hate being depressed for no reason! help

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Registered: 08-03-2003
hate being depressed for no reason! help
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Mon, 11-24-2003 - 4:53am
hi eveyone..i have been suffering depression for along time now and not a soul knows about it ..its gotton worse for 2 months now i find it hard 2 look people directly in the eyes why? i am a bit shy..but i can also be loud...anyways my self esteem has dropped ..i get really self concious..why am i getting like this..sumtimes i cry ...i just want to be a confidsent person..me low self esteem is getting me no where ive gained on weight feel so unhappy..i hate the fact that i go really quiet when i go out with guys and then they think i have no personlality gets me more depressed help plz? how can i be a happy confident care free girl? i hate the way i feel !! does anyone feel like this especially with eye contact(cant look people in the eyes)..plz reply sum1

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Registered: 08-03-2003
Sat, 11-29-2003 - 11:26pm
Hey thanx for your reply and u have made me feel a bit better 2 know that your feeling the same as me yes we do have to beat this thing! but i dont know how seriosly my confident levels are a big Zero i feel like i dont know myself anymore im just getting really paranoid abvout what people are thinking of me and my every move i concentrate on its annoying i hate this feeling last night i just had a big cry! if you ask me why? i dont freakin know i just get depressed for no reason i guess i hate being so not confident ...my life is a mess..iam a mess! i dont know what i want to do careerwise! i havent had a bf for 7 months its coz i cant open up easily and i get really shy next to them and the truth is when i feel really comfortable next to sum1 i go wild haha aint life strange! well anyways thanx for your reply cya :) p.s lets do keep in touch hope u reply

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Registered: 03-22-2003
Sun, 11-30-2003 - 9:15am

Hi there and welcome!


I wanted to welcome you the board and let you know that all of us here understand what you are going thru!


I wanted to encourage you to really try and talk to your doctor though hun.. In the long run the help they can give you will be worth it.. I promise.


I know how hard it is it took me a LONG time to finally tell my doctor too. What I finally did was not walk in and say "hey I am depressed" hehe I just took the opening when she asked me


" So how are you doing?" I just said the words "NOT SO GOOD" and that got it started. I just told her my symptoms at the time about feeling blue and not sleeping well etc and let her say to me.. "well maybe you are depressed" and then we could talk about it. Maybe that will work for you.


Glad you are here and post as much as you like,, there will be lots of support and understanding

*hugs

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Registered: 08-03-2003
Wed, 12-03-2003 - 6:08am
hi thanx for your response ...my depression gets worse everyday but i still dont have the guts 2 see a docter i dont think i ever ..i just want 2 know how i can b confident???? have no care about how people view me? i dont feel compfortable anymore but wat really annoys me is da fact i still have trouble looking people in the eye and making one on one conversation when im in a group i feel more confident! its weird dats y i cant keep a boyfreind :( and coz of my low self esteem my life feels like nothing! it is nothing ah well im just goin on n on cya guys

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