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Originally Posted by starrysky
In my opinion, for people w depression, and mental health issues, there's a balance between staying busy, having a job, and taking care of yourself. And it's not always possible to work because it's a lot of commitment and responsibility. I feel like I understand what you are going through because of the way my own depression symptoms manifest. In my own life, family and friends try to help. Though sometimes it can be misguided. I think it has been an interesting balance in my own life, listening to others advice, wanting to please those people, and also listening to myself, which is the most important. Really, just take it a day at a time. Think of one thing you are grateful for and do something you enjoy tonight. I hope you get solace from posting here. I have called a helpline before when I needed to. It's a good way to be heard and problem solve, in my opinion. Have a good night.
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Thank you. I don't actually feel 100% able to work but I have to work. My life has major imbalances. For now I think I need extra sleep or something. If I manage to keep this job it will be a miracle. This happened to me once before in my life. I was married and had a kind of meltdown and my then partner told me it was okay to quit my job which I did, then I became a stay-at-home Mom. Now I need to work so it is a matter of finding out how to do this. I notice you have commented on a lot of my threads and I want to tell you that I appreciate all your kind and wise words, which have been a great comfort to me. We need more people like you in this world.
