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How Can Depression Due To Lack Of Social Support Be Treated?

I already attend the Tree of Life program for therapy and my psychologist and I am basically happy with the respect and patience they show me in treatment. I went there from being both a therapy patient , with a non affiliated Psychiatrist in NJ and was in a Path supervised housing, which was my first housing experience from my now deceased immediate family and am an only child. I worry about my future , because certain things via my late aunt were put into effect that would not interfere with my benefits. However I am sixty now, and have had a hospitalization for some serious problems from my mediation, that I took as prescribed and never abused. i have no reason or feeling of wanting to harm myself or others , but I feel alone and strung up by the trust arrangement , which is finite , but now covers my use of my PC payments my landline and cellphone. I am not eligible for SSDI , or medicare at this point ,and using my Primary, I just started with is difficult with referrals and medication issues from the Medicaid system. I ve been depressed since the Supervised housing was disbanded , because I would still want to live independently, as I am in my current public housing situation. but it is in a high crime and drug area, and I am a religious Jew for my own spiritual guidance and there is no Jewish community here. My doctors have said that living without a real social network and access to a Jewish community of any kind I could afford, or hopefully go back and live in an apartment closer to the synagogues and friends I have made there , for the last seven years I have had to struggle to be with them. I am very depressed right now , and don t feel like I fit in , in my current community which really doesn t include a social network. I m not saying this area is safe because I know it isn t , but at least I know people. I heard friends in Philadelphia has a support group, outpatient for people like myself , and right now I can t even access a regular social worker or case manager. Can you help me.
Wed, 1 Apr 2015
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We understand your concerns

I went through your details. I can understand. You must be able to understand the difference between disappointment and depression. In many cases, deep disappointment brings on many symptoms related generally with depression like sleepless, lack of appetite, thirst, tiredness, mood swings etc. These symptoms related to disappointment are severe but are of short duration. I see that you are more worried presently with lack of your own community support. I like to say, life is like that, you know, you are wise enough to understand things. Community support is a must, but community is always man made. Live in human community irrespective of religion of belief. Everyone will help you and pray for you. Assured. Take care.

If you still need my assistance in this regard, please use this link. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Please remember to describe the whole problem with full detail.

Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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How Can Depression Due To Lack Of Social Support Be Treated?

Dear Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. I can understand. You must be able to understand the difference between disappointment and depression. In many cases, deep disappointment brings on many symptoms related generally with depression like sleepless, lack of appetite, thirst, tiredness, mood swings etc. These symptoms related to disappointment are severe but are of short duration. I see that you are more worried presently with lack of your own community support. I like to say, life is like that, you know, you are wise enough to understand things. Community support is a must, but community is always man made. Live in human community irrespective of religion of belief. Everyone will help you and pray for you. Assured. Take care. If you still need my assistance in this regard, please use this link. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Please remember to describe the whole problem with full detail. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.