I'm sure this is no news to most of you here, but it still has to be said: getting depressed sucks.
The worst part about it, at least for me, is that the more depressed I get, the harder it is for me to do the things that can help to pull me out of it. I've got writing opportunities and commitments on the line, but I'm finding it hard to motivate myself to even work on them. I finally finished Chapter 16 of PFH, but I was about eighty percent done with it two months ago, so that serves as little comfort to me either.
I just... I guess I really need something to help get my mind off my stagnation right now and back on the track to improving things again. I'll get the writing work done: I've almost got the first of three bits I'll be getting paid for done (like, within a few hundred words) and I've still got books to write, and the gaming site I'm writing for daily now too. It's just tough, you know? I've gotten back into my bad old habit of drowning my sorrows in video games, almost to the exclusion of anything else, and as much as I love them that's not the right way to handle things.
*sigh*
Sorry peeps, just needed to vent a bit and let y'all know I'm still alive, even if I'm not doing much kicking at the moment.
Melanie E.
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Physical exercise
Physical exercise helps. Go for a walk. About twenty minutes a day should do it. Better for you in lots of ways than gaming.
Hugs
Patricia
Happiness is being all dressed up and HAVING some place to go.
Semper in femineo gerunt
Ich bin ein femininer Mann
wait what?!
There are things better for you than gaming? Blasphemy! Heretic!
Seriously... if I didn't have gaming to keep me busy during dark times... there's a damn good chance I wouldn't still be on this planet.
It's OK sis.....
Half the battle is knowing what to do about it. Of course, the other half is being able to do it!
I am so far from being the one to preach about this that I can't even see that person from here, but I can offer some advice - and a lot of encouragement.
First, figure out what it is that has you down. If you know that, then you can address the issue instead of just the symptoms. Believe me, I know that it isn't easy to do that sometimes, lol. Look at where I ended up. But if you can figure out what the real issue is, at least you can get help.
Second, get up and get out. Yes, I know that when it gets bad all you want to do is curl up and cry, or sleep, or eat, etc. Physical activity, with other people, is the key to digging yourself out of the hole. It doesn't solve the real problem - but it will get you out of the depression.
Third, and this is important, I really, really, really think I'm going to take the job with our Canadian division - and I think I found a great place to live. I have to go back to see it the week after next.
So.......
Keep writing, and think about Canada!
Dallas
D. Eden
“Hier stehe ich; ich kann nicht anders. Gott helfe mir.”
Dum Vivimus, Vivamus
HUGS
Yes it does , depression runs in our family my Brother has tried suicide twice PLEASE NEVER GET TO THAT DARK A PLACE . Just know we are all hear praying for you to get out into the sunshine and be happy
HUGS & KISSES :-) RICHIE2
Depression Does Suck
Depression colors everything about our lives.
We can do almost anything if we keep our antennae up and ready to accept what's being sent our way.
You're such a gifted person.
You can look at those gifts as weights or opportunities. Depression will make them appear as weights.
Define the great things about yourself. Write them down. When you feel depressed, take out that list. If it looks like a load of dung, you will now that depression is tainting things for you and you need to deal with it.
Eat right.
Get enough sleep.
Exercise.
Hang out with the right people.
Love yourself.
Jill
Angela Rasch (Jill M I)
Huh!
I think I'm more depressed than anyone else here who actually communicates, but there's no way to know, just a reason to guess. I haven't had effective enough anti de drugs in over a year. Everything here is filthy and horribly disordered, which, in itself, is depressing, but I'm not motivated enough to do anything about it. I just bike a lot and get tired so I don't care.
Hugs and Bright Blessings,
Renee
And yet
No matter what you've been through or go through, you have ALWAYS been here for me. This side of heaven I don't suppose I'll ever begin to convey how much you have impacted my life, my precious NeeNee. Thank you!
Love, Andrea Lena
Big huggles, hon
remember you're not alone. If talking to someone helps, you got a shoulder here you can cry on.
Come On we are better than that
Life is tough and cruel sometimes but look it in the eye. I always will open something that you post since I recall the enjoyment I got and the uplift by writing a story inspired by you.
Think of all the geniuses who got bouts of depression. It comes with the territory.
My heart breaks when I see tradgedy like we've seen these last months and whatever problems I have fade into insignificance. Come on we are the lucky ones so let's have a story please as a start. Look out of the window and give us a little smile and a wave.
Big Hug
Thanks for the support, everyone.
I know it probably grows tiresome me always being all "me me me" on here, but having friends to talk to about things really does help.
Sis, I most DEFINITELY am thinking of Canada, trust me on that! And as for you, Miss Cole, a short story or something might be just the thing I need to clear my head...
We'll see how things go, and I'll see what I can go.
Thanks again, friends, for always being here for me.
Melanie E.
Positive thinking
Don't forget the smile and the wave.
Smiles travel miles so just a little one is ok for now.
Always look on the bright side of life
If life seems jolly rotten,
There's something you've forgotten!
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing,
Read more at http://www.lyrics.com/always-look-on-the-bright-side-of-life...
Miss Cole