help please??

 Hi, I'm new to this site. I have been diagnosed with sever depression and anxieties. I'm lost and confused. I would really like to talk with people who are going threw it also. Any one want to talk. I really don't understand what I am going threw.

Welcome sherriedav,

Deppresion Confusing? Yes very much so . my deppresion is sort of permiment , or let's say long term deppresion, which means its not triggered by a bad incident i went through. for instance some people may have deppresion caused by some relative of theirs has passed away or lousing their jobs.

I have to deal with deppresion on a day to day basis. some symptums i got are mood swings, get irritated easily , lack of normal sleep, blaming myself for my past mistakes often forgetting the good things i do. loss of energy , sometimes even the will to live.. and the worst for me is over sleeping!

Ok the way i understand it, major deppresion is caused by chemical imballances happening in your brain.. which can significantly alter your mood.

And fighting deppresion there is many ways , i recommend excersize and geting some sun! it really helps. and offcourse company of good friends or loved ones, don't stay alone too much. meddication can offcourse help too, i'm sure i'm missing some other things ohh yes make sure you eat well getting all vitamins you need :) ( or vitamen Supliments in case your on a diet ! )

Sherrie, i think your deppresion is probally part chemical - part from your childhood , or some sort of mixture i think of those and maybe other causes!

remember Sherrie the real you is always there you just have to believe yourself and build your confidence slowly. don't expect giant leaps from deppresion, just make some baby steps everyday and you should be ok as long as your improving!

the healing takes time unfourtinantly and what ever the "Old you" is it will propablty not come back because we change and we learn new things everyday so that is not neccesary bad thing :)