Hi. First time I've posted on here, just thought would throw my story out there, and I want to say a big thank you to all members and the website organisers for the support you offer people.
I've suffered with depression for at least eleven years now (I've just turned 30). Like I'm sure others find, some days are better / worse than others.
I guess for the majority of these years I've not really thought of how much it affects me because I've been so obsessed with the root cause of my depression (severe compensatory hyperhidrosis over large parts of my body after making the terrible mistake of having sympathectomy operations years ago). Having finally come to the realisation that I'm never going to get my pre-surgery body / nervous system back I guess you reach a point where you know you have to just accept the way you are now and move on, but I still find that so hard to do.
When I feel at my lowest to be honest there's often self-pity, and envy / jealousy of all the 'normal' people around me. My condition causes a lot of embarrassment, anxiety, self-consciousness etc so simple things like going events or social gatherings can be really stressful times (rather than enjoyable as they should be!), and the condition I feel has robbed me of a lot of things over the years like relationships.
Anyway, I didn't want to come on here and reel off what seems like a sob story. Just wanted to say thanks again to everyone for what they do, and that you have another member here who goes through depression and who can probably relate to a lot of issues (like self-esteem and self-confidence) that people may suffer with.
Glad to be a part of the forum, and I hope everyone's doing okay.
JR25
I've suffered with depression for at least eleven years now (I've just turned 30). Like I'm sure others find, some days are better / worse than others.
I guess for the majority of these years I've not really thought of how much it affects me because I've been so obsessed with the root cause of my depression (severe compensatory hyperhidrosis over large parts of my body after making the terrible mistake of having sympathectomy operations years ago). Having finally come to the realisation that I'm never going to get my pre-surgery body / nervous system back I guess you reach a point where you know you have to just accept the way you are now and move on, but I still find that so hard to do.
When I feel at my lowest to be honest there's often self-pity, and envy / jealousy of all the 'normal' people around me. My condition causes a lot of embarrassment, anxiety, self-consciousness etc so simple things like going events or social gatherings can be really stressful times (rather than enjoyable as they should be!), and the condition I feel has robbed me of a lot of things over the years like relationships.
Anyway, I didn't want to come on here and reel off what seems like a sob story. Just wanted to say thanks again to everyone for what they do, and that you have another member here who goes through depression and who can probably relate to a lot of issues (like self-esteem and self-confidence) that people may suffer with.
Glad to be a part of the forum, and I hope everyone's doing okay.
JR25