Trying to move on in life

[OneDayAtATime1]

Hi everyone,

First time posting, think depression is a feeling I've always had in my life. Ever since I can remember, I've always had this deep underlying sadness about my existence, which unfortunately was due to a lot of trauma in my childhood. Moved out a few years ago, and now for the first time I have the headspace on focus outside of survival. Just feel lost and sad, and trying to figure out what's next for me

[Sophie_M]

Hi OneDayAtATime1, 

Welcome to the forums and thank you for having the strength to share here. We're sure our community will be able to relate to what you are going through. We hear you've been dealing with depression for a long time, we are sorry to hear that. We know how exhausting and isolating it can be to feel this way, we hope you can read some of the other forum posts and they can help you to know that you are not alone with these feelings.

If you ever want to talk this through with one of the Beyond Blue counsellors, feel free to give us a call on 1300 22 4636, or reach out through Online Chat here. We hear you have been through some trauma in your early years, we are so sorry to hear this and we wanted to provide a resource that may be helpful. You can talk to Blue Knot about this on 1300 657 380, every day between 9am-5pm (AEST). Their counsellors work with people who have experienced complex trauma. They also have some resources on their website which could be useful to visit, particularly the pages on Survivors Self Care.  

Thank you for sharing this and giving this community a chance to offer you their understanding and advice. We’re here to listen and offer support, and you never know how your story might help someone else.  

Kind regards,  

Sophie M