I've struggled with depression since I was a teenager. It started when my parents went through an ugly divorce and my mom never did forgive and I've never really forgiven her. Depression and anxiety have ruined relationships. It's only now I've come to realize that. It's only recently I've reached out for help. I'm a single mother living on her own for the first time in years. I've lived with family or boyfriends since I was 18. The fear and stress of trying to make it on my own and raise my son has made the anxiety and depression worse. I've suffered numerous panic attacks that are debilitating. I don't leave my house except for work and even that's difficult. But I have reached out to a few friends and I'm now seeing a therapist and I'm taking meds and I'm slowly getting better. Just remember...you are not alone and you have to reach out to someone, anyone, before you can start getting better. And you can get better, I promise