Depression, anxiety and bi-polar

Hey, my Depression is very bad at the moment I have lost my cousin & Uncle in less than a year! Also I have Family problems & Major health issues to which I am getting I feel fobed off! Not by my GP but by my consultant! I am going to see GP to try & get some answers! I try to keep postive, But it is so hard! I Am fed up of being strong, fighting Looking after people! No one really looks after me! I am finding it hard to cope! I don"t want to wake up in the mornings! I hate feeling like this On the plus side I do have my cat Jerry  he stays with me most nights! He makes me feel loved! My family just make me feel needed! I do love my mum We look after each other! but my sisters make life very hard for us! I feel trapped! & in a bad dream that I can"t wake from! Sorry to moan.

Hi Groovychick. Never ever apologize for how you are feeling; at least you are getting it off your chest. 

It must be so hard for you losing 2 people who were probably close to you in such a short period of time. 

Grief has no expiry date ;depression is like grief also so you must try to be gentle on yourself in order to get to that better place that is waiting ahead of you 

In the midst of my anxiety depression, I too was facing numerous issues which left me feeling totally overwhelmed. I like yourself would constantly be running round after others but felt exactly like you regarding the 'What about me'? 

In reality , my family/friends were 'there' for me but I was to absorbed in 'me' to actually recognize the fact. Logic and reasoning fly out of the window when you are low and it is only now that I am out of the dark, lonely, frightening tunnel of depression that I can look back and realize how it really was.

My dog was my best friend  . She was the reason that I went out of the house ;apart from going to work after some time off . An animals love is unconditional ; my new partner tells me that he got his kitten from a rescue centre for something  to help him to get through his marriage break up, not seeing his children and also being diagnosed with a terminal illness. He had someone to love.

It is good to read that you are pointing out some positives in your life. x

Be gentle on yourself . Adopt the 2 steps forward , 3 steps back approach. 

Do things for you; no matter how small.

Are you addressing the issues that you are struggling with? Don't overwhelm yourself attempting to rectify them all at once. Take them slowly, one at a time .

I completely understand how you feel like you are dreaming. I felt like I was walking in a fog. It really will pass and so all you can do is to be patient.

Are you on medication? This will help you to feel lighter mind wise enabling you to sort out whatever your inner thoughts/ feelings are.x

Keep posting as you are never alone on here, nor are you alone in what you are feeling.

Gentle hugs, wrapped with love.

Julie x

i am Dave and I have suffered from anxiety and depression for many years. I have had success managing it with Sertaline and CBT but 2 years ago my wife of 18 years left a note on the Kitchen table saying our marriage was over. I read this note with my 15 year old daughter who she also left. I have been up and down a lot since this event and recently have had a very difficult stage. My anxiety is high and my mood very low. I have been in a new relationship for the last 9 months and find I am constantly catastrophozing that the relationship will end like my previous one did. I know this can easily become a self fulfilling prophesy and I am desperate to sort myself out. I have a doctors appointment in 3 weeks and would really appreciate any help from my friends on here x