On 2019-08-07 10:08:28 Caressa said:
What happens after I have spoken to you about my problems,what guarantee do I have that whatever was discussed will remain between the two of us and won't come back to bite me.Cruel world we live in,one offers a listening ear in order to gain info to use against you.
On 2019-08-07 10:38:14 Giuliana said:
A few words I live by now sweet ladies.
I have been fighting since I was a child, I am not a survivor, I am a WARRIOR.
The devil whispers " you can't withstand the storm" But the warrior replies "I AM THE STORM!"
Do not tolerate disrespect not even from yourself.
Depression is a killer. Your life is worth so much more. I had to learn to love myself. Learn to love yourself completely. It is the first step to healing your broken soul.
You are captain of your own ship.
On 2019-08-07 10:47:57 JP82 said:
I think that everyone offering to help mean well, and i commend that, but i do want to caution that if you arent trained you can end up doing more damage than good.
There was a thread a little while ago about dealing with depression that had a lot of truly terrible advice, where people clearly dont understand the difference between being a little down and depression.
I spent 3 weeks last year in a pysch hospital being treated for depression and i can tell you firsthand that advice like "try to look on the bright side", "count your blessings", "just choose to be happy" or "person X has it so much worse",are not AT ALL helpful because they make you feel guilty and ashamed for how you feel on top of how you already feel (and you get flooded with that sort of thing from well meaning people as soon as they hear the word depression)