Share your stories and remember this well; we support each other.

I have been suffering from depression and it hurts everywhere.

There are days when I just want to stay in bed and hide myself from the world. My worst months are the winters because the sun hardly comes out. Everything about my body aches; I've had friends who would say I was psychosomatic. I didn't even know what the word meant and would spend most of my winters so miserable.

I saw a counsellor and brought up the word to her; my counsellor said the word did not apply to me because she could see me being quite cheerful during the spring-summer-fall. She would notice a drastic change in my mood/body language during winter and when I stayed in her office too long with the office halogen lights.



Part 1...

She knew I couldn't deal well with artificial lights and the loss of Vitamin D/E - this is where the sunlight comes in. I kept asking about why I would dramatically change in 3 months when the 9 months I was fine. The counsellor brought in the fact I was losing vision and the daylight savings time was difficult for me as I would be emotional losing an hour of sunlight. I love gaining an extra hour of sunlight.

Part 2...

I am clinically depressed and have been for over 10 years. I am on medication and they help a lot. I still struggle and I am at my lowest point of the depression during winters as I ache physically. I keep myself busy with crafts - jewellery, sewing and other things.
I wanted to do this closed group because the very last thing we all need is open criticism and open judgment.

Part 3..

We do not need that. We need support from each other.

to others who suffer like I do.

Hang in there and remember this, don't make plans for tomorrow. You have today to do and live out today first before you think of tomorrow. It is tough enough dealing with depression and living out today before you start out thinking tomorrow.

Live for today and live well; I send you positive healing thoughts.

HUGS,
Patty

, indeed, it is tough dealing with a varies of depressions and living out in the world. I have my own moments too.

p.s. Thanks for inviting me here. it takes some times for me to understand why life turns out.