overcome depression

As with a lot of people here, I’ve been battling my depression for a very long time now.
I’m about to graduate from college, and I find that the emptiness still follows me around.
I’d like to say that I’m way past my problems, since I haven’t been on anti-depressants for years, but sadly this isn’t the case.
I blow things way out of proportion, things get to me very easily, and if I were to sit down and make a list of my flaws, I would need a whole lot of paper.
I thought things would get much, much better this year, but as my luck would have it, 2008 has probably been the most miserable year of my life so far.
I am not a quitter though, I’m gonna keep working on myself, and I will not give up hope until the little person inside of me knows his true value.

I’ve been dealing with depression and social anxiety for years now. I want to be happy and learn to understand and control my extreme emotions.

I’m getting better. I have my ups and downs. It just varies from day to day, hour to hour, minute to minute, etc. Recently I found out someone dear to me is bipolar/manic depressive so helping them with all I have has actually brought me to a really stable, happy point in my life. I feel happy to help them and reassure them that things will get better.

I started taking anti-depressants and it really helped my life become better.

These are the things that let me be me again! I suppose it’s always possible to relapse, but with lots of positive reinforcement I’m certain I’ll be able to face anything that comes next.

The Zen of Zombie is a fantastic little self-help book I picked up as a gag, but it actually ended up being a cornerstone of the new me (I’m a huge zombie flick fan). It helped me focus on what I really wanted, and stop caring so much about trivial aspects of my life.

Changing jobs… that just needed to happen. 90% of my stress was work-related, and a lateral move was the single best thing I could have done for myself.

And a good woman. My Kelley is my rock, and she’s been so supportive of me through the choppy waters. She definitely had a big part to play in where I am now.

It’s a powerful thing to accomplish. I wish all of you the best in this one. Don’t lose sight of the prize! It’s there, and I believe in you.

I’m still in counseling.
But I stopped taking my medication.
Stopped any drug-taking, alcohol-consuming, and hanging out with “bad-for-me” people.

Now everyone in my family is so proud of me, because they have their Ashley back.

And it feels great to be back. Be back to a real person. Lol. You know, that isn’t so…sad, and “dead-inside” and all that.

I can’t seem to find my way out…just really crappy band aids.

http://www.stevenaitchison.co.uk/blog/2008/07/02/8-destructive-thinking-patterns-and-how-to-change-them/

my psych bumped up my wellbutrin xl from 150 to 300 about two weeks ago. having problems sleeping, but so far so good.

After many years in school and a few in the real world, I realize I have made the wrong career choice (or am I just too stupid to do anything?). I’m leaving my job and going back to school at 32. I am terrified of failing again, and yet I am so depressed at all the wasted time and energy, I have little enthusiasm to begin again.