It is a mixed bag it seems like. When I first joined these forums I thought, why would I want to read all these depressing posts when I am depressed and have no hope. Seems like these people have no hope either. I find it very validating though. I am amazed at how much our symptoms are the same. I need constant validation that I have a disease and that it is not my fault. That I am not just some lazy dead beat. I have been starting to feel better lately and today feel pretty good. Already I am feeling totally guilty that I have not been acting like a "normal" human being. Why am I not working, why am I not exercising, why am I not showering, feeling totally guilty like I don't even have this disease. All of this over night. So I think I have a real need to understand this disease and to get the validation that it is a disease.