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Living with depression whilst getting older

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RolandKi

28/01/2020 at 17:20

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To be honest this is the first post in years that I have made on a forum such as this so if I blunder forgive me please.

I am a 76yr old man who is ageing with a load of baggage, I have a friend called Arthur, his second name is Itus, and I have various other problems one of which is Depression. I have carried the black dog on my shoulder since Noah Came out of his Ark and I have been in some very very dark places and to be honest I still go there and I do not think for one minute that people know what it's like until you wear a person like mine shoes. I have been treated for years and years and yet some times I still wish that I did not wake up in the morning and here I am 76 years old. Do you know writing this is bringing me to tears, so forgive me please. So if there is anybody out there who could make an old man like me smile I would be grateful.

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Leekat

01/12/2023 at 15:05

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Last activity on 06/11/2024 at 23:02

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5 comments posted | 5 in the Depression Forum

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Hello. How are you? I live with depression too. I know what it’s like.

Living with depression whilst getting older https://www.carenity.co.uk/forum/depression/living-with-depression/living-with-depression-whilst-getting-older-3027 2023-12-01 15:05:58

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jenlei14

16/07/2019 at 12:02

I take each day as it comes, try to have a focus for that day. Today is pretty good, but it gives me a nudge every now and again. H

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mr chipps

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23/08/2023 at 15:47

Lizzie when we loss loved ones some people are expecting to grieve in the same way with each bereavement, and are even more upset because they dont. this can be for many reasons, for example it could be the age of the loved one, how close you were to a certain person, how well they physically or emotionally knew a loved one. or lastly some of us may never have met a loved one for many reasons. or if physical events had taken place ,and a loved one could not be viewed by family and friends

this happened me was because, my son and i parted with bad blood between us, and when his baby daughter was born , and died age 50 minutes i was banned from attending her service or internment, her name was Rebecca Jade, but i called her Becky, and i bought her a small headstone and i go to her grave at least once a month with fresh flowers. i will always love my grandaughter, but possibly not as much as my Angel wife or son, who took his own life.?

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jenlei14

16/07/2019 at 12:02

I take each day as it comes, try to have a focus for that day. Today is pretty good, but it gives me a nudge every now and again. H

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