Depression

Hi everyone,
I suffer from major depression. I am a member of NAMI but need on-line friends and support. I am alone since the death of my husband and have been disabled from CFIDS - Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome for the past eleven years. The Major Depression hit me really hard after the death of my husband and is very severe at times. I take Prozac for it and find that the more I get in touch with my disability of CFIDS which requires being sick in bed far too much of the time, the better I am able to cope with the major depression.
Just want to be part of a caring group of people is all. I have learned that being disabled and homebound in our society means being made to feel that people only want to help me survive here alone if I have the material assets, money, they seem to love more then helping someone left disabled, alone and in need. Just hurts really bad is all.
Patriciann

I am a 43 yr old disabled female with Fibromyalgia and Cronic Fatigue Syndrom and recently a degeneritive bone disease, and I know exactly what you mean! I am in bed most of the day now every day with very little outtings and not a big income being on social security disibility and my husbands income Put me over the aid of Ihss I got for 11 years by only $300.00 when he got a raise now i get absoutly no help and he is gone for 11 to 16 hours a day. Ive lost all my friends over time not being active and they didn't understand and haven't any other family in the area or that talkss to me. It is so lonely and I cant even find a councilor that would do phone sessions with me if I coulldn't get up to go in to them...this is not living, my quality of life frankly sucks and so does being inbetween help...too much for lowincome and not enough for any other help! cdhlj

Life is beginning to improve a bit. I have had needed help having a used stove installed and also a bit of work done to the kitchen to make it more user friendly. I am sick in bed today but feel so thankful for the help that has been given. To feel that I am not so isolated and pushed out of the way makes like oh so much better.
Patricia