Letters From Friends
Share your story with others! Sharing helps in healing, let's not suffer alone..."Thank you for putting this site together! I can't tell you how good it feels to know that other people understand what I feel like, what it feels like to be so depressed that I can't even pretend to be happy for my kids. Depression is truly a heartbreaking illness. I've been suffering with depression for around 5 years now. I'm not really sure why it started, there wasn't anything devastating happening in my life. It just seemed like the days started to drag on a little, then a little bit more. Food didn't taste as good, playing with my kids seemed like a chore. I thought I was a bad person! a bad mother! How could anyone look on their children and not feel joy! Well things went on like that for almost a year, when a friend of mine finally sat me down and said enough... She convinced me to see a doctor to find out if i had any medical condition, and the doctor referred me to a psychiatrist. long story short, it wasn't easy, and it took a long time, but I really feel like I'm back on my feet. The depression hasn't completely "disappeared", but it is no longer keeping me from living my life.
I just want to say to everyone, to stay strong... talk to people, friends, doctors, anyone who'll listen. Keeping these feelings to yourself is poisonous!"~ MaryT, Indiana - 6/12/07
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