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Depression

David B

Hi my name is David [edited by mod to remove personal information].

I'm a 21 year old university of salford student currently living in manchester

as the subject says I am suffering from major depression and thought this might be the best place to talk about it as I feel like people don't understand what its like to be autistic and depressed.

I feel rather alone because despite the fact I have friends I have never romantically connected with anyone.

I also feel like im playing a balancing act between what I want and what other people expect of me

for example I got into a massive arguement with someone when I was in college because they said I moaned too much I was not aware I was doing in and as such I repress a lot of my bad emotions

It seems to be causing me problems however such as problems getting to sleep and bursting out into tears at the drop of a hat

I thank you for taking the time to read this and was wondering if anyone had any advice whether its direct of someone who I could talk to

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  • Hi my name is Charlie,

    I have experienced both depression and anxiety to the extremes, I have questioned life for years, the why's and if's. It is a very terrible thing to suffer with depression and especially if you dont feel anyone understands or if you feel isolated.
    I dont feel confident to give too much advice on this subject because though I have had it, still probably do and feel I have made steps to overcome it, I think everyones path is different when overcoming life obsticles so I think you must figure out your own way of overcoming it.

    But I will say that over-thinking things is part of it, it brings problems to the table that werent there in the first place and creates negative thoughts, feelings and anxiety.
    I dont think medication is ever a good thing but reading books on psychology has helped me personally but everyone is different. I would like to hear anyones thoughts on depression help and possible causes etc. But if anyone would like to share their stories I will be reading them and helping where I can.

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  • Hi my name is Charlie,

    I have experienced both depression and anxiety to the extremes, I have questioned life for years, the why's and if's. It is a very terrible thing to suffer with depression and especially if you dont feel anyone understands or if you feel isolated.
    I dont feel confident to give too much advice on this subject because though I have had it, still probably do and feel I have made steps to overcome it, I think everyones path is different when overcoming life obsticles so I think you must figure out your own way of overcoming it.

    But I will say that over-thinking things is part of it, it brings problems to the table that werent there in the first place and creates negative thoughts, feelings and anxiety.
    I dont think medication is ever a good thing but reading books on psychology has helped me personally but everyone is different. I would like to hear anyones thoughts on depression help and possible causes etc. But if anyone would like to share their stories I will be reading them and helping where I can.

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