Hi Heather,

What a wonderful and beautiful thread you've started Thank you (oh, also thank you for looking for me . Like I always said before, you are just the best My salutation!!

Hi Everyone,

I'm Toni, have suffered depression for 3 years, once suicidal. Have never tried any sort of medication tough, just hated the idea. But I think I've somehow recovered cause I feel all right 90% of the time. I would like share with you what I've learnt from the experience.

During the depression, I always thought I had the worst luck and without any hope, I saw no point of continuing my life, but what changed me was just a simple decision of giving myself one more chance, and that had turned my life around. Still can't believe how it happened, and how it went on afterwards cause it's been only a decision. That's why I believe our mind does have the power of making miricles, of course except the almight power with God.

I'm so very happy to have found this forum, to have met a group of wonderful people I have caught up with the recent threads posted while I was gone on my holiday. Although some disagreements were disturbing us, but what more important is that we have the ability to work our difference out, through giving respects, understanding, acceptance, patience, communication. Everyone has been so broad minded and warm hearted in talking to each other, that is just great. Who said we can't have difference, I think that is exact what keeps our converstations more alive, diversity is what maximizes creativity.

I'm very honored to be a part of this forum. And I really apprciated to those who have been listening to me, and even offered some greatest advice to help me be strong and grow. I hope I could offer the same, and more.

Nice to meet you all

Best,
Toni

[i] What our mind can conceive and believe, it will achieve.