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Posted 6/13/2009 10:00 PM (GMT 0)

Hello

This is my introduction of me!

All my life I have had an undercurrent of depression. I have had over 2 years of one on one therapy with a first class therapist.

The therapy ended about 7 years ago.

I've joined this site to try "self help", it helps me to talk about my depression.

I'm from a large family, I have 3 brothers and 6 sisters (1 sister recently died).

We all have problems which stem from our fathers actions.

I also suffer from Social Anxiety Disorder.

My life has been dominated by these conditions, it's made me very lonely in life, made me take decisions I didn't really want to take, like my job choices, going to university, the way I married etc,.

I'm 53, male, divorced, now with a lovely lady for 5 years, from the UK.

I hope I can help others.

L

Posted 6/13/2009 11:03 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome, Larry!

I'm very, very sorry about your sister and your father.

Ivy.
Posted 6/13/2009 11:49 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Larry, Welcome to the forum! I'm glad you introduced yourself, and I know you will find this to be a warm and supportive place. It sounds like you have a wealth of experience to share with others, and I look forward to getting to know you better.
Posted 6/14/2009 12:00 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Larry,

I find helping others here helps me. I think that you will find the same. I hope that you are having a wonderful day. I too am sorry about your sister.

Take care,

Hugs, Karen
Posted 6/14/2009 1:30 AM (GMT 0)
welcome larry, nice to have you hear. I hope we can help each other out by sharing our experiences and stuff like that. also sorry to hear about your sister and father, and glad you are in a nice relationship after the divorce, good for you my friend and I hope good things will come to you soon, take care!
Posted 6/14/2009 2:08 AM (GMT 0)
Larry,
Welcome to HW! Thank you for sharing a bit about yourself. I see several members have already come along to welcome you & I'm sure others will be along as well. Everyone here is really wonderful & supportive and we are glad to have to join our community.

Looking forward to reading more of your posts,
frances
Posted 6/14/2009 2:40 AM (GMT 0)
hi larry, uk, jamie, male, 37, australia.

thx 4 your courage in posting, am sincerely sorry for your recent loss. i look forward to sharing with you. jamie

dx mdd, severe borderline personality disorder. oh, welcome to the hw forum!

Posted 6/14/2009 7:31 AM (GMT 0)

ivy6, Raniah, getting by, Akram, Frances_2008, jamiee

Thank you for the support and kind words, it means alot and certainly helps.

I have a tough time coming up.

My sister (49 years old), who is the youngest of ten children, has her funeral this Tuesday 16th June.
She leaves behind two sons, she was a beautiful and lovely woman who suffered from Bipolar.
I miss her.

Also due to the recession I was laid off work on the 1st May.
This has made me worry I will not find another job and I will let down my partner who I love very dearly and was lucky to find.

I try to look on the bright side of things, but it's hard at the moment.

Thanks again.

Posted 6/14/2009 9:16 AM (GMT 0)
larry, a lot of sadness, yet i am sure that there is a lot of memories. sincereties for your loss. in tough times tough people shine, i am sure you will. me unemployed nearly 8 yrs, yes i am on a disability pension, but i am in training and will be doing more next year. it was a year and a half in at uni when i became severely unwell, was psychoticaly depressed and exhibited extreme psychosis and delusional behaviour. this was 2001.

have had ect, 28 psych admissions and a six month stay in an inpatient program for people with severe borderline personality disorder. but i am back. well i am trying hard!! keep the faith in you, as we do, okay. jamie

dx, mdd, severe borderline personality disorder.

Posted 6/14/2009 10:33 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Jamiee

Yes I have lots of great memories of my little sister, I'm glad she was my sister.

I will try to be tough and get by.

Thank you so much for your concern.

I'm sorry you've had problems with University and work.
In my first week at University I had a break down and left.

Everyone told me to go back and a year later I did.
Not sure it was the right thing to do, but I had good jobs after that.
Now I'm unemployed and worried.


 

I've not been very good with money during my life.

I'm in software development and need to settle down and enjoy life.

Can you say what sort of training you are doing?


Thanks and best wishes
Larry

Posted 6/14/2009 10:38 AM (GMT 0)
would but forum rules disallow this. let us just say in the area of community development. jamie. with the work issue, is the net of any help? thx 4 replying, at one stage of my life, when i was employable, i was out of employ 4 two yrs, yeah got some, and u will too. just do not give up. jamie
Posted 6/14/2009 1:03 PM (GMT 0)
Larry, You have my best wishes and prayers for Tuesday....I know it will be a sad time for you and your family. Please take care of yourself during your grief. Try to take one day at a time with your job search.....it can be overwhelming to think of the future and all the 'what ifs', but if you pace yourself and do what you can each day, you can feel some satisfaction in knowing you are doing your best. I hope your significant other will be understanding....it sounds like you two have a good relationship, and I'm sure she knows that you're doing what you can, and that you really care.
Posted 6/14/2009 4:39 PM (GMT 0)

Hello Larry,

I am Kitt.  Welcome to HealingWell and the Depression Forum. I have found the support, validation and encouragement that I receive here, to be so helpful and healing. I hope and trust that will be your experience as a member of the HW family.

My deepest sympathy at the death of your sister.  My sister died on April 30th so I know how you are feeling.  It is never easy but you will keep her memory alive I am sure.

I look forward to getting to know you better.

Kitt

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