Hello Maria, I was diagnosed with depression as well. Like Manzy, I find it difficult to talk to a stranger about how I feel. I tell my sister everything, but with depression, sometimes you feel sad without a reason, due to vitD b12- and generally being chronically ill. Like someone here posted about the studies on seratonin, our stomach is responsible for seratonin. And with crohns.....well we all have our better/worse stomach days. And like someone else wrote, we take panadole for headache, why not an imbalance. So those days when you feel depressed, and there isn't a close friend in the moment to talk to, journalling can help. I posted a thread in the vent section recently, and someone suggested I begin a diary. I read many people on here, not only have a symptoms diary, but a 'feelings' one as well, but only really used one recently, to vent all my thoughts into. But just the other day, I wasn't feeling all that positive, and thought I'd write in my 'vent' journal. All the feelings/thoughts you have, surface when you write, because you don't have ant feeling of 'oh I'm complaining to friends family' instead, it's just you and your journal in that moment, and you can truly let all your emotions flow when you write. So give that a try too, though I am on antidepressants too. And don't worry about feeling like you 'don't want to leave your house' I think you wrote. So many people with crohns have those feelings, and being bloated and unwell, I think it's natural. But do speak to someone close, and try the journal in those moments when your by your self. Best wishes, hope your feeling better soon.
