Depression Support Thread

Miroslav

I remember hearing her first single on the radio, back in 1998, a few months before it's 1999 release and when I next saw my flatmate I told her that I had heard this brilliant new song by this American girl and I said i'd probably never hear it again or hear of Britney again

Slightly wrong :rotfl:

A few months later, I got into a relationship and I wasn't allowed to like Britney, but I still did and it made my girlfriend furious, despite the fact she liked every boyband going :rolleyes:

When we split, the release was amazing, I suddenly went into Britney overdrive and have never looked back.

I think she is the most beautiful woman alive, but musically and performer wise, she is also superb. I love her music nad her ability to just 'wow', Not the worlds greatest singer, but 99% of stars aren't. I admire her greatly as someone who is Bi-Polar, suffers depression etc etc yet is such a fighter and always comes back with something that everyone talks about, love her or hate her.

The amount of people that follow her just for a picture for the papers is amazing. Barely anyone would be able to handle the media furore that follows her.

A true legend for many reasons, good and bad, but an amazing young lady no doubt and one that encourages me to keep fighting as she is a born and bred winner.

LadyMorticia

Morning everyone. :wave:

I feel really low today.

I knew it was going to happen. It always happens. At least I enjoyed yesterday whilst it lasted I guess. I just hate the come down, and I hate this bloody disorder.

Can I just say in defence of all the regulars who post here, any lovely newbies, and anybody who may happen to join in the future, that this is called "Depression Support" not "Let's judge and kick those when they are down".

I've sat by and read all the posts made and have been refraining from posting what I think, purely because I'm not very tactile when saying what's on my mind, but I can't do it anymore.

Everyone here is my friend. Good friends. I wouldn't sit by and let anyone judge and hurt my friends in real life, so there is no way I'm going to do it here.
If you wanted to judge us here, maybe you should go and do jury service or something because, frankly, we don't need it.

As fg said (I think it was you, sorry if it wasn't. ), some of us have personality disorders, anxiety disorders and other issues too. I really wish those who judge us here and post with such hostility would think about what the consequences of their words could have to those who are in need of support and post here.

For me, being here and with others like me doesn't bring me down. It makes me feel like I am not alone, which for many years I thought I was. It makes me feel like I am understood, and I have made great friends here. We're all spportive of eachother. We don't just post when we are down. We have light-hearted fun too.

I now feel like this is a personal vendetta against Ccstar, and she is my friend and I'm not going to sit by and let people judge her and kick her when she is down, just because you find it amusing, which is how it comes across to me.

Yes, I lack tact, but I've sat by for long enough and not spoken when I've needed to. Well, not anymore.

xx

Tulip

Miroslav wrote: »

Not too bad, thanks.

Yourself?

Is your carnival one of these carnivals usually held in October/November that has floats and usually followed around by the fairground?

Yes the carnival will be held in November and some have floats,I will be a walking entry Just need a costume I can wear all year round for each carnival as I dont want to get a costume,wear it,then toss it aside and never wear it again.I am fine thanks Miro

Katie

Tulip

:hello: Everyone,

Morning! hope all is well,I am fine today going to my parents for lunch later on

For me this thread is great as it helps me alot and I have so many friends in here its all good I wouldnt want to see the thread close down.

Have a lovely day!

*hugs* to those that need one


love and light,

Katie xxx

shazrobo

morning all, hope everyone is well as can be this morning, i am well, slept for ten hours last night, something unheard of for me before.
am going to a craft shop with my support worker this morning for a look around, am interested in starting to make handmade cards, but not sure where to start, hopefully todays visit will give me some inspiration, and if not, well at least it will get me out of the house.
hugs to all those that need one, especially cc, and anni
shaz xxx

LadyMorticia

Heya Katie and Shaz.:wave:

I hope you're both okay today.

Have fun at your parents Katie, and have fun at the craft shop Shaz.

I've just had a lovely bath, and now I smell of vanilla.

xx

Tulip

shazrobo wrote: »

morning all, hope everyone is well as can be this morning, i am well, slept for ten hours last night, something unheard of for me before.
am going to a craft shop with my support worker this morning for a look around, am interested in starting to make handmade cards, but not sure where to start, hopefully todays visit will give me some inspiration, and if not, well at least it will get me out of the house.
hugs to all those that need one, especially cc, and anni
shaz xxx

Hi Shaz,

wow,have fun at the craft shop,making your own cards is so fun,in fact I have made one christmas kit already,got 2 more kits to do as well.

Have a lovely time

*hugs*

love and light,

Katie xxx

absolutebounder

Jill and John got married. John thought this would be a "marriage of the 90's" -- equal roles for equal partners. So, the first morning back from their honeymoon, he brought Jill breakfast in bed. Jill wasn't impressed with his culinary skills, however. She looked disdainfully at the tray, and snorted, "Poached? I wanted scrambled!" Undaunted, the next morning, John brought his true love a scrambled egg. Jill wasn't having any of it. "Do you think I don't like variety? I wanted poached this morning!"
Determined to please Jill, the next morning he thought, "third time's a charm" and brought her two eggs -- one scrambled and one poached."Here, my love, enjoy!" Jill looks at the plate and says, "You scrambled the wrong egg."

beachbeth

LadyMorticia wrote: »

For me, being here and with others like me doesn't bring me down. It makes me feel like I am not alone, which for many years I thought I was. It makes me feel like I am understood, and I have made great friends here. We're all spportive of eachother. We don't just post when we are down. We have light-hearted fun too.

Well said, LM.This is how I feel. To an outsider who doesn't suffer from depression they would read this thread and think we are all on a negative downer and fail to see how it is helping anyone. But just knowing that there are people out there who feel the same as me or feel how I used to feel really helps me. I wish there had been something like this when I first had depression because it would have helped me no end.

When CCStar posted about other people being horrible I absolutely understood where she was coming from because I have been there. Telling her to stop seeing everyone in this light simply doesn't help. Being nasty or giving tough love doesn't work with me either. It simply makes me retreat more into my shell. There have been remarks on this thread, most of them directed at CCStar, of a "pull yourself together" and "stop being so silly" nature and it just shows that the poster knows nothing of depression or what it is like.

I think we should carry on now supporting each other and stop having a go at people for expressing how they feel.

CHARDONNAY_3

Hi everyone

I have posted a number of times on different boards but not this one.

I have been suffering from depression since my father died earlier this year. I have been doing my best to cope but I am struggling to hold down a job and feel like I am trapped in a dark hole.

Since my dad died, I've started to think life is too short to spend 8 hours a day doing something you hate but the bills have to be paid so I feel trapped.

I really want to move forward and find a more rewarding way to fill my time but not sure where to go from here.

Thank you for reading.

Charlotte.