Posted by sid on December 18, 2001, at 10:01:12
In reply to Re: I got the low down blues, posted by sid on December 18, 2001, at 9:59:56
Depression changes us forever, but then life does too, whether we have depression or not. You need to long for a better you in the future rather than thinking back to the past. The old you belongs to the past, what is the "new you" that you want? Work on that instead, it'll be much easier to deal with I believe. Be good to yourself, be your best friend. I know people who write in Psucho-Babble tend to not believe in psychotherapy, but changes in one's life, thoughts, behavior can help become a better person and deal much better with depression. Heal it even for some people. You will never be the same and it's fine - the old you lead you to depression. You are different and it's probably for the best.
Merry Christmas.> > My gosh girl, you have had some hard times. What caught my eye in your post is that you said you keep redefining yourself. How interesting? I never thought of it that way. I am certainly not the person I used to be. In fact, I'm not sure who I am anymore. I'm a girl who is stuggling with this depression and praying for my old self back. I am 40yrs old, never been married yet and would love to have a child. But I am afraid that with the depression I would have really bad post partum blues. I don't know why my boyfriend stays sometimes. I am not always easy to live with. Anyway, sorry to babble. God bless you. I question my faith all the time when I am very depressed. You sound like a very strong person. I look up to you for that.
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