Posted by manowar on January 9, 2002, at 19:18:44
In reply to So what makes us continue?, posted by BarbaraCat on January 7, 2002, at 0:38:33
Hi BarbaraCat, I've got one word for you and that's "faith"
Yes, I agree, it totally sucks having depression. I hope you have times like I do of remission, where you feel normal. That really helps me keep going.
I read Lance Armstrong's book- you know the bicyclist that has won the last 3 Tour De Frances. He said that the cancer that almost killed him was the best thing that ever happened to him--he really meant it. It made him a man. His life is 100X better than it was before the cancer. It made him face the facts of life, and what really mattered in his life.
I'm optimistic, even though it’s hard-- that I'll get better. And when I do, I'll be a stronger, more successful, more compassionate human being than I ever thought about being before. I certainly will appreciate life a lot more than most.
I've also have gotten quite a layman's education on Psychopharmacology:)
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