Depression Understood Forums

Hi, I have been dealing with depression since I was little girl but did not get help until college, it has been six years since I got help and went on medication. I was also recently told I have anxiety as well as depression, but I dont feel it as strongly as the depression. I am currently living overseas as a International School Counselor, far away from my family and while I love what I do I feel more alone then before, I have co-workers and friends but they dont understand when I explain to them that I am depressed and assume its a button I can press and turn the depression on and off. Sometimes I want to be alone and away from everyone but I am realizing now that what I really want is to talk to people that understand, people that get that sometimes I wake up and I just so sad and feel so alone and that I can not turn it off. I have never joined anything like this before, I just want to meet people who get my depression, makes friends and talk.

Hi bekahj,

Welcome to the forums. Hope you find that shoulder to lean on here. We also have a depression chat room, with lots of chatters that are willing to listen and give good support.

It is hard for those that do not deal with depression to truly understand. The moods swings, the feelings, the thoughts, all inside of us and really hard to explain to someone that doesn't deal with it all.

I hope this site and the people here will give you the needed support. Keep posting and please, if you can, give the chat room a try. Many find it so helpful.

Warmsoul