Depression Understood Forums

Not exactly spelled like that [Asilee] but that's just how its pronounced. Well, this is me saying hello to everyone and hopefully there is someone who can understand my kind of depression.

Welcome to the forum Asilee. There are many of us who suffer here and we will seek to understand you in any way we can. If you feel up to it, you may share some of your story with us.

Welcome to the forum!
I don't know if I can understand your type of depression, but I'll give it a go. ( Although, to be honest, I'm still working on understanding my type of depression...Sigh! )
Seriously though folks......I've found a lot of new thoughts, insights, viewpoints and support on this site, and I hope that you will too!

Mich wrote:Welcome to the forum Asilee. There are many of us who suffer here and we will seek to understand you in any way we can. If you feel up to it, you may share some of your story with us.

Thanks a lot Mich.

TackingIntoTheWind wrote:Welcome to the forum!
I don't know if I can understand your type of depression, but I'll give it a go. ( Although, to be honest, I'm still working on understanding my type of depression...Sigh! )
Seriously though folks......I've found a lot of new thoughts, insights, viewpoints and support on this site, and I hope that you will too!

Thanks. Hopefully there's someone who can understand when I come from. Right now I feel as its only me going through these depressing times.

Just a hello & welcome!

Depression can be very isolating. I often feel rather " detached " and isolated from other people, who sometimes seem to be able not to be affected by things that trouble me. And, if I am isolated from people for too long, that can also be a trigger for my depression and anxiety.
But, one thing that I am now SURE of, is that there are a lot of people in the same boat as we are.
My GP ( General Practitioner, a doctor in general practice, for our U.S. cousins! ), told me that she would estimate that sometimes as much as about 40% of her caseload is related in some form to depression. This includes not only people diagnosed with depression/anxiety/etc, but also people whose illnesses may be rooted in, or worsened by, undiagnosed depression that they feel unable or unwilling to talk about. Eg. People who are drinking too much, smoking too much, or eating unhealthily, or suffering from some other manifestation of an undiagnosed depression that they feel unable to admit to or talk about directly.
Who knows? Add all the depressives, etc together and we might even outnumber the " normal " people! ( Although, I don't know many " normal " people, so I couldn't say for sure! )

Welcome,

We are a rather close-knit family in this forum.
We all try to help each other out.

Let us know a little bit about you.
All messages are read, and if we think we might be able to help with a little advice, we give it out gently. Of course it is up to you whether you take it or not. Sometimes it is good to get someone else's opinion on what is happening.

I have been coming to this forum for quite a while now, and have found it very helpful. It is nice to be able to sit down at the computer at 3am, type something out that is really bothering you without having to wait for the morning, when the rest of the world wakes up.

hey a newbie like me

xxx