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[sharna]

pericat thankyou for the information and for taking the time to answer my question, much appreciated

[pericat]

Please take care and talk to someone

[tamborine]

your children need you and you must stay strong for them.....they are your joy of life and together you will strengthen and survive.

Your children need and love you only!

[jno]

you should also see your doctor about this - depression is an illness, not just feeling down in the dumps, and it seems possible that you may have it. It can be treated.

[karenmac60]

Don't rule out medication. I was also a single mother with no money, no friends and no support network and I suffered from severe clinical depression for 3 years. I finally caved in after taking an overdose and realised i had to stop this. The tablets made me feel a bit wierd, but the doctor was happy to try different kinds till I found one I was more comfortable with, and slowly but surely I got my life back together. It's now 9 years on and I am much happier, my life is generally much better, I have a great relationship with my daughter, a lot of friends and have remarried. None of which I would have been able to achieve if I hadn't gone on the tablets. They aren't the most pleasant things in the world but neither is depression. They are a means to an end and they enabled me to be there for my child. Good luck to you x