I had a mental breakdown

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It warms my heart to read all your lovely comments and encouragement Thank you all so much! It makes a really big difference to me. Meeting you all here and developing lovely friendships with you guys has been one of the big factors in getting on top of my depression in general. Just by being there for me, you all give me strength. I hope I get to meet as many as you as possible one day!

I'm very glad to report that I actually feel in quite good spirits today! I can't quite believe that I've gone from the worst mental state I've ever been in, back up into a bearable one, and even one where I can smile and get a little enjoyment all in the space of a couple of days. That must be evidence that I'm getting stronger. Things have so easily thrown me into a tailspin at times before, so to come back from this is quite astounding.

My wife has been absolutely fantastic as always, I couldn't get through life without her. I think you guys are right, the combination of pain, sleep deprivation and many other factors caused a serious imbalance. But it does seem to have been a blip. For that I am completely fucking relieved.

I was thinking of making a thread about how my therapy is going, and this has sort of become it anyway I'm seeing my therapist on Monday, and we will no doubt spend the whole session deconstructing what happened. I'll let you all know how it goes.

Thank you all again so much for your support and kind compliments! This is a really special community. I have some fun outings coming up later today and tomorrow! I don't normally get to actually do anything besides just getting through the day due to my ME, so I'm excited.