Depression Letters

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Latest Depression Letters

Dear Dr J, Thank you for the many years of therapy you’ve provided me. I remember how messed up I was when I first met you. I was almost on the brink of suicide. I just didn’t know what to do with myself. Everything was so out of control. I was out of control, and I had no idea what to do to ...

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Dear Baby Girl, I hope you understand what you’ve done to me. You’ve brought me into this world. You brought me to a place I never thought I could get to in my life, and that is simple, but real, happiness with all of my anxiety, my past, and everything I go through on a daily basis, it was h...

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A Mon Petit Chou, Salut. J’espère que tu es heureuse. Ii vous apportera du bonheur de savoir que je suis miserable ces années sans toi, honnêtement — il a été une existence miserable. Je vois tan visage partout. Je peux sentir tes mains sur mon corps comme un fantôme. Ton odeur, aussi, Je cr...

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Dear Precious Angel, I've missed you so much. Since the day you left my heart has been crushed in a thousand pieces. I loved you so much. Your smile, your heart, your angel attitude. I want to be with you again. I want to treat you like you deserve this time. I want to hold your hand and kiss you...

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Hey Friends, I would like to share a painful story of my life with you. I was one of the best students in my school days, I studied well and I did everything well with my schooling. But, after I entered college, I lost a lot of things, skills, my identity. One of the main incidents that change me...

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To My Dearest Wife, I suppose you know that I'm frequently unhappy. And I think we both know that likely due to the fact, in part, that I likely suffer from depression. But, there is a little more to the story. I often find myself feeling dissatisfied with our sex life. I don't want to ever say a...

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TO THE WOMAN I LOST, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WHERE MY FEELINGS FOR YOU CURRENTLY STAND. I AM STILL MADLY IN LOVE WITH YOU. WHEN THINK ABOUT YOU AND HOW I ENDED UP HURTING YOU, MY HEARTACHES. WHILE I'M CURRENTLY IN A RELATIONSHIP THAT IS VERY FRUITFUL, I STILL CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT YOU. BURDE...

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To My Best Pal, How are you doing? How is family and work? It's been a long time since we hung out together in our usual area. I have missed you a lot and will always be grateful to you for all of your kind gestures. You have been my confidant for a long time, and so I believe I can tell you what...

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Dear Friend, Sometimes my thoughts clog my mind. Do you ever have that happen? When I can't share something in my heart, it just seems to weigh heavier on me. Two months ago was the anniversary of my brother's death. It's the first year I haven't been able to be home and spend time with my parent...

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Dear Brother, You called me today around sunset but I did not pick up. I did not pick up because I was crying tears of frustration. This coronavirus pandemic and lockdown is really getting to me. I am starting to feel hopeless and depressed and my anxiety is actin gup really badly. I know you alw...

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Dear Friend, These days have been very hard for me financially. I have been struggling with food and paying bills. I have not been doing well because I left my job before the COVID-19 crisis came about. I had taken a part-time gig but that does not help much with the bills. So I have been feeling...

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TO MY BEST FRIEND, I REALLY HATE IT HERE. I KNOW I WAS DOING A GOOD DEED BY AGREEING TO COME HERE, AND I DON'T REGRET THAT ASPECT OF IT, AN ACT OF KINDNESS FOR SOMEONE ELSE, BUT THAT DEED IS DONE NOW. IT'S OVER, AND NOW THAT I'M ACING THE PERMANENCE Of MY LIFE NOW, THE SHEER KNOWLEDGE THAT BY COM...

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Dear Bestie, How are you doing? How is family and work? And how have you been able to move on during this time? Sincerely speaking, I felt very unhappy not visiting you during this pandemic and nationwide lockdown. My expressions during the pandemic was alarming and suicidal. The kind of loneline...

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To my friend, I have always been a loner in my life. Most people around me do not recognize it but I always feel like I never fit in anywhere. I've never felt an interpersonal relationship with my friends. My girlfriend is kind and understanding but there is a gaping hole inside me that yearns fo...

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Dear Reader, Today I worry a lot... I am 29 and at a dead end job that doesn't pay me properly. I am frustrated as well because I have been looking for a new opportunity since last November but I have nothing!! I wish I had studied something more marketable, then I would be better off and happ...

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To My Ex-best Friend, I never thought I would be writing this letter to you. At one point in time, you were one for the closest people I had in my life. I miss you more than anything but I am stuck with the reality of learning to live without you. My birthday was last week and I didn't hear an...

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