherrie when I feel so down. Usually my morning routine involves stretches and breathing for about 30 minutes, followed by some...

As I mentioned in a previous article on "Insights for Parents of a Depressed Person", today I wanted to share what a day in the life of a depressed child might look like. Although, first I would like to clear your mind and give you a breath of fresh air. A child who is depressed has an ill...

  I've noticed as I've worked through my own depression and anxiety that there isn't a lot out there to help parents of children that are going through depression. I know in my own struggle with depression I wanted to let my family know what I was going through...but I was just too exhausted from wh...

I can understand your pain. I can understand where you are right now. I know with my depression and anxiety I wanted to be left alone. Left to watch TV or video games. To numb out...because I felt numb already. To want to cry out...but had no tears to shed. That those close to me didn't understand w...