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#11
8th February 2010, 22:16
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Re: Bleak future
Going over past experiences, and how we have 'ended up' where we are is always emotionally difficult and I hope your therapist is a good enough one to be gentle with opening up these memories, and is able to help you close them.
In the meantime, remember that depression is a chemical imbalance in your brain - an ailment as real as any other, and go easy on yourself. Try and do some small things that make you smile each day - eat something you like, listen to something you like, get some fresh air if you can. Let yourself heal as you would if you were suffering from flu, for example. You wouldn't expect yourself to jump up and go straight back to normal during a bout of flu, nor can you during a bout of depression. Hope you start feeling better soon! 
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#12
9th February 2010, 05:35
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Re: Bleak future
yeh i'm in a similar pickle at the moment, i just graduated from a diploma course and i'm still yet to be offered a proper interview..
its weird that my three cousins all obtained a great job less then a month after they finished their courses and now they have houses or a mortgage. my sister was similarly lucky... i still have my part time hospitality job but at 26 its a little scary looking ahead at the future, things could change for better or worse in terms of finances and when it comes to making friends and progressing its not happening. i am trying but something is missing here. there is not enough balance. its like at least if i'm finding money and a job hard to acquire then my fun social life could balance things out but even that is very mundaine..... the thought of having a girlfriend is to humiliating for me, she'd have to be very understanding and not overly superficial, but then there is that whole meeting the parents "oh so what do you do?" ..."oh yeh i'm working as a kitchenhand right now" all line up for the queue ladies...and the thought of not being able to have decent healthcare or even a house and a decent job is a very scary thought because everyone in my family circle and extended circle have been successful in that area and its something we all deserve...so the pressure is high its that sort of pickle
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