New too

[pablos]

Hi,
I am new, too. I have suffered from depression pretty much all of my life though did not realize it until I was in my 20s. I don't have a lot of friends. The few I do have are not people I just talk with about anything. I am married and have 3 adult children all on their own. My Dad died this past March and Mom died just 13 months prior.
I take it one day at a time. Right now I am at work and it is sooo slow which gives me too much time to think and my days are boring and meaningless. I do exercise regularly and have a healthy diet. I take medication which does help.
I have been hearing impaired for most of my life. I feel a sense of isolation due to the communication barriers with my hearing. Most people do not understand this. This complicates my depression. When I try to make friends, people often do not understand. Last summer, I thought I had many friends in a group we belonged to. I tried for 2 years to develop relationships with people in the group. While some of the relationships seemed ok, frustration grew to the point I became angry and lost many friends.
Sometimes I find myself thinking times in my life where I made mistakes. I try to bring myself back to the present. On, and on.
Thanks, for listening.

[Obayan]

Hi. My daughter was born deaf so I can relate to the isolation you feel. But isolation is also a part of depression. There are some exercises you can do for the mind instead of the body that you can talk to your doc about. And we are always here to listen and try to help if we can.