Comments on: Getting help when you are in despair

By: Lara

Lara — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:26:53 +0000

Thank you sooo much for this blog. This REALLY helped me, as i am going through an terribly terribly bleak time in my life and so far all i#ve had from people is “people have a worse life than you!” and that is very true, but like you said it just makes me feel awfully guilty! I have great friends, a great future ahead of me, brilliant health but right now this seems so worthless and i hate it but it does This has really given me the advice i needed though, I am sure one day i will feel good again!! Thank you so much!!!

By: james

james — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:12:30 +0000

im disabled by an incurable kidney disease amongst other minor ailments and was feeling particularly depressed, i entered “utter despair” in the google search box, read down and just clicked….then read….. and i know exactly how you feel/felt as i had exactly the same thing happen to me about 6 years ago after being in what i thought was a “stable” marriage. I just wanted to curl up and die, in fact i tried but failed at that as well and ended up being sectioned for a month. The worst thing about it is that most days i feel exactly the same way, the main thing that stops me attempting it again is what if i fail again? but this time be worse off by being stuck in a body that i have no control over so cannot tell people that im in agony….. What im trying to say is that after reading your blog it made me realise that there ARE still people out there that feel that amount of pain EVERY SINGLE DAY and you are right in everything you have said, you dont need people telling you to pull yourself together etc, all you want is someone to listen to that has been through exactly the same thing that has come out the other side ALIVE!.
Thanks for writing your blog, take care.
James

By: em

em — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:38:34 +0000

i feel like i can relate to this … very much so …. i don’t really know what to do with myself. all i can really think about doing, or trying to do is distract myself with other stuff. but ive already, ive felt like ive lost interest with many of my past passions.

don’t really know what i can do now or where else i can go for advice

By: Helen

Helen — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:48:00 +0000

Hi,
This post has helped me just this morning after more relationship (or lack of now) upheaval. I couldn’t reach any of my friends and have just spoken to the Samaritans as a result of this post. I’m not out of the woods by any means, but having had someone listen to me did help, and to see that there are other people similarly affected is reassuring that I’m not on my own. I am struggling with why, when i try to be nice, treat others how I would wish to be treated, that I am being poohed on from a height, when he is moving on to his next relationship without any qualms – he lied, cheated, abused, controlled, manipulated, but has come out smelling of roses.
What’s that about?!
Maybe on my deathbed I’ll have figured it out…

By: james@paydayloanforme

james@paydayloanforme — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:36:12 +0000

It is always rough during a break up or other situation that creates a sense of depression. Coming to terms with the situation is always one of the toughest situations.

By: shimily

shimily — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:01:58 +0000

hi,
i read your article. i find myself to be in a somewhat similar state of mind though the situation is diff(not a broken relationship)…i am at that stage of life where i see no direction and cannot find the real purpose of my life. i try hard to motivate myself and be optimistic but then i come back to square one ….it has been as though over years i have been going in circles and coming back to square one… i hope i find fellow readers u can motivate and support me to find my goal and purpose in life…..guys need your help and support to come out of this
HELP ME!

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By: A

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:03:28 +0000

Thanks for having the courage to be open and write about you experience. I’m sure this article will help others!

By: Jeannette

Jeannette — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:18:30 +0000

Hats off to Caroline for having the courage to be open and reach out for requests for support. That’s enormously challenging under these circumstances and is a mark of strength.

Thanks for an inspiring post, and I’m glad to hear my blog was one of the uplifters you were given!

Much love -
Jeannette

By: Haig

Haig — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:24:05 +0000

I think the most difficult part is to talk to people about the problem. Some people just tend to keep thing to themselves and ended up falling into depression.

Glad that you are able to blog about it. That’s help too.