Help what is after this?

[Life_and_Death]

what comes after depression? i dont have much outside of here. recovery seems lonely at this point.

 

[Mimi79]

"When does Depression ends? - When it ends you."
There can be a lot after depressions ..it depends on what you wish for ...

 

[Deleted member 22624]

Part of me wishes I'd stayed single so I could CTB without affecting her. I feel isolated in this relationship because I can't talk to her about how I feel anymore, it got too much for her, so I feel miserable and have to hide most of what I feel. I thought being in a relationship would help, and it has in many ways but no-one has super-human abilities to get someone else out of a deep funk no matter how much love there might be.

 

[Mimi79]

Part of me wishes I'd stayed single so I could CTB without affecting her. I feel isolated in this relationship because I can't talk to her about how I feel anymore, it got too much for her, so I feel miserable and have to hide most of what I feel. I thought being in a relationship would help, and it has in many ways but no-one has super-human abilities to get someone else out of a deep funk no matter how much love there might be.

I feel you ....

 

[MichaelNomad123]

I find it more helpful to think of depression not as an obstacle to overcome but something to learn to work with. I'm not suggesting that depression is a positive or a benefit, but having lived with depression for the majority of my life, it often feels futile to treat it as a phase.

Instead, I just manage it by coming to terms with it. I accept it as a foundation to my disposition. Something that makes me stronger and harder than the average man. I liken it to broken bones or having calluses. I have stronger bones and I am harder to hurt because I carry with me a greater weight.

Once I accept my condition, I forget, and when I forget then I am sometimes treated with the surprise of having put my weight down. It doesn't happen often and it doesn't happen frequently, but when it does, I can say that in that moment I am happy. If you are like me, there are not many surprises for you in life because you're too smart for that. This would be one of those surprises, at least for me, and that makes it all the more special.