Hi, I am working on a Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree, a program for returning adults who have accumulated credit hours. A person chooses there own field of study, and I am concentrating on...
I think I need to clarify what I wrote. I am a big believer in cognitive therapy, believe the being aware of what you think and how it effects you etc is very important, which is very different from...
Honestly, this person doesn't sound like much of a friend. Depression is real, different things work for different people, but I feel that "not thinking about it" is ridiculous advice, and not the...
You need to try to get help IRL....
GOOD FOR YOU putontheplay. I can't tell you how many times I almost talked myself out of going back. They say courage is not about not being afraid, it's being afraid and doing it anyway. For me the...
I know I try to find the good (try but not always successful), almost like a kind of armor against the "dark" that can take over. Thanks!...
:smile: I read posts on here, as long as I can, there is so much pain, so many people feeling buried and confused and hurt. I sure can remember my depression being that bad, and am so grateful....
The way I keep from falling into depression is to remind myself it is a thinking spiral, you think one bad/sad thing, that goes to the next etc etc. I don't let myself go to the first starting...
Thanks Karen, If you have considered going back to school, I can really recommend it. It was very scary at first, still is at times. I first took classes '79, '80, then some more '92, but always gave...
A pretty great day thanks. I am back in school and this was the first day of classes. Was dreading it in some ways, my knee is kind of messed up and was afraid the walking would be a problem, that it...
The love of money surely is the root of all evil. All that must have been very hard for you at the time. I was in a situation with family years ago, and the thing that blew my mind was how conniving...
Scary story Karen, so glad you were there for your Grandma and her estate. When I was working with senior citizens a few years back, there was a man who so many people were trying to scam, so I...
Yes, there are many bad ones out there, as I said, it wasn't until a couple years later that I learned that it was supposed to have been therapy, I literally didn't ever spend more than ten minutes...
So, getting by, I guess it's your opinion that this might be a kind of depression, thanks! I am starting to think that maybe it is something I need to just deal with, take that risk, see if the...
My initial question was whether those here think it's another form of depression. I understand that certain states of mind, like depression, can result in thoughts that are not where near accurate....
Thanks to you both, for the welcome and the kind words. I will think about returning to therapy, but the thing is, I don't seem to want to change this. I will think on it though, I feel safe this way....
Hi, new here. I am 53, nothing but a long string of failed, weirdly abusive relationships, over 25 years of trying different meds, dozens of jobs etc etc. A few years ago became suicidal while on an...