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get over it is a polite way of saying shut up i'm tired of hearing this. One thing I would do, is sit down and confront her saying "i know you don't believe in depression and have little compassion for it, but this is how I am feeling and if you truely care for me, you will try to find enough ...

I've been taking it on and off for about 6 years and was wondering if anybody else gets a really bad sedation effect. I have to get up at 6AM everyday for work and if I take a pill at night I can barely get out of bed and trying to drive my car to work is just as bad :( and it lasts all day so I end...

This happened to me about 10 years ago when I was around your age. My brother and I took my mother to the hospital and she was admitted. I'm starting to think depression may be hereditary because I also suffer from it. This is tough on a family but your dad needs to be ready and able to support your...

It's really hard when your partner cannot relate and cannot handle the ups and downs of depression also. At the end of the day you'd hope that your loved one would be there for you and offer support but when they don't it hurts. I'm in a spot where my wife refuses to accept that I have depression an...

Suffering from depression myself I can honestly say that I put my wife through some tough emotional times especially when I have "dark days". My wife does not understand depression so she gets frustrated which makes things worse. I'm starting to realize that I think it's impossible to have...

He may be self sabotaging himself by pushing you away. I myself pushed my whole family away at one point and it's a major sign of depression.You can drop him a line once in a while so he knows your still there. The mistake people make sometimes is giving too much space and then the person really goe...

I am new here and I have suffered from depression since I was around 15 or 16 years old and I'm 30 now so it's been a long time. I also suffer from anxiety too. It would be nice to hear from others and possibly share some stories or thoughts on the many issues we face in life.

Bye for now