u/Practical_Buyer_4558

Long story, I’ve always struggled with my depression but felt OK about managing it most of my 20’s and setting and accomplishing goals. Mid-30’s now and it’s become difficult. I just finished a course of TMS and it gave me my sleep and energy back, but the daily tearfulness is coming back. On meds, in therapy.

What do you do during your hard periods, for those of you in your 30’s and beyond? Any tips or tricks for tearfulness?

I do not want my depression to run the show, so to speak. Would love to hear how others help themselves. Especially for those who live alone. Am familiar with CBT, DBT, ACT skills.

I am a 30-something millennial and my mother is in her mid-60’s. I see she is tired these days and I have had a difficult past few years for which I leaned on her heavily. I am grateful for her support and also aware that, regardless of what I have going on, I want to support her back and be stronger for her. I don’t want to spend another year where our relationship hinges on just her worrying about me. I want to connect with her. I just want a better relationship with her.

Do you have any advice for how to do this? To positively bond and make memories?

She mentioned wanting to go on a trip to Rome in the fall together. I’m thinking this would make her very happy as a bigger memory-making event.

Any other smaller ideas I can implement in the coming years?

I wash with a dove sensitive soap bar, a netted body scrubber (which I try to swap out regularly), and then try spraying my back / bum with salicylic acid spray. It doesn’t seem to ever go away. Not a ton but enough to bother me. Any advice? I don’t sweat all that much.

Hi all.

I just finished my 36th round of treatment today. I feel a lot better than when I started. But I also feel really… empty. Is that the depression lifting? What did the rest of you do when treatment ended and the depression lifted?