Introduction - HELLO

[Ava2209]

Hello everyone,
My name is Ava, I am 41 yrs old. I have two teenage sons whom I am raising on my own, their father is still in the picture but to a very limited degree.

Last September I was made redundant after 7+ years at 'the firm', my relationship with my boyfriend broke up after 2 years and I was in a constant battle (since Feb 2011) with my eldest son trying to get him to go to school, stop smoking dope (grass) and back on the right track.

I've just been diagnosed as suffering from depression (would or could not acknowledge it earlier) and am now taking Mirtazapine 30 mgs per day in combination with therapy.

My reasoning in joining this forum/group is that I know I am not alone in how I feel and want to be able to exchange experiences with other people who can relate to what's going on in my life and hopefully learn from each other and keep up the hope that it will all work out in the end. My support group here is little to none and I've also experienced that people can be extremely judgemental when it comes to mental health.

I am really looking forward to hearing, reading about and relating to you people out there.

A

[Cuchculan]

Welcome to the forum. Good to have you as a member. Here you are with like minded people. People who understand. As we all suffer from something or other. So feel free to ask any questions. Our members are always willing to help others out. Good chatroom too. 3 posts to enter the room.

Find the correct section of the forum that suits your condition and create a new topic on it. This is just a welcome section. Never really get the same amount of help in this section as you would on the other sections of the forums. So whatever one suits the questions you are asking. Get much better answers.

All users of the chatroom must be 18 years old or over. The room is off limits to anybody under the age of 18.

[slatemon10]

Hi.. I'm new to this site and wanted to introduce myself..How does this work??