Help!!

I have been feeling really down the past few days. It is a pain I have a hard time describing to anyone who has not dealt with depression before. I have tried and they just don't get it. Can anyone please help me to describe my pain to someone else? Can you help me to express what I myself have a hard time describing? I am afraid that I can't get out of this and will be in this hole again forever. Am I the only one going through this? Help!!

I dont know what you are going through, sorry. Maybe I do, but I only know my own experience. Depression to me (depressed right now actually, so this should be rather honest and correct) is the feeling of being strangled, blind, numbness, that you KNOW you will never get out of, even thought you are told it will go away.

I dont know how much of a help this was, and even if I answered your question, I dont know if that helps you. I hope you get through and out of this swamp for good.

Thanks for sharing.
Yes, I have been feeling numb lately and as though I were in a deep, dark hole. It's so darn hard to get out of here!!!! How to see when you can't see? How to even crawl out when there are no signs of light at the end of the tunnel??!! If I could only feel again!!

I have a better analogy then the one I first posted. Its like being trapped in a dream that is in slow motion while being chased by somthing really scarry while being numb and whiel being choked.

But all the time.

You feel helpless and empty. When I get depressed I feel worthless, zero confidence/ego, and my personality goes away. I lock up and isolate and sometimes don't get out of bed. It's a mental downward spiral that you get stuck in and sucked into b/c you think and think and think and think. You are your own worst enemy. Don't take yourself so seriously.

Everyone around me, everyone who knows me, KNOWS when I get stuck in what I call "slumps" because I am 100% the exact opposite of what I just stated.

I wrote a really long post a couple minutes ago on another thread in this forum. Maybe it would be a little more helpful, maybe not.

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Depression is very hard to describe.My own memories of my worst situation are pretty clear but to describe how low i went i dont think words would be enough!
I also had family members who didnt take my depression so serious until they didnt hear from me for a long time they realised something was wrong.
Daphneflower have you been to see anyone about this? Or do you have any ideas as to why you are feeling depressed?
It depends on your situation and self as to how long it will last.With some cases it could be two weeks and others years before it can be resolved.So much depends on the situation and seeing an expert would probably speed it along fast.
But we are here to talk and listen if you need too