Work can be a good deversion if you like what you are doing. Unfortunately, it doesn't get rid of what is making you depressed. This is a hard time of year for people who are alone, depressed or have other problems. Society says we should be happy during the holidays. That just adds to the guilt when you don't feel good.

IF you aren't already seeing a therapist, check one out. You can work only so many hours in a day, and if you continue to overwork yourself, something will have to give. If you haven't had therapy before, start with something that isn't that painful or important to you. Finding a therapist is alot like finding a friend or getting a date. You ask leading questions to see how they will react, only tell them things that are not going to cause you pain. If you get along, great. then you can go into more confidential things. If you don't, you haven't given up your painful problems and don't have to worry about someone else knowing.

Therapists will also help you find alternative and healthy ways of coping. I'm sorry, I don't recognize your initialed words, so I didn't take them into account.

Sam2