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hi chula17, do not "crucify" yourself more than necessary. think about the following: - you have a bad conscience - this alone shows you are not a hopeless case - it let someone assume, you do not want to let it happen again - actually you said this, too. Try to get some energy in building up your self-estimate. This would help you to do it better in the future. Mistakes happen. When you can not forgive yourself after a certain time, you risk to despair and be more vulnerable to make further mistakes- think about the alcohol addiction. Some people drink again because they feel anyway weak to resist - they feel like this because of the latest happenings, the latest mistakes. Do not let youself keep you weak. Let yourself grow and feel worthy.
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No, I do not think that I deserve her. Recently, I made a huge mistake....I was trasehd and kissed two other girls and let the one girl rub my leg. Some of my g/f's and my friends were there, saw it and heard about it, and told my g/f, after I had lied to her for a week saying that nothing happened. I hardly remember it and didn't intend for anything to happen, and it was in no way sexual for me, but I still messed up. My g/f would have left me if it hadn't been for our boys.... so yeah, I don't think that I deserve her love in any way. And I know she still hurts over this, and I still think about it every day, so how do we move on from that? So when I feel depressed or anxious, I don't think it's fair of me to ask her for help, or if I'm worrying about something she's doing, what gives me the right to worry after what I did? It's all complicated right now and I thought we were getting past it, but I don't know. So, I'm not trying to push her away, I'm just trying not to mess up anymore so I can keep her. And we don't see each other that much during the week b/c of our work schedules, so it's hard to ask her to help me with my goals, especially with the kids consuming all of our time. Anyway, thanks for your support.
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Hi Chula So many people here are experiencing a similar lack of understanding from partners, friends and family, myself included, though Im not really sure what would help. As Danielle suggested, encouraging your girlfriend to read up about depression, or even perhaps participate in a support group for families of people with depression may help. If you havent already asked her to help you in small but specific ways to achieve your goals, that may also help. If you want to work out and get fitter, perhaps you could ask her to pull you out for a walk after dinner every evening? Wanting to help someone you care about but not knowing what to do is such a helpless feeling. From some of your other posts, it sounds a bit as though you are pushing her away even though she's the love of your life. I'm just wondering, because I do this, whether or not you are having a hard time accepting her love? If you don't believe yourself to be lovable or deserving of happiness, do you mistrust her love and so you continually "test" it? Perhaps not. It does sound, though, as if she wants to help you but doesn't know how -- help her.:)
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Chula17, Try not to be too hard on yourself. You have taken some great steps in the right direction but getting better takes time and one small step after another. Do take some comfort in knowing that you have a girlfriend who obviously cares a lot about you. Many members have also faced the same challenge you face now. As you said, it is hard for her to understand where you are coming from. Perhaps she would benefit from reading through our program? It may help her better understand the challenges you face, about depression in general and how it affects you. Hope this helps. Danielle ____________________ The DC Support Team
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I know that my girlfriend loves me and only says these things because she is genuinely worried about me, but sometimes I feel like no matter what I do to better our situation, it is not enough. I started going to counseling again, and doing this program, I'm even going to ask my doctor about medication, because my issues were causing problems between us. Well, last night I had a little meltdown, and to me it was normal, but she got very worried and thought I was going to harm myself (I did not feel this way at all) so she wanted me to go to the crisis center. She asked me to do if for her, and I said no, so that hurt her. I know I felt like **** and was crying for no apparent reason, but I wasn't feeling anything new or unusual for me. I just wish she could understand that I really am trying. She thinks I can just fix things, that if I feel bad about the way I look, I can just start working out, but I have no motivation for that right now. Anyway, she is only trying to help, and I love her for that, but I don't want to hurt her anymore.

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