About Our Support Group
depressionsufferers.com is an online support group. It was set up by David Carmichael in consultation with other depression sufferers to help people recover from depression, and to help prevent suicides, homicides and murder/suicides. You can read about his family tragedy at www.davidcarmichael.com .
There is no registration process or membership fee for depressionsufferers.com, and there will not be any advertising on the website. You are, however, encouraged to make a donation in the Help Build Our Support Group section. 100% of your donation will be used to operate and promote depressionsufferers.com.
Our support group has been designed to help you get the help that you need to recover from your depression. And you’re not alone. About 20% of the population will experience a serious depression in their lifetime, and 66% of them will not seek any treatment. The illness affects all people, regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, or socio-economic background. However, women are 2 to 3 times more likely than men to suffer from depression, and more likely than men to seek treatment.
The most important sections at depressionsufferers.com are the chat room and message board. If you’re like most depression sufferers, you get all types of conflicting advice about how to recover and get well. The best insight may come from other depression sufferers. Unless someone has experienced a depression, it’s difficult to relate to just how much pain you’re experiencing.
You will get help here. Visit the chat room or leave a message on the message board. You’ll get responses from people who can help you recover from what the World Health Organization considers to be the most debilitating disease in the world.
depressionsufferers.com provides some general information on treating depression. If you would like to learn more about diagnosing and treating depression, visit the Canadian Mental Health Association (www.cmha.ca) or Mental Health America (www.mentalhealthamerica.net).
Good luck on your road to recovery.