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You need professional support. Cognitive behavioral therapy would be a good place to start. But also, there is nothing wrong with medication. Sometimes medication can help get your anxiety and depression under a little more control, so you’re in a better state for CBT or other therapies. Then once you’ve learned from techniques and are well-established in your therapy session, then you can go off the meds under your doctor’s supervision. Think of it like this: it’s hard to save yourself when you’re already drowning. Meds are a life preserver that will give you the ability to catch your breath and then start to swim again.
A home remedy for depression.
I'm 28 years old. I'm depressed. I cry all the time. I have good days; but a lot of the time I feel nothing. Sometimes it's so bad I can't breathe. I feel broken. I feel useless. My depression gave me anxiety that's worsened over the years. I have a loving husband. He's perfect. He wants to help but I don't want drugs. I just want to be happy. I'm a stay at home wife so don't have human interaction. I have no friends and haven't since high school. I don't go outside because my neighbors freak me out so it's just me by myself 13 hours a day Monday through Friday. But my neighbors are not bad people---just loud, obnoxious, and they stare a lot. They're always outside along with a ton of company at all times. I don't want anyone to look at me. I start to have panic attacks if they do so going out for air doesn't happen. It's not fair for my husband and I. I want help but don't want to be under the influence of drugs especially ones that can be addictive or side effects of suicidal thoughts.
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I'm 25 and have been battling deppression and anxiety for 11 years now. I used to take something called 5htp as well as b12. The two together along with keeping my body active helped a lot. I'm currently pregnant and have a soon to be 5 year old and am a stay at home mom. For me having a job really helped Just so i could have other human interaction. Best of luck honey.
You sound like you might have a fear of going outside. Unfortunately people will look at you because they aren’t used to seeing you. Like you said they aren’t bad people and you have to remember that. I think you definitely need some counselling, but you will most probably have to go outside to get some. Being a sahm isn’t helping you at all, you’ve basically lost your independence and it’s definitely affecting you badly on the social side of things. You somehow have to learn how to go outside without your husband again.
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