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Old Jan 03, 2014, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by KC Steely View Post
I too battle with depression off and on, so I know where you're coming from. It's tough, but you have to remember you DO add value. You're here telling your feelings and that adds value. Why? Because somebody else who reads your post may just look at it and think, "Hey, I'm not alone, Wysteria has a similar problem that I'm going through." Right there, you've added value. Here's a couple more tips you could try to feel better about yourself. Let's say you're walking down the street, some stranger is going into the same door you getting ready to walk through (say, it's like a door to a doctor's office, and the person has a cane or crutches) You take a moment and open the door for this person. Through this simple act, you may have just shown this person the only geniune act of kindness they received all week, you never know. You could do some volunteer work, at a homeless shelter. Right there you've added value. You made a difference. You're important, valuable and loved. Help an old lady reach a can off of a shelf she can't reach in the grocery store and you've just added value and made her feel cared about. Okay, another simple gesture: Give someone a sincere compliment. You've just made their day and added value to them and yourself in the process! Listen, everybody has problems, that's why we're all here, right? But I am a firm believer, you're not a loser or a nobody, if you strive to better yourself (even in the small ways) and be kind and helpful to your fellow person. Put other's needs ahead of your own and you will not be alone or unknown; you'll have so many friends, you won't be able to count them all. You have friends here. You're cared for by everyone who takes the time to respond. So, hang in there, you have value and you are important.

Thanks for reminding me of this. I agree with this. I've always believed this. It's the small things that count. A Smile. A "hello". All mean something to someone. Sometime it is easy to get lost in depression an not even notice we have these small options to help someone else and build our self-esteem by doing so.
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