Depression

[Stagger]

Brilliant Last man and Leaf.
Both inspirational words.
Thankyou

[Wheeze]

I watched a close relative of mine wrestle with the black dog. I felt helpless (sometimes you can be too close) but I saw the support that came in from others more remote...and the true concern that flooded in when things were at their worst and how that probably saved the situation. That person is now flying high again. So Stagger, there is light ahead. Carry on sharing here and your forum chums will help you through. Take care, be steady. Remember, its one day at a time. We are all pulling for you.

[Stagger]

Cheers Wheeze your a true forumite.

Bereavement, rejection and divorce are all tough to take.

Group them up with depression and times are not nice at all.

[Leaf]

Sorry to hear that, Stagger. Life can be really tough sometimes, can't it?

But then fell runners are very tough too, so keep plodding on, one step at a time and the going will get easier eventually. Best wishes.

[Stagger]

Saw the Doc and Councillor this week and can only smile.
We talked about stressful events in life mainly the top 5.
I hit them all.


Divorce, in the middle of it and I'm the one who has been rejected

Bereavement, buried my mum in June last member of my family (Dad and younger brother + all grandparents gone)

Moving house, moved out of family home in March, moving back home this weekend

Illness, had a Heart operation in October

Work, lecturer in a college, very stressful time.

Add all that lot to a person with a mental illness and the results are not good.

Over drinking, over eating and no motivation to run or train of any sorts, just turned into a slob.


Thank god my sons love me as life is pants at this time.


Thanks for listening, I just had to get it off my chest.

[Oxydepletion]

You missed another one about being ugly!
Name your poison this week and I'll be there.
What about Gt Whernside or even Lothersdale and a swift gill?
Let me know

[Stagger]

I've overcome a big hurdle. Moved house �� today.
Hard work and stressful.
Job done though
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[mr brightside]

Keep on getting out and doing something, Trev, that's what used to help me a lot. I remember once being stood on the little footbridge half way round Grimwith and feeling like all was lost; as if by magic a beam of sunlight shot out from the angry sky and illuminated a small patch of hillside with me at the centre. It didn't solve my problems, but it made me feel a little bit better and reminded me that i might be worth half a shit to the world after all.

Get yourself up Great Whernside on the 22nd Oct. i'll likely be marshalling because i've gone and dropped another injury bollock.

[JohnK]

Nice one Stagger

[Curry]

Thanks for sharing Stagger (and everyone else) I don't know you and I don't think I've met you but a lot of what has been said does chime with my personal experiences with friends and immediate family. I feel the lurk of the black dog at times, not as seriously as people here have described, but it is something that altogether probably won’t ever leave me, but can be managed through support of friends, family, and a dose of outdoors clichéd though it sounds it works for me. A good shot of gallows humour always helps too!

Keep on sharing, there is a lot of value in this thread.