Possible to be depressed all your life?

[nomadwantshome]

I am so sick of feeling shit. I am so bored of this fucking boring, depressed crap. Ever since I can remember Ive felt shitty crap. Not being the most eloquent ATM sorry. Am on ad,s sertratoline 100mg, came off them last year without help of gp and buy did I go a bit off the rails. I don't care if I have to stay on them for the rest of my life now but can they please work consistently. Why do I feel ok ish and then go down hill and feel like shit?

Is it possible to just be a depressive person, you know a depressive personality. I was reading a scale and it seems ive been mildly to moderately depressed most of my life. Even when I went up to 150mg last time I still had the background shit crap. Sorry just so pissed off with it. The phrase that goes through my head is ,the pain of living,

Yes it is possible if you only do one approach (or none). I counselled someone who had been depressed for 50 years. She wouldn't take drugs and refused relationships.

You may need a combination of approaches. Talking therapy, classes, hobbies, being with friends, other interventions.

Hi laurie
Yes I have been better, specifically after a course of hypnotherapy and I worked really hard to keep active and get out and about. There are some major issues now. I'm homesick, we've just moved to a new area but in the same region. I feel homesick for down south. Our business went under a couple of years ago and I never felt settled. We've bought in this area now but I really want to be down south, where all my old friends are. Ive started to make an effort getting to know the other mums at dcs school but its a world away from having a good friend near by, that takes time. I'm not naturally gregarious, a bit shy really.

I feel shattered most of the time and I just want to flop in the evening, it's a catch 22. I am always wary of dps stress levels. I always seem to be looking after everyone else and I have very little time to myself. I very recently went part time as I couldn't cope with us both being full time, even though I was quite happy to stay full time in my own right iyswim. It's helped a little.

I'm trying to watch what I eat to boost my energy and I gave up alcohol for about 6 months last year as that seemed to be sliding out of control.

I know threres more I can do but I don't feel particularly motivated.