Anyone who has bad habits knows that once you get rid of them you have to deal with a lot of the emotional stuff that is underneath.

I am trying on my own to dig myself out of a deep depression and resume a life.

I have no difficulty with superficial interactions. However, in this society when one has a major depression it often leaves one socially isolated.

I will probably (eventually) pull myself out. I always do.

I am training for a 10K. I am proud of myself as I am new to this sport.

Still, I am in the middle of a terrible horrible nightmarish depression and trying to pull myself up by my bootstraps.

I was offended by the one comment that said I did not give up bad habits with love. How the heck does that person know what is in my heart?

Most who post are very compassionate and I thank you for that.

We should never forget this forum is for peer support and not to therapize one another.