Struggling with Depression
Posted by redbean
Hi there
I do struggle with depression and wonder if there is anyone out there in the same boat. What sort of help is available in the community and what works for you?
I would appreciate if you could share with me your experience with depression.
Thanks
Posted: 29 June 2010 02:01 PM
Posted by PlanB
don’t myself Redbean but I know a few that do--it is a dreadful thing--there is “Beyond Blue” I hear that does have help.
Posted by toot2000
I hope someone on the forum will be prepared to talk about their problems with depression but I doubt it. There is a huge stigma connected with ‘mental illness’ - people turn off and tune out whenever it’s mentioned. It’s just another illness afterall but no one wants to talk about it. As PlanB has already mentioned Byond Blue is one possible help site and the Black Dog Institute is another one. Good luck.
http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
Posted by redbean
Hi there
Thanks for the response. I certainly know about those two organisations.
Infact, I used to belong to an online forum called DepressioNet which was started by a courageous lady by the name of Leanne Pethick.
http://www2b.abc.net.au/guestbookcentral/entry.asp?GuestbookID=29&EntryID;=430025&view;=&numtoview;=&start;=&sort;=&filter1;=&filter1val;=&filter2;=&filter2val;=&filter3;=&filter3val;=&advanced;=&pagestart;=389
It even received fundings from the Dept of Health and Ageing until Leanne was forced to hand over the running of this forum to another group and this group ran it to the ground. It was a sad day for the members when this happened in March 2010.
http://www.depressionet.com.au/030705/aboutus/vis_feedback.html
I too suffer from depression. DepressioNet was great and a real support but it was partly closed down because its computer became corrupted. I have not needed them again until just recently so don't know if they are available now. I am happy to talk to any other person going thru this. There is still so much misunderstanding etc. in the community about it. In my own case my marriage of 41 years is disintegrating because of my depression. My husband [u]tries[/u]. But he is like many men - self-contained, objective, unemotional, scared to discuss anything remotely to do with feelings, and generally not giving me the emotional support I crave.
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