Depression, I Can't Deal With This :/

[MrFoley]

I hate to bring my problems to the internet but I am really struggling dealing with depression! had a really s*hit childhood, was abused both sexually and physically by my step dad who is now in prison after being found guilty for doing it to me and his sisters daughter.

It ripped my family apart, my own mother and brothers no longer talk to me because they all think we both lied :/ it's ripped my life in shreds and I really can't take feeling like this any more, I am only 23...

I sit typing this with tears dropping down my face :/

[Paulsy]

Mr Foley I cannot pretend to imagine how you feel but if all that happening to you wasn't bad enough then being told by your family they think you are lying must be the ultimate letdown. I really feel for you x. Do you and the niece speak and support each other?

[ummmm]

Cantact your GP asap.

[elliemay1]

Have you anyone you can confide in? Can't understand why your family wouldn't believe you when he was found guilty. Go at once to your doctor and he/she will help with counselling etc.

[Barmaid]

I'm sorry to hear you feel so low. Please try talking to your GP and see if you can be referred for counselling. Good luck.

[Mamyalynne]

You have taken the first step by writing it her, now you need to actually speak to someone - trust me they will believe you and help you.

[MrFoley]

That's the thing, have seen my GP, he has been really helpful and put me on anti depressants and anxiety medication but it's not working, tried CBT therapy and it didn't work...

Hopeless case

[Paulsy]

Yes, please take everyones advice and seek help, however hard it may seem it can't be as bad as what you have gone through. Stay strong x

[TheHangman]

Set yourself some targets, big ones, small ones, easy ones, hard ones. Then buy a calendar and mark off dates when you want to have reached said targets. Give yourself some goals in life, some you can reach with a little effort. Some that will make you feel better about yourself. Someone has made you into a different person, you have the chance to make your own person, grab it.

[Mamyalynne]

You may need a different anti depressant , please go back.

[petal54]

i hope that now your life will improve ,do get help,this has eaten away at you long enough!

[Maydup]

You don't have to cope on your own MrFoley.

Try this website which offers 24 hour support especially tailored for under 25s.

http://www.getconnected.org.uk/

You've been extremely brave and strong. Keep going and aim high for the future, but don't be afraid to seek some help and support, you deserve it.

[elliemay1]

Exercise can help to lift your mood. Try walking or any other gentle exercise. Are you working at the moment?

[gness]

Mr Foley. I am so sorry for what is happening to you. I was abused and my mother didn't believe me.....that was just as bad. Years later I told my brother what had happened and it made such a difference to me. To speak to someone who believes you...will listen to all you have to say and support you is so wonderful. It lifts years of unhappiness.
Please see your G.P. He/She will help you I'm sure but you can't go on feeling like this. You're twenty three..you have a life ahead of you. I was in my fifties before I could speak about what happened to me...what a waste. Don't be the same.
Come back here to talk...there will be people better qualified than me to advise you but please get help...you deserve it......Love Gx

[MrFoley]

I will give it a go but I am seriously coming to the end of my tether.

Not working at the moment, GP signed me off because of all of this

[elliemay1]

Please, please don't give up. You are so young and have so much to live for. As gness said come back here to talk as we will try to help. Have you ever tried Meditation? It may help. Your doctor should be able to give you details.

[TheHangman]

Signed him off work Headwreck

[Maydup]

MrFoley - theres also NAPAC

National Association for People Abused as Children

http://www.napac.org.uk/

you can contact them for free and its confidential