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I cry or feel like crying every day. Usually at the same time I did the previous day (like after tea or before I go to bed or 5pm).
It's like a never ending cycle of sorrow. If I think about the future then I just wish I would desintegrate. It's not a phase, it's been going on for as long as I hit puberty.
Any advice?
Sounds like a depression - quite normal. My advice would be to see a specialist about it. If you're sad for no reason it's probably a chemical imbalance in your brain.
But I'm no doctor.
Sounds like depression to me, a lot of people suffer from it, and there's no shame in getting help. I've been in a constant battle with depression all my life, and I ain't about to quit fighting.
And what does the shrink say about your daily crying? If it's started since you went into therapy, it may be a healing stage if you can work out what the crying is about and what triggers it
I think sadness late in the day towards evening is fairly common, ranging from realising the day is over and wasn't as good as you wanted it to be and there's another challenging one tomorrow, to loneliness and the (inaccurate) belief that everyone else in the world has someone to love them and that this will always be the case for me. I get into that one occasionally and have to talk myself out of it with Cognitive Behaviour Therapy techniques.
Yeah, I feel like I'm totally alone and dread the morning to come. I've always been a sad girl... But not knowing exactly why I cry worries me.
I've been in therapy for over 8 years but not much progress.
PS: Sorry, I have cataracts and keep hitting wrong keys ....
I'm sorry you feel alone ... that's a hard thing to change, but it is worth it if you can reach out to even one person. Are there support groups anywhere near you for people with "mental health issues" (I hate that expression!) - in Australia they're called Grow Groups, don't know about other countries. I find when I mention depression these days people are much more accepting and open about their own depression and/or anxiety: finally the stigma seems to be lifting in this country.
Honestly, if you haven't even come close to finding out why you're so sad after 8 years, your therapist should've referred you elsewhere long ago.
Oh, no, I've been seeing different therapists... this one I've been seeing for 2 years. Thing is, I don't discuss this crying issue with her openly. I talk more about my social ineptitude and sexuality.
Thanks for your concern. I'm considering consulting a psychiatrist to see if I need medication. I also need to go back to doing voluntary work.
Thanks for the clarification, but I don't see the point of seeing a therapist if you're hiding your depression from her: that's not going to bring about any change.
I'd be trying some REAL therapy if I were you, by which I mean being honest with your therapist. Yeah voluntary work is good, so is lots of walking, so is meditation rather than mediCation. I've never found a medication that didn't make me feel worse, as in lethargic and apathetic.
Forgive me if I'm being intrusive, but no therapy should take that long without some conclusion! I think you have the wrong therapist. What school of therapy is it and do you think it's helped at all?