Posted by SLS on January 10, 2012, at 7:04:37
In reply to Hopeless but still functioning, posted by rjlockhart04=08 on January 9, 2012, at 21:12:47
I don't know how much of your depression is biogenic, but getting out of the house and doing something constructive will probably make you feel better. Living independently has helped with my self-esteem.
You are very obviously kicking serious butt in your mission to establish a healthy life for yourself. Don't give up. We are all rooting for you.
Don't be too hard on yourself. Be merciful with yourself. You didn't ask to be plagued by depressive illness. Even substance abuse is not really your fault. You didn't come out of your mother's womb intent on misusing stimulants. Many people with depression end up self-medicating. Avoiding pain can be very motivating. You are always trying the best you can. That is obvious to everyone.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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