Hi Little Blue Bird,
Welcome to Beyond Blue and to the community here.
I'm sorry to read that you are struggling so much at present.
If you don't mind, I have a few questions to ask you. Who is it that has been making you feel so put down and miserable? Is this person still in your life?
Have you been to talk to your Dr or a mental health professional of some kind to help you sort out how you are feeling?
I am not a Mum of live children, and certainly not by choice.
As a child I saw my Mum struggling to bring us up the best way she could while dealing with a mental health issue of her own.
I have depression, suffer from stress and a few other issues.
Being unemployed doesn't help either, I have been there and my husband has been looking for work for two years as well with nothing on the horizon.
I have no idea where you live, but is there any chance you could sign up to do some volunteer work? I have managed to gain employment through doing this in child care and aged care.
If you are able to volunteer, all sorts of opportunities may present themselves. You will meet new people and build up your self esteem.
We recently moved to a small town. I joined the local Country Fire Service and now have some new friends and new skills.
Do you have interests and hobbies that you can pursue to help you feel better?
If you don't mind me asking, how old are your children? Are there activities you enjoy doing together?
I don't want to bombard you with too much in my first response! I don't want to scare you away!
I hope some of this helps you and I hope you get back to me if you are up to it.
Cheers for now From Mrs. Dools or Lauren
