re: Been dealing with depression for 10 years. Went to counseling today for the first time.

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The recent threads you have started have shown me your outcry. Glad you are getting help.

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Lester Earl

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Now that I think about it. why haven’t you been going to therapy? For years?

I’m so sorry to hear this TW and now I’m worried. Please come back and give a progress report.


Best of luck to you.

Good for you. As a person who has a family history of mental illness and has suffered personally, I am so happy you are seeking help. Sometimes having everything in the world just isn't enough. And there is ZERO shame in asking for help.

Therapy and medication won't be an immediate fix, but you will feel better. Just keep at it.

Good for you and good luck!

Do you have suicidal thoughts?

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Maybe give it a browse.

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For some Buddhist irony, I remembered reading this principle of "the cup is already broken". The idea is that all things in life will come to an end, so we should simply accept that our time is fleeting and to simply enjoy drinking from the cup while we have it. So, over the winter break, I was discussing with a friend about whether I wanted to man up and get more serious with her, I brought up the idea of the cup. He suggested that I might as well enjoy the relationship while it was here and not worry about how it could end. She broke up with me over the phone 2 days later. FML

She was the first girl I'd dated since the divorce.

As for therapy, I feel like I have so much to unpack, that I could never afford the number of hours needed to get to where the therapist would know enough about me to help me.

Best of luck to you

Get better baw. I could tell something was up from your poor 2019 start.

How depressing of a thread

Good luck. Being able to recognize your depression gives you a leg up on most depressed people. I was clinically depressed many years ago and it was a loved one who got me help. I’ve been off antidepressants for more than 20 years now.

From time to time I think I may be falling back into depression. But for those who’ve been there, I know the difference between a bad day and total hopelessness. I’m glad you’re getting help. I often wondered whether I’d go back to treatment during the time I held a certain level of clearance. I didn’t have to disclose my prior treatment as it was outside the time limit required for disclosure. I recognized that going back into treatment could result in the loss of my clearance but decided it was better to be alive than hold a clearance. Fortunately, it was never an issue.

I wish you well. I’m certain that treatment will make you a happier person and a better father and husband. God Bless.

Good luck Tyga