Me again,
I forgot this very important thing (b/c, as u can see from my mood icon, I've been drinking- which I know I will regret tomorrow, but I'm going to be a hypocrite & give u this advice, anyway). I find that when I drink or eat junkfood & don't eat healthfully or take vitamins that it effects my mood DRASTICALLY. I'm sure that's true for everyone who suffers from mood disorders. Take Omega 3 Fish Oil supplements- they really work (make sure they are molecularly distilled= mercury taken out from polluted ocean water). Also, exercise helps a lot, too; in fact, studies report that it's just as, if not more, effective than taking anti-depressants, which only work for 40% of users (& unfortunately, I'm not one of them). The hard part is discipline, esp. when you're depressed, b/c it's hard to think about taking care of yourself when all you want to do is end things. My mom just died last month from a year-long bout of horrible suffering due to cancer, & w/ the holidays & everything else I'm dealing w/, I needed to get out of my head, & I thought drinking would help b/c it's a v. v. bad habit I've acquired. Don't do it- I'm here, there's nothing more to drink, & I'm still talking about my problems, right? It only made things worse. (And I'm not drinking Pepsi!) So, all joking aside, I couldn't be more serious: take care of yourself. That's the best advice I can give you. Trust me, it works. You just have to think you're worth it, which apparently, I need to do, too. Keep us up to date.