Posted by banga on October 26, 2004, at 17:59:55
In reply to Feeling Helpless Still, posted by mattsit on October 26, 2004, at 15:27:24
Hang in there! I've struggled with these thoughts in the past. Many things including meds can make such a difference. When I've sunk really low, I remind myself of a specific moment in the past when I was not feeling depressed and helpless. For me, it was when I told my sister-in-law that "I actually don't feel depressed anymore." That was years ago, and often lately it's hard to believe that I once felt like that, but I remind myself: if I said it, it must have been true, so even if I feel hopeless now, I know that it is possible for me to be in a different place, and it will come again, I just have to be patient." I am switching medications hoping for a shift back to the better place. Just hang in there, try to just take it one day at a time for now. Try not to worry yourself with big overwhelming questions like "am I a failure at life?" That's depression talking, it will pass, maybe not tomorrow but it will let up. I get carried away too with these scary ideas. I just take a breath and slow down this thinking, put it in context as a setback that will right itself, just to take it one day at a time. A lot of people here know how it is when you feel like that. Hang in there.
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