Dear Charlie try not to lose hope I know you will probably think I'm crazy but what you are feeling is all part of the journey. Your story sounds so familiar to me for I have felt so many of the things that you have experienced. It takes time to allow things to sink in and know that you have MS. Now what? What can you do to make it go away ,be the person you were before,accept what you have. Its not a cold, or the Flu or a headache Its MS Now your journey begins. One day at a time. That's what I had to do in order to accept what was happening to me. You have joined a wonderful group of people that understand and CARE. Let us help as much as we can.We have your Back! Remain strong and positive Youve Got This💝💝💝

It is really hard... I have been there and the good news is that there is hope. Lots of us with MS suffer from depression that is tied into our MS. The damage that is done to the nerve connections in our brains creates a literal physical manifestation of depression (I don't totally buy the just pick yourself up thing, its not that simple, it truly is chemistry). Talk to your neuro and see if they are willing to give you something to take the edge off (prozac and cymbalta have worked for me).... other thing that I've seen work for people (myself included) is acupuncture. Not sure if it was just a placebo effect, but seemed to help

Thanks all for the input.
It's me finally opening up, normally keep it in and deal with it, no matter the issue. My coldness comes out & sounds like a personal problem. Typical male, lol. I'm working on all aspects of the new me and it's overwhelmingly at times. Thanks for the ear!

Hi Charlie. I think we all get like this at times. We all have some depression at times. It is how we handle it. Anti-depressants can help, but takes a bit of time before they work. You must find a path to get through this. Fight through this. Concentrate on one thing and go from there.

Never Give Up, Never Surrender

Yes..I think we are depressed...or in a MS DEPRESSION.......WHERE are those happy days...