[spirit]

gday to you , mine name is kath and i am also from aus, in fact i am in perth, where are you. you can send that infor to me in a private message if you wish, do you know how to use private messages?

i too, like most of us here, struggle with depression and some form of addiction, be it alcohol, pills etc.

sometimes it is hard to work out why you feel like crap when you also know yo have a lot going for you. it is odd that it doesnt add up isnt it.

that is why drs or psychologists are worth talking to, yu can tell them stuff that you might not want to tell family and friends etc. you can maintain some privacy just like being here. i love this place i am in control of what i tell to whom etc and i have the opportunity to learn from the experiencs of so many others. the people are great and very supportive too.

keep wrting here, and we can get you some ideas and some help. there is a site in aus called depression net. look it up on google, it is a bit like this and covers all aspects of depression or head health issues. it might be worth looking at. however the difference i found between this site and the other one is that on here people are wanting to reach out for help, on the other site that happens too but some people just get into whose story is worse than others if you know what i mean. the depression site also has access to 24 hour moderators/counsellors as well.

let me know where you are and if you are in perth i might be able to link you up with some local services etc,

but most of all keep in touch

hugs and congrats on taking the first step of telling your story - you are very brave!

kath