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Apr 05, 2011, 07:37 PM
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I can't enjoy anything. Nothing makes me happy. I don't look forward to anything. Things that I used to LOVE to do just feel like a gigantic chore to me. I have no passion in anything. I end up withdrawing into my shell thinking "What the hell is the point to anything?"
It's even hard for me to laugh with comedy films. I feel like all the joy has been sucked out of my life.  This has been like this for going on three years now. I just wish I can be happy again like I was in the past. I feel like I'm too old to really do anything any way. I'm 38. I feel like all my best years have left me and now I'm just supposed to endure life and just basically wait to die. I wish that I can just snap out of this ********.
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Apr 05, 2011, 08:38 PM
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Hey S, I know that feeling so well. I want to reassure you though, that you can get out of this slump. Check the dosage of your meds with your doc. You may need to adjust it. I found I had to do that because besides the crappy, low feeling everyday, I was still having some side effects several weeks after starting my new meds.
Keep trying stuff you used to enjoy doing. You'll find something worthwhile, if you keep at it. And please, keep a couple close friends near to you and get involved in outdoor activities with them as much as you can, despite how you feel. Allow them to push and encourage you. It's worth the effort. You can get out of this slump. And by the way, I'm going to be 40 in a couple months, so I understand your concern about age. Don't let that stop you! There's lots more life left in you! Lots of hugs 
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Apr 05, 2011, 09:24 PM
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The color hasn't completely drained from my existence, but all is greatly faded.
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My dog  mastered the "fetch" command. He would communicate he wanted something, and I would fetch it.
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Apr 05, 2011, 11:30 PM
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Darlin', I'm almost 40. I'll be 40 in October, and I'm having a very hard time with it. Already!
I've been where you are now. I was there last year, as a matter of fact. I can't tell you how many times I cried on my balcony at my apartment and cried and repeating over and over, "I don't want to be here anymore..." But I kept going. I had to have hope. I don't know why - but I did. My family, my friends and my job kept me from giving up. It didn't seem like much, but it was something. I hope you find a glimpse of happiness within yourself to realize how much you mean to people - and how much you matter. Hope is a great thing, too. I'm in a completely different place than I was just a year ago. |
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Apr 06, 2011, 12:23 PM
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I'm going to be 62 in 2 days ~ and I've had that happen to me several times ~ and each time, I needed an increase or CHANGE in my medication. This last time, my doctor added Abilify to my antidepressant, and I feel WONDERFUL. Thank God he did that, because there was NO happiness or joy in my life -- I couldn't even find joy in my granddaughter!!! Now that's pretty serious!!!
Now I feel fine -- I feel "normal" whatever that is. LOL Talk to your doctor -- chances are you just need a tweak in medications. Hugs, Lee |
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Apr 06, 2011, 12:34 PM
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Realizing one's own mortality is pretty hard... I am bit younger and I feel I am not gonna decorate this planet forever...and sometimes my limited lifespan scares me. I will never visit all the places I wanted. I will never try everything i wanted to do. I may not find the right one...
The secret is in finding that inner peace.... and to a degree resigning to a fate and things you cannot influence... deal with them when they come, and in meantime live your life... do what you can do... and if you enjoy it, don't think of it as waste of time. Explore new possibilities. Try to do something special every day, even if it is a minor thing. you are not that old... you still have a lot of time to use... you still have a chance to matter, to leave a mark. And not to sound all pathetic and clicheish... but I think you are a great person and i enjoy muchly chatting with you and I am glad we "met".
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Apr 06, 2011, 12:38 PM
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i agree with leeds...get in touch with your doc and tell him what you told us. i've had bad bouts but no one deserves to suffer as long as you have. i hope you feel better
 and do call your doc!
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Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours..~Ayn Rand |
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Apr 06, 2011, 01:23 PM
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My dog mastered the "fetch" command. He would communicate he wanted something, and I would fetch it.
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