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Hi, my name is Donna. I have been suffering from depression for 2 years. It all started because I got into alot of debt/financial difficulties. I then got sacked from my job because I was so depressed that I couldnt get out of bed in the morning. I then lost my home because I didnt have money coming in to pay the mortgage and was repossessed. My depression has basically spiralled from there really. I am now in a loving 1 year relationship and live with my boyfriend. I have not got back into a permanent job and have been 'temping' for a year and a half. I want to get back into a permanent job but feel unable to cope with going to interviews. I have been having symptoms of not being able to get up in the mornings, headaches/migraines, have absolutely no energy and feel tired all the time, lost interest in daily activities, feel miserable, have had thoughts of suicide "in the past", have lost alot of weight, feel achey, cry easily or feel like crying, etc. I havent gone to my doctor to seek help because I thought it would get better and didnt want to become reliant on medication but now feel that I need to do something as my life isnt getting any better and feel more and more miserable. Some days I feel okay and then other times I cant get through a month without having a week off sick from work. I have tried telling my boyfriend how I am feeling (albeit he doesnt know I have been feeling like this for the last 2 years) and he just says to "stop feeling sorry for yourself".
Posts: 6 | Location: Kent | Registered: 04-03-2008
