It's amazing how many very funny people actually do suffer from that. That is a tough one to deal with. I have anxiety, but depression is worse to me. Maybe because I am used to the fear of anxiety. I suffered from depression for a brief spell and I could not believe how horrific it was. So, I'm sure you are used to dealing with how to handle it better than I was, being exposed to it all at once and never before. It was awful.
So, I pray you have a way to manage it that is bearable for you. You are a great guy.
I think you do remarkably well even though and even so Shuhak. I have a long-time friend who suffered from clinical depression. I think he told me it runs in his family. For years his doctor would try out different meds to ameliorate it. I guess the body gets used to some meds and they no longer work. He told me there have been days when he saw no point to getting out of bed. I've only ever felt that when I was really ill. I get down in the dumps sometimes and I think you can tell by what I write when those times hit. But it never lasts for very long. And anyway when you get wound up and involved in some issue I can tell you're having a good time just sharing what's on your mind! Thank you for your reply and Happy Saturday! Hope you enjoyed your lemon meringue pie. I enjoyed just reading what you came home with after the Christmas Feast was consumed! :)
I found a tool that holds that at bay when I feel down. GRATITUDE. I try like heck to think of all the ways I am blessed and it always works. And the root of that is I know God. I believe God answers me and I pray to Him for an answer. It works. Sometimes it is excrutiatingly slow, like when I wanted to know last year if I was dying of cancer, and sometimes I get a relief and a mental push to go forward with courage. That is God. When I forget about God, I am lost. In space.
So, gratitude and God are where I am at always. I can handle life with God to guide me. If there was no God? I still get a consolation prize. I would be free to assassinate Donald Trump. That is ALMOST worth it.
Me too Sharon. I have done that since I can remember. Why? Because I think if we are not appreciative of and grateful for what we have it could be taken away from us and given to those who WILL appreciate. Every day I count my blessings. "When I'm worried and I can't sleep I count my blessings instead of sheep and I go to sleep counting my blessings". Can you hear Bing Crosby singing? Thank you for your reply and Happy Saturday! :)
Not all people surely m'dear. Just the cruel vicious vindictive lying treasonous traitorous scumbags. The rest of us are delightful! Thank you for your reply SP and for your Pebble-sharing! :)
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