Hello to all.
My name is Mike, and I have just joined this group. I have been diagnosed with Clinical Depression for four and a half years. My meds have been helping, and I was a part of a support group in the community I used to live in. My family and I recently moved to a new community in Northern Alberta, and I have had to take on a second job to keep us afloat. I think a large part of the set-back I am feeling is being caused by my hatred of this job. It is so frustrating taking bets on horse races, when my real job is as a University sessional instructor.
It has gotten to the point where I almost want to call in sick to work every day rather than go and watch people throw away hundreds of dollards at a time. It only amplifies in my mind that my family is struggling. And with my depression, I feel like it is my fault that the situation is what it is.
Through all of this, my wife has developed PostPartum Depression, so we have started making a joke about who's turn it is to be "psycho" :p. She has been incredibly supportive, but now she has her own depression to deal with, and we can only lean on each other so much.
I look forward to talking to all of you more.
