I'm new to this so I've been reading a few of your comments. I have suffered from depression for most of my life so like you I know how it feel what it does to you and how hard it is to keep going. I just want to say you are all fantastic people even if you don't feel like you are, underneath all your desperation, worthlessness and numbness is a beautiful person. Depression robs you of your life it is not who you are it is an illness you are fighting. People fight cancer too but others can see that so they get all the support and help they need. Depression is invisable to others which makes it so much more difficult to deal with. Anyway my dear friends (if I may call you that) You are not alone even if that's how you feel, we are all with you. take care sweet people x
Thanks Sue, that made me feel just that little bit better 
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Thanks Sue. But when people look at us they see someone that looks ok from the out side. They can't see what's hurting on the inside. Nor do they understand unless they have had depression or going through it. The black day sometimes out number the good ones.
Great upbeat comment Sueeliz.
i find it SO wearing putting a front on if I have to go out...
As no one is able to see depression,as you say,but when I had a stress fracture and a great big boot on one leg,I had so many people offering support,I found it ironic as it was nothing compared to how I was feeling on the inside..
Hi I know it makes it so much harder to deal with and for me people not understanding is painful. I feel I have to pretend I'm ok I get very angry with them. The black days do outnumber to good ones, I wanted to say that you are all such lovely people but the depression takes that knowledge away. I've told my doctor on more than one occasion "if you told me arsenic would make the depression go away I would gladly swallow it". Life with depression is not worth living.
I think some people need to get there heads out the sand and try and cope in our shoes for a day or two and let them try and understand what we go through. They would understand a little bit then. I'm fed up with people looking down on us for something out of our control.
Very true, I have been made so much worse because of people's words who don't understand, pathetic and lazy spring to mind..
Don't they think if It was as easy as they say I would have done it... So upsetting
Thank you for your support. Xxxx
Agree with you all, they do say...
depression isn't a sign of weakness it's going too strong and putting a brave face on for too long."
It is a dark cloud, I kinder feel im overcoming it but don't speak too soon. I have theses burst of energy and I'm up to do things. Family has been really good, I've been quite surprised how supportive they been. I know I wish I could go back to old me being roofless and happy but I'm beginning to like this new me, I have my head screwed on this time,
I pose it's another good day for me and on the up first day I've been on my own and no tears! 😄 go me.
Xxx love to you all can't thank everyone so much xxx
Good to hear Laura hope you have a great day x
Thank you jake, you too hopefully it's a nice day.
Xxx
Thank you Sue for being there.
Hi. I am new to this site. And new to realising I'm depressed. I always thought that feeling of loneliness, not being worth anything, just not being made for this world is just a sign of me be weak and incapable of doing anything. Until I met a good friend and we started proper talking and he made me realize I do not have to feel like that. I tried counseling, but talking to a stranger did not really work for me. I still feel like I am just weak, not able to snap out of it. So since 3 days I am on antidepressants which I really don't like. The side affects are just awful and I wonder if they will really help.
Really good to read positive comments here
Hello samantha,Im also new to this site,I dont find counseling helps me either but lucky for me I havent got hardly any side effects and I do think they are working for me,hopefully after a few more days they will work for you ,I hope the side affects will go soon.
I went to see my friend who has depression like myself and I was surprised when her own mother said to us we need to pull ourselves together,get a grip,life is precious and people everywhere are dying , some people need to be educated more about depression ,when I have my dark thoughts I can only think of harming myself I cant switch them off just like a light, it does upset me to think there is worse people off than me but unfortunatly depression has taking a hold of me.
It's horrible isn't it, I don't blame them for being like that if they don't understand but it's infuriating and has resulted in me harming myself a few times when I get told I just need to stop being pathetic and man up.
ive been shown videos of people being shot in an attempt to say 'people have it worse so grow up', won't forget that either..
Please dont harm yourself,its like as if they have won by putting us down even more, I should of said if you havent had it and experienced it you should keep your mouth shut and then walk away.
Yep exactly that, just cos you don't see it or understand then how can they judge? Especially certain points to why people are suffering from depression in the first place.
Is annoying but still you just put on a brave face and try and get by.
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Yep I wish it didn't get to me, how was your day laura? Xx