About Fraying Edges
May 17th, 2008 by zania
Hi, my name is zania and I suffer from depression.
The depression isn’t always bad and I can often function fairly well. At other times I am so low or filled with anxiety that I am unable to function at all.
I have suffered depressed episodes for years and, I guess, I have learned to live with them. But I haven’t found the complete answer to overcoming depressive illnesses or even how to prevent them. I really wish I had.
Fraying Edges is part of my plan to find out more about depression, its causes and ways to deal with ‘the black dog’ or even to overcome it.
I guess the fact that you have arrived here means that either you, or someone you care for is suffering from depression. I am not a doctor, or a psychiatrist or psychologist (although I have studied counselling). I cannot give you ‘expert’ answers and I cannot be responsible in any way for your health or your loved one’s health.
But I would like to share my feelings and experiences (and even rants) with you and hope you will want to share yours with me.
As I suffer from ‘blue days’ (and then some!), posts here could be sporadic, but I will try to update regularly. I will share my thoughts, my findings about depression, its causes and its suggested treatments, and also things which help me personally, so you could well find me posting a joke or two to cheer us all up.
At the end of the day, no one can help being depressed. Depression is an illness, not a failure. It is not our fault.
But perhaps we can at least discuss this ‘thing’ together.
I hope so, anyhow 
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Thank you, so much, for writing. I have been suffering for a long time, and it comforts me, to read what others write about it.
Thank you Sheryl,
I think that, if you like writing, it helps to get these things written down (typed…) somewhere.
Depression is a horrible illness and anything which helps can only be a bonus. And another bonus is receiving comments which thank me for writing about it.
Much appreciated