Depression runs in our family, but I thought it had missed me. I wrote off tiredness and sadness as the winter months rolling in, on a recent death in the family. By the time I was sleeping through the day and hardly eating, I was beyond caring at that point. Three weeks ago, I almsot attempted to commit suicide but my brother, who I'm living with, stopped me.
I went to mental health hospital for a few weeks, to start therapy and medicine. When I left a few days ago, it wasn't to any good news. My brother's job had laid him off, too many workers and not enough demand they said, and while there was a promise of more hours "eventually" it won't pay the bills. I can't work for the forseeable future, as I'm attending outpatient treatment most days for intense therapy.
I'm here asking for help because out family is strapped and my brother is currently looking for more employment. We need one month's rent to see us comfortably until he either has a new job or regains his lost hours at his old job. Please help us, so we can stay in our home, so I can continue to get better.