Hello Sueetties
Three points may not seem much but it shows which way you are going. It's like losing weight, one kg a week is good even though we want to move faster. In fact it may be a way to visualise your depression as excess weight you must lose to be healthy (or healthier). Baby steps, as my daughter told me.
It's a good start to buy a notebook so long as you sit down and write. I hope you will because when you look back you can see how far you have come. Journaling is good in the immediate here and now to help you sort out your feelings, hurt, wishes, actions etc. It's also good long term to see where you have come from. Well done.
There are a great many stats about mental illness in general and depression/anxiety in particular. It may be helpful to know you are not the only person struggling with MI but unless these others also put up their hands there is not a lot of point to the stats. Your job is to care for yourself and you are making changes and progressing well. Just as we become overweight over a period of time and lose the weight over time so with depression it will go away but not in a hurry. Don't mean to dishearten you, I want to reassure you that you are going the right way.
Have you looked at the stories about depression and anxiety? On the home page you will see some circles. Click the depression or anxiety circle, or both, and browse the site. All sorts of information there as well as stories. You may find the information and stories helpful when you feel ready to talk to others.
You know you can always come and bake at my home. I do not like cooking but I love the results of other people's work. 😊
Mary
