Feeling a bit lonely and unwanted?

Feeling really low and depressed lately, please help. sorry if its a bit long?

• my depressed started last year after me and my ex boyfriend broke up; i was devastated and drank a lot and my depression got really bad over the summer. on top of missing my ex boyfriend, i felt really lonely and felt i didnt have any real friends and my OCD got a lot worse. i've had OCD for several years, but they're usually about different things, a few years ago i was scared about getting ill and dying, over the years it has been handwashing and over the past year it has been a fear of becoming gay. i have always loved men and have always wanted to be with men, but my OCD messes with my mind so much and tries to convince me that i'm gay. i dont want to be with a woman, i admire and appreciate women, but being with a man has also been important to me. my OCD makes me so depressed. over the summer i was prescribed anti depressants and they seemed to help and i go to therapy for the OCD. i felt a lot better; i stopped drinking and finally started to move on from my ex. i lost a lot of weight over the summer (2 stone); i have gone from 14 stone and UK size 16-18 to 12 stone 2 and UK size 12-14. i also made new friends over the summer and reconnected with old friends and i felt a lot more liked and less lonely. I started uni last week and my depression has come back. even though i love my housemates and i love my new house, i feel miserable for no reason. i used to love going out and now i hate it and feel depressed on a night out. i dont drink anymore, but i know how to have fun without alcohol. i feel like i have nothing to look forward to; all i look forward to is going to the gym. im thrilled with my weightloss and i posted pictures on y/a of my weight loss but people responded saying that i still need to loose weight and i dont look toned (i go to the gym nearly everyday and my body has transformed so much; everyone at uni says how much weight i've lost and how great i look). how do i stop feeling depressed? my mum recons its because i dont have a boyfriend; i sometimes want a boyfriend, i sometimes dont. i joined a dating site, but i only get responses from older men like men and their mid 30s and 40s, but i state on my profile i dont want anyone older than 25. how do i feel better about myself? why have my anti depressants stopped working? i cant stop taking them because i will get bad withdrawal symptoms.

• Answer:

  I don't know what OCD is, but you might need to try a different antidepressant.