Posted by Emme on February 9, 2003, at 9:30:07
In reply to Re: Please....give me a few words of hope, posted by Ginjoint on February 8, 2003, at 21:56:16
> Second, Emme, my pdoc gently suggested to me that each person on Earth is here for a reason.... You DO have much to offer, it's just the despair is blocking it from your view right now. The despair is temporary.
But the despair comes back.... :(
> How you touch and affect others is not,
Yeah, you're right. I guess it's hard to know about subtle good effects we may have on people.
> 'fessed up about my depression, my struggling, etc. Instead of running in the opposite direction, several people then opened up to me as well, in a big way -- it was as if a wall had been knocked down.
I'm lucky that I do have a few sympathetic friends. I worry about burning them out and sometimes try to hold back a bit. And even sympathetic ones don't necessarily understand that it helps if they check in on you once in a while you at especially bad times. (I gotta stop and remember to call them when they have problems.)
> Yes, I lost a couple of friends, and man, did that sting. But I know their shallowness will be their downfall. :) Anyway, it's not ideal -- no one is aware of just how bad it's been, and I'm going through a lot alone. But at least those around me haven't run.
Their loss - those who've run. You seem like a pretty good person. I'm glad you have a support system and are still in there fighting.
> I don't know you, but I believe in you.
Thanks!
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