lifeafterdepression

Hello everyone!

Sorry for my lack of posts over the past few days. We were out of town and offline for the weekend. Did everyone have a great holiday?

Since we visited family over the weekend, I got to thinking about the benefit of family support when you are dealing with depression. For me it was my mom who saved me from my disease. When I was being stubborn about treatment, she insisted that I get it. How was your family when you were struggling?

 If you don’t have great support from your spouse or significant other, try to find another family member you can turn to. You need someone you can call at a moment’s notice. My mom was there for me. Was someone there for you?

Are you still on medication? I believe that the Zoloft my doctor prescribed saved my life. I didn’t need it forever, though. After forgetting to take it for two days, I realized I didn’t need it anymore. However, I know some people need to be on depression medication for many years. What category are you in?

 My philosophy about depression medications is this: if they help you enjoy life after depression, continue taking them. If you can overcome the disease with medication and then stop taking it, this is a great route to take. I have known people in my life who thought that being on depression medication was the worst possible situation, but I disagree. Without those medications, I would not be here today. What do you think?

One of the main things that saved my sanity as I was working my way out of depression was my friends. I had two ladies that I could call up on a moment’s notice to pray, talk, or just go to the store. They didn’t judge me, they didn’t tell me I was being irrational, but they simply listened.

Now that I am enjoying life after depression, I find that I still need to have friends around me. If I isolate myself too much, which is easy to do in our busy society, I start feeling the clouds rolling back into my life. For those of you who are feeling the blues returning, don’t run out and get more medication right away. Often life after depression is much better if you surround yourself with supportive, understanding friends! Give one of them a call!

Hello! This new Today.com blog, Life After Depression, is designed to be a place where you can come to gather support while you are healing from the disease of depression. Whether you are in the midst of your depression struggle or have overcome the condition already, I would like to welcome you to our new community.

As a depression survivor, I know that life after depression can be rewarding and wonderful. My name is Nicole, and I was diagnosed with postpartum depression in 2006 after my daughter was born. In the midst of my struggle through depression, I found myself believing that my family would be better off if I were dead. There was one day when I would have killed myself if my daughter had not been with me in the car at the time. As many depression victims know, it was very difficult for me to be willing enough to get help, but eventually I did, and today I am loving my life and my daughter.

So welcome! Feel free to leave a comment and tell me your own story. On this blog we will discuss treatments, coping skills, and our stories. Let’s get to know one another and support each other through the depression journey. There is, after all, Life After Depression.