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health advisory Hospital Mental Health 2007-11-15 19:01:26

We are our own worst enemy sometimes.You need to stop overwhelming yourself. The books will always be there, but you are more important than all of that. Please, walk away from all of it, for a sunny day. You've heard of stop and smell the Flowers. Go and get a facial, and a massage.

Yes God exists, I love reading the Bible when I am down and out. I have been to hell and back. I can look back now, most of the worst times of life made me stronger.

I am POSITIVE you are NOT ugly!!!! Any one that speaks as you have here proves it. You don't have to understand everything right now. Just find a way to vent. Write it down in a notebook, you'll look back someday and think Wow I made it.

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Hi Rebecca. Hope my sharing and answer might be of help. First of all, let me share with you that I too have had to deal with depresssion and have experienced the same feelings as you. It's bad enough when depression takes away all the sun from the sky. It 's even worse when you feel shunned, ignored, or seen as being wimpish because of your depression. And yes God is there, reaching out for you. Reach out to him!!!! Please understand that people are not really staying away from you, but many dont know what to say or how to help. They also dont understand that we who have to battle with depression dont willfully wish this beast upon ourselves, and we cant just will it away. Depression is real and is a medical condition just as much as diabetes or arthritis is, and like a medical can be treated. It is not just something "in your head" So please accept yourself as you are right now...it is ok. And it is ok if there are times you want to respond to people and then not. And it is ok if they are unclear on how to repspond to you. I think it would be best for you right now to seek out those people you feel that you can trust and suppoort you to give you added strength as the Buspar works. And certainly Rebecca, if there is any thought in your mind about self harm, by all means seek out a close friend or friends. By all means fight back, and dont let depression rub out your life the gift you can share with others by being a survivor! Also, Buspar can only do so much, so while your healing, do see about getting in to see the doctor so that anti depression medicine can be perscribed. Anxiety and depression go hand in hand. It is not often that you have one without the other. Hang in there and fight back back. I am praying for you...Englishteach1950@Yahoo.c...

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