If you’ve been depressed & didn’t want to be here, does life get better?

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Are you happy now? If you aren’t ‘happy’ did you at least get better & don’t really feel that way anymore? Do things even change.. or do we feel this way for a while, ugh will life get better?

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I promise you it does. Not necessarily easier but better.

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When I turned 20, I lost my beliefs the year before, dropped out of college (I was an honors student in high school so school was my life and everyone thought I would do well), I was addicted to benzos, smoked weed way too often and drank occasionally to get drunk, I was being diagnosed with depression, GAD and OCD when later I would find out I was biploar with OCD, I slept around with any guy to feel good about something, I moved houses every few months and constantly got new jobs. So ya, I was tired of being around and saw no direction in my life. Trying to see how life would get better was hard. But at 22 I am married to the most amazing man I have ever met, I have reevaluted what I want from life and we are expecting our daughter in June. I am managing my disorders and no longer using to drugs to numb myself. I know its hard to see things changing, but they do. It takes time, which isnt what you want to hear, but youll get there.

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Sometimes. I have a few mental health disorders. They don’t just get better one day. I have worked very hard to improve my health. I’ve worked with therapists and other mental health professionals. That doesn’t mean I don’t sometimes wish I was never born. But I have better ways to cope now. I know when I get in a depressive spell, there will be light at some point. It isn’t constant and I guess that’s what’s better. I also am on and off medication. Medication isn’t for everyone, but it helps me a lot when I really need it. My life isn’t miserable but there are hard times. But the good times are worth getting through the bad. Keep pushing through and do not be afraid to ask for help. You aren’t alone. Unfortunately a lot of people deal with thoughts like that.

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a few years ago, i was in the worst constant state of depression imaginable. my father was an abusive alcoholic and had been for my whole life, but at this point it was particularly bad. i was in a relationship that was incredibly toxic, with a boy who took my virginity by essentially forcing himself on me despite the fact that i was not ready. i was on the verge of failing all of my classes, had no idea what i wanted to do with my life, and didn’t think i would go anywhere. 
that november, one of my best friends killed himself. we had just been hanging out at a football game that night, and i had no idea he was thinking of doing anything. but i woke up the next morning to a snapchat of him with the biggest smile on his face, and when i went downstairs my mom told me the news. i was crushed. but it woke me up. 
i had been in a bad cycle of self harm and suicidal thoughts and self destructive behavior, and i learned that week that i couldn’t do that to the people around me. our community was in shambles. i couldn’t even attend his funeral because it hurt all too much. i couldn’t keep it going. 
so i kept pushing. i had faith in the process of life and let me tell you.... it gets better. 
it’s since been 2 and a half years, and it wasnt until a month ago that my father put his hands on me for the last time. that’s when i pulled the trigger to move out. and when i say move out, i mean move across the country to los angeles. i’ve been in a long distance relationship with the absolute love of my life for the last year and a half, and he jumped up so fast, bought me a one way plane ticket, and helped me figure out a move in less than 3 weeks. so now i’m in the city of my dreams with the man of my dreams, i have multiple modeling contract offers, i’m excelling in all of my classes (word to online college for allowing me to not pay out of state tuition lmao), i’m meeting some amazing people, working my ass off, and living my absolute best life. AND... my boyfriend and I are getting a dog in april. 😍!!!! it gets better. i’ve seen more in my lifetime than anyone should ever have to see, and here i am now, not only just SURVIVING... but THRIVING. have faith in the way life works, and make this life what you want it to be. you have more control over it than you think. chin up dear.

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Life gets better and only you are in control of that so allow it to happen 💗

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It does get better. You just have to work towards making things better, pushing past all the negativities and moving towards happiness. It's really difficult, and sometimes I myself have questioned if it's worth it to keep trying, but I know now that it definitely is worth it. If you give up you won't be able to experience things like being with people who care about you, watching the sun rise and set, feeling the breeze against your skin, laughing about something sill, enjoying a good song, etc. And if you give up you'll never be able to experience the bright, happy future you have the potential to create.

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Yes. It absolutely gets better! There are still hard days, but I’m so thankful to be here.

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Yes! From 18 to 21 I was shooting up heroin and I remember literally wondering how people get through life and live every day NOT high. I was so depressed I didn’t care if I lived or not. I’ve been clean now for almost 6 years and life is amazing. Is it still hard some days? Yes. I have my highs and lows and I’m far from perfect but, I’m so happy and thankful for my struggles and depression because I’m a better person after dealing with it. Sending prayers❤️🙏🏻

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I got ultimate rock bottom early 2015. I was made redundant. I was cheated on and dumped. I’d been suffering with depression and anxiety. I was living at home. I had no friends. I was so lonely. I felt like a loser and had to claim benefits for depression. So I tried to kill myself. My migraines and tears of insane painkillers built up a ridiculous immunity. Boy I was sick but I was alive. I didn’t appreciate that for months. Till-late August I was I can’t do this anymore. I deserve better. I started trying to be healthier and trying to be social. I felt a bit more stable decide to go to the mountain cause it wouldn’t come to me hid in my bedroom. I joined a dating sight. A wonderful man started taking to me. He was interested in me. Who I am. He didn’t make anything sexual. He wasn’t a creep. I knew who he was cause I went to school with his sister. He was the first person to treat me like a somebody who means something. We met. That was scary. We dated. Then we became official then. July 2016 he asked to marry me. . October 2017 we bought a house and moved in. 2018. Made beautiful babies and lost them due to miscarriage. Then August our miracle baby whom I’m now 27 weeks pregnant with. October 2018 we got married. It’s not all been easy. The relationship has always been easy though. I still struggle quite bad with anxiety. I changed my life but I give all the credit to my husband. He’s incredible. He taught me self worth. He’s always dusting me off when I’m having a rough time. I would not want to ever leave him. Everyday when he walks in the door from work I can’t stop smiling. I love that adorable chicken nugget. So I guess what I’m saying is yes. You can find a way out. It may be different to mine. It could be new experiences. New friends. New love. New job. New part of the world. It won’t be easy. It will blooming rough. Just remember nobody is you. You can’t be replaced.

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It depends

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