Mental health club!

[Usseewa]

21 hours ago, coldfuzion76 said:

The last few years have been really hard. Got laid off from my dream job, couldn't find work for a while, so I moved back to my home state hoping it would be better. Soon after, we lost both of our dogs, one to cancer, the other was attacked three weeks later at a dog park. Plus the jobs haven't been any easier to get. I've had 4 in the last 3 years just trying to make ends meet, all while taking care of a disabled girlfriend. Hence the bankruptcy. I also had to let my truck and camper be repossessed.

Most of my depression just feels so damn justified. It's hard to see past it, even though I know others have it worse. 

That's really rough. Sometimes I think it can be validating if your depression feels justified? Or maybe not idk. But I know sometimes I can't identify a cause and then question myself and can't see how it's real. Idk if I'm understanding right tho...

Also, as others have said in the past, there's always gonna be someone who has it worse, until you get to the bottom, and that doesn't make everyone else's less valid.

I'm not sure how to help in a solution-based way.

 

How did the appointment go?

[coldfuzion76 he/him]

1 hour ago, Usseewa said:

That's really rough. Sometimes I think it can be validating if your depression feels justified? Or maybe not idk. But I know sometimes I can't identify a cause and then question myself and can't see how it's real. Idk if I'm understanding right tho...

How did the appointment go?

It is somewhat validating. I just can't seem to get out of this rut. Bad things just keep happening, making me question if they'll or I'll ever get any better. 

The appointment went ok, I appreciate you asking. We've juggled some things around, and today my anxiety wasn't as bad.

Had to work some overtime today, and it actually wasn't terrible, so I'm going to try and take that as the win that it is. I've started back at an old job that I had 10 years ago, and have a bit of a different perspective now, so maybe this time it will work out better. So far it has, and I'm trying to remain as positive as I can about it.