themaskoftom

Guys,

Checking back in to say – to my utter astonishment – that meds have turned my depression around. For the first time in years, I feel “normal” – or at least what was normal for me when I was 30. A decade of trying assorted meds with minimal effect had sapped me of hope that my depression could actually be medicated.

It’s my birthday today, usually a time of depression and self loathing. Except this year it’s fun and heart warming and  happy.

I was told by many people that “it’s a matter of finding the right meds” but I was never sure that a pill could […]

As my depression and desire to harm myself have begun to take over my thoughts again, I turn here for the affirmation that I am not alone. The young age of most posters really does hurt, but I know my problems had manifested by age 15, I just had no one to talk to about it. I can’t add much to this discussion except to say: only we can understand where we are. My family knows what I face, but cannot grasp it. They are sympathetic, but cannot understand. It’s painful to talk to someone about how badly you feel, how you want to die, […]