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Down and Depressed

  • 24-11-2013 10:40pm
    #1
    gonebeyondajoke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭


    Hi all,

    This is something I need to get of my chest and where is better than the anonymity of the internet.

    I'm a young man in his mid 20's and for the past number of months, I've been feeling down. It started with the odd bad mood which I put down to stress, then it became more frequent, more unexplained bad moods. Then slowly it became broken nights sleep which I put down to shift work (I was working nights but I'm off them now). It's reached a point now where I feel its a struggle to get enthusiastic about anything

    I feel alone all the time, when I'm with other people I don't feel normal in my own skin, it's like I am am wearing a mask of what I am like when I'm happy and how I want to be. I feel like I'm slipping away from myself.

    I've carried on this act for months now and I feel like I can't let it go now, I don't want to let people know I've been feeling this way and never said anything, I'm ashamed of my silence.

    I'm not looking for any advice or sympathy, I just wanted to let it all out and this was the only way I thought I could do it.

    Thank you


Comments

  • #2
    Merkin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,230 ✭✭✭Merkin


    You're not alone and you should not feel ashamed my dear. Posting on here and asking for help is a big step and one you should be proud of. What you are going through is far more common than you think. You should really go and have a chat to your GP and discuss how you have been feeling, things can and will get better x


  • #3
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,631 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Been there myself. Posted on here myself over the same thing. Life really really sucks sometimes. You need to look at your life and see what's causing those issues. If its something you can control, remove them from your life. If its not, learn to understand the affect it has on you and understand how to deal with it. Getting it off your chest is the hardest part and posting about it means you've covered that already.


  • #4
    jaffusmax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,602 ✭✭✭jaffusmax


    I am mid 30 and just went on anti depressants after Years of silence. Only regret I have is not doing it sooner. Once I had nothing left to blame for feeling down all that was left was my depression. The only struggle was with myself and at last I feel normal. Good Luck :)


  • #5
    seanie_c
    Closed Accounts Posts: 295 ✭✭seanie_c


    OP, I watched a fantastic documentary recently about stress and the effects on our health.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYG0ZuTv5rs


    It might offer you some insight? Worth a look.


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