New to forum and depression
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:30 am
Hi all, I just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself. I'm 30 years old and a single mom to a great little boy. I live in a small town and up until now have always been a very happy go lucky kind of person. For the past few months I have been dealing with this hopeless feeling that leaves me irritated and just plain sad. I kept thinking that it was just things going on around me that was making me feel this way, but I have not been able to kick the feeling. I turned 30 this year, and instead of being excited and wanting to celebrate I dreaded it. I recently broke up with a man that I had only dated for about 7 months, but was very much in love with. So I thought maybe that was why I was so down. Then I realized that it was everything. My job, my car, my home (or lack of), my body, my town, my friends. Even the things I loved the most I could care less about now. I just want to sell everything I own and move to another place, change my identity and start a new life. I have come to the conclusion that this is not natural or even normal for me and I am definitely dealing with depression, which I know nothing about. I really need help. I hope I can find it here and in turn help someone else. Thanks for reading.