Depressed

Okay, let's try eating the elephant one bite at a time. :)

First of all, you're going through a lot, for which you (like most women) aren't giving yourself anywhere near enough credit. You're trying to make it through nursing school, be a mom, get through a divorce, plan for your future, AND manage your emotional issues all at one time. That would be hard on anybody!

Secondly, nursing school all by itself is a HUGE stressor. Sometimes it almost feels as if the professors' goal in life is to separate students from their sanity .

Next, I wonder if you are seeing a therapist or psychiatrist, and if you are sure you've been diagnosed correctly. Many people (mis)diagnosed with depression/anxiety/attention deficit disorder are actually suffering from Bipolar II or another psychiatric condition, or a combination of several d/o's. Severe stress tends to bring such disorders out into the open, even if one has previously been dx'd with a simpler form of depression or anxiety. Feelings of hopelessness/helplessness, distractibility, racing thoughts, anxiety, difficulty eating and sleeping....all can signal progression of a pre-existing mood disorder, or even the emergence of a different type. If you aren't seeing someone, please consider getting a referral; believe me, being dx'd and medicated properly can make an enormous difference in quality of life.

Finally (and perhaps most importantly): What kind of support systems do you have in place? Are there family and/or friends nearby that you can talk to when you're feeling down? What (if anything) do you do for fun, or just for YOU period?

Wishing the best for you. Hang in there, it can and does get better! :hug:

Well said Viva!

:hug:.....I am sorry you are going trought this OP. Although it doesn't seem like it now, It does get better. Talk with someone.