[GenCat]

This past month has been a real struggle for me. I am afraid I am slipping back into my old habits and routines that get me feeling very depressed. Its such a struggle to go to the gym, eat right and stay on top of things at school. Some days I have that just don't care attitude and other days I get so motivated to do things. Just need some encouraging words, I have missed the support on here.

[kaliope]

just try to do things that make you feel good. even if they are small things like watching a funny tv show or looking at a flower. anything that is going to uplift you or bring you the slightest bit of happy feelings. hang in there and take care.

[smmath]

These hard times will not last. I know that you are afraid of what might be down the road, but remember that the anticipation of something is generally worse that the actual thing. What I am trying to say is that worrying about what is to come really doesn't do any good. Let what may or may not happen, happen. Once you know what you're dealing with, it is easier to "treat" or deal with.

I'm so sorry....
Does something need to change? As far as your treatment goes?

I'm glad that you have it in you to be here....I think that's big in itself.

I agree with Kali...Lots of TLC is needed here....Whatever it is that has made you smile in the past, you need that available.
Funny videos, distracting games, visits with friends, a puppy....

Keep posting. I'm here.

[gayleggg]

Sorry you are having a rough time of it, GenCat. I like the other things that have been suggested. Especially about not trying to look to far in advance. Take it one day at a time. Look at what has worked for you before and try that. Good luck.

Best of luck! You are strong and intelligent and you may just need a few spa days Take a breather and then get back in there tiger! We're cheering for you!

[Fuzzybear]

[GenCat]

I'm so sorry....
Does something need to change? As far as your treatment goes?

I'm glad that you have it in you to be here....I think that's big in itself.

I agree with Kali...Lots of TLC is needed here....Whatever it is that has made you smile in the past, you need that available.
Funny videos, distracting games, visits with friends, a puppy....

Keep posting. I'm here.

Thank you, means a lot to me to have support. I would like to stop taking medication, but that's doubtful to work for me. I think right now im worse than I was before I started medications. Just really lost as to what to do right now besides make myself comfortable and deal with the pain.

[paynful]

I really want to respond with something uplifting and inspring.

Unfortunately, I am having a rough time myself. I am feeling very drained and empty... if I had any energy I know I would be angry with myself (silver lining?).

I guess my point is... you aren't alone.. even if no one is in the room with you.

"First, if emotions were universal, then in one sense he was never alone, never had been alone, and never could be alone... he had existed in despair, because he'd though of himself as isolated and lost. But every night... other children in every corner of the world suffered with him, victims of their own sick parents or of strangers, and together they had all endured. They were a family of sorts, united by suffering. No pain or happiness was unique. All humanity drank from the same river of emotion, and by drinking, every race, religion, and nationality became one indivisible species. Therefore... perfect isolation would forever elude him. Whether he liked it or not, life meant emotional involvement, and involvement meant taking risks.
He also realized that if emotions were universal and timeless, they represented the greatest truths known to humankind. If billions of people in scores of cultures had arrived independently at the same concept of love, then the reality of love could not be denied." The Key to Midnight, Dean Koontz

"...words can't help at all. It's just the sound of another human voice that makes the only difference. There's nothing you're going to say that's going to make any body happy when they're feeling ******..." --Richard Brautigan