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Thank you for sharing your experiences with us! I hope that my post can help. I am also currently looking for a source of therapy for my depression, which is getting worse each year. I've looked up expensive and cheap consultations. Some of the more affordable and more time-efficient therapists I've...

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us! I can relate to this post a lot because I'm a highly religious but also very depressed person. Contradictory, yes, so it isn't hard to imagine why it's hard for me to relate to other people. Not a lot of people who have difficulties hanging on to hope can...

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us, and I hope that you find the strength to get up again. The battle isn't over until you decide that it's over, so I sincerely hope that you continue to fight alongside us. We're all in this together.

Welcome to the forum! I hope that you feel right at home!

Have something to look forward to, like a meetup with a friend or a new episode of your favorite television series. It's an advice an old employer had given me during one of my depressive periods, and it has helped me carry on since. I hope that it helps you carry on too!

It might be difficult and may even be a little risky, but during the times you feel overwhelmed and desperate to get away, try (and take your time ) to accept your pain. Acknowledge what you feel and that it's okay to feel it. These thoughts may not be accepted by anyone you know, but they are your ...

I am in no way a professional, but I have been studying psychology and unfortunately have the same problems with the people I love. I would like to share my opinion on the matter in hopes that it can be a step toward helping us understand this predicament. I have had depression all of my life, but i...