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Brokenandbeautiful, Welcome to the Depression Center and thanks for sharing your story. We strongly encourage you to start working through our CBT program. It is located in your session diary. We also recommend you begin reading through our forums. There are many experiences that may be helpful to you. If you have any questions, just ask! Keep us posted. Danielle ____________________ The DC Support Team
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Hi beautiful If we look, we can always find people to compare ourselves with, but that doesn't mean that the things we suffer aren't very real and very important to us and the people who care about us. Go to your doctor and see what he/she says. In the meantime, you've made a great start by signing up here. As to your boyfriend -- I could say that if he doesn't accept all of who you are then he doesn't deserve all of who you are but, while true, it may not be very helpful to you right now. You don't actually have to give him the whole picture at this very moment -- you've been hiding your moods for awhile, and it may be an idea to continue to hide them at least until you've seen your doctor. Once you know more about what you are facing, you can introduce him to the whole you when you are ready. One of the thousands of pieces of advice that I picked up trying to learn more about my anxiety/depression and how to deal with it said "Hang out with happy people". It sounded inane at the time I read it, but there are downsides to being with a guy who understands you because he's right down in the pit of despair with you. So, take a deep breath to steady that whirlwind in your head and know that you're not alone. Take care, Confused
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I haven't actually been diagnosed officially with anything...but I think I may be suffering from MDD...still mustering up the courage to go to the doctor. This is something I've been battling since I was very young...I contemplated and even attempted suicide at a very young age...10 years old. I'm surrounded by family and friends...but all my friends have their own issues...one is cutting herself, another is a manic depressive who is suicidal, and another is battling bulimia...so I feel like my problem isn't as important as their's...and I feel like my boyfriend won't understand because when he met me, I was at a really high point in my life. I'm afraid the me I've just revealed to him will scare him...I'm tired of hiding the way I really feel. I think this latest episode may have been brought on by the fact that he moved away in August and then the fact that I graduated from college in December. I was doing so well up until then. Before him, I was with a guy who allowed me to be like this all the time, and it wasn't a big deal, I didn't think there was a problem and I figured I was just like this because he was like this...but he's been out of the equation for over a year...and I still feel like this. Sorry, I'm just rambling...there's a lot racing through my mind right now...and I can't really explain why I feel the way I feel...Thank you for reading.

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