Wow. This thread had made me feel like sh--. I hear that daily from my family. Even my insurance woman told me "Well you need to pull yourself up by the bootstraps and get over it" That's what she said. Made me feel like a failure and not to mention it was offensive and embarrassing. Is this what people think of people like me? Somedays, I just cry and cry and cry. That's why I'll stay in bed. Other days I am so scared that if I get out of bed or off the couch, something bad will happen to me (agoraphobia). I will go for weeks without leaving my house. That in itself will depress you to the point of lying in bed all day. I wish like hell I could get my *** out of bed. I would love to wake up one day and not be so scared of the "what if's" or be able to go outside without being self consciuse because of the way people around here have called me lazy. You can try all you want to get out of bed but for alot of people wth depression and anxiety or in my case PTSD it's not a matter of trying or being lazy or not wanting to get out of bed. I'm sure people don't lay in bed and wallow cause they want too. I know I don't. I can see how pegs words offend not much offends me anymore I've heard it all including what she wrote. I've heard worse and that was from people who supposedly love and support me. But it did make me feel like sh--.