Stress Center Peer Support

My depression and anxiety are back with a vengeance. I work in the mental health field and thought that it would be easy for me to relate to the clients. I am finding it difficult to deal with their issues and mine too. I thought that workers in this field would be compassionate and genuine towards ...

All of my past jobs have ended the same way. Once the newness of the job wears off, I feel like I am not measuring up. I then start to keep a mental note of all the times that I think I have messed up. My supervisors tell me that I am doing fine, but in my head, I come up with some scenario or event...

Hey Guys! I am bouncing back and forth trying to get a grip on things. I have made a mess of things once again and no positive talk in the world is going to help me. I am holding on and asking for prayer. I tried to quit my job Wednesday. I was given time off but I can't stand to go back and face my...

If we have depression and are not seeing things clearly, how do we truly know when things are going downhill? How do you trust your gut feelings? I have said and shared some things with my supervisor, which I now hope that I hadn't, and I feel that things are going downhill. She just doesn't treat m...

This morning something clicked. I don't know if it was the celexa or my thinking habits. It may have been a combination of both. I went to bed extra early since I was planning to get up early to do a task. Well I awoke at 2:30am and could not get back to sleep. I wasn't a gittery as I have been for ...

I am alone in dealing with my A/D. My family considers me the weak one and they don't understanding or even care about mental illness. I was diagnosed with Depression. I just can't seem to keep my involvement in social settings straight (if that makes sense). What I mean is I always seem to mess thi...

I'm not doing well. I'm redoing the program. I can't help destroying my own life, and I think it's because I am trying so hard to fit in and be accepted. I made a mess of things and now I am just a big bundle of nerves. I can't get this "assertive" thing right because I come across as angry; then on...