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beckybooiloveu
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hey everyone,
*HUGE HUGS*
ummm... i could be better... alot better actually but oh well... just ahve to put up with it i guess...
*HUGE HUGS*
ummm... i could be better... alot better actually but oh well... just ahve to put up with it i guess...
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Soulwings
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/me huggles everyone.
Jude, worrying always gets me too. I've got to be careful or else I can get really quite stressed out about the smallest thing. Let me know if there's anything I can do, 'kay? 
Laurelin, are you still in Spain? If so, how are you liking it? I hope things are going okay... I think we've all had better times, but if we keep on pushing then we'll get back to having even better times than our past better times. I think that makes sense. Hehe.
And Bec *squishy hugs* What's up, gorgeous?
Jude, worrying always gets me too. I've got to be careful or else I can get really quite stressed out about the smallest thing.
Let me know if there's anything I can do, 'kay? Laurelin, are you still in Spain? If so, how are you liking it?
I hope things are going okay... I think we've all had better times, but if we keep on pushing then we'll get back to having even better times than our past better times. I think that makes sense. Hehe.And Bec *squishy hugs* What's up, gorgeous?
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beckybooiloveu
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ummm... im not really sure wats up... which makes it worse... cause it upsets me because i dont know wat is making me fel like i am...
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Yeah, I'm still in Spain. And it seems like every single Spanish woman over the age of 30 is an absolute pesada (Spanish colloquial term which is difficult to translate directly into English, but more or less means somebody who can't leave other people in peace)/me huggles everyone.
Jude, worrying always gets me too. I've got to be careful or else I can get really quite stressed out about the smallest thing.
Laurelin, are you still in Spain? If so, how are you liking it?
And Bec *squishy hugs* What's up, gorgeous?
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That seems to happen everywhere, I think
Well, it happens here, older women seem to like to interfer alot.
I say older women because I'm past 30(well 2 years) and I prefer to leave people in peace.
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please pray for me ! currently my loving wife is going through a bout with depression.she is in the hospital and i am careing for 2 small children 5 yr old and 8 yr old and working my job. this is a very hard time for me . weve been married for 13 years and its never been this bad . she lost her parent about 5 years ago and trying to be a stay at home mom has took its tole on her . i love her very much and i want things to be ok again. for us and the kids she says she feels numb no love for me or the kids. can anyone out there please offer me some advice for a tired dad and husband the pain is almost unbearable i know God is going to see us through. ive read about many of u dealing with depression and my prayers go out to u all. God has a call on my and my wifes life and ive been running from it . im tired of running im ready to to his will . some times God has to let u come to the end of your rope before u give in i guess .Yes lord ill do your will. please pray for my family
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Jscooter ... praying that this rough time in your wife's life will pass and she will be able to enjoy her life with you and both of your children. I'll pray for you as well, that God give you His strength to cope with troubled times, His peace and comfort, and His wisdom, so you will know how best to serve Him and your wife and children. Depression is hard, and I can understand the feeling of numbness and emptiness and deadness. I've been hospitalised several times for severe depression and suicidality, and only recently has it gotten better, but only with medication. Perhaps this is an avenue that your wife could take? There are some amazing meds out there for depression - not just the average Prozac - but different, stronger ones. Things will get better. They will always turn out okay as long as you are walking with the Lord. That's not to say that it won't be challenging and hard and downright scary and frustrating at times, but with Him there with you, you can overcome anything.
Depression is hard, and I can understand the feeling of numbness and emptiness and deadness. I've been hospitalised several times for severe depression and suicidality, and only recently has it gotten better, but only with medication. Perhaps this is an avenue that your wife could take? There are some amazing meds out there for depression - not just the average Prozac - but different, stronger ones. Things will get better. They will always turn out okay as long as you are walking with the Lord. That's not to say that it won't be challenging and hard and downright scary and frustrating at times, but with Him there with you, you can overcome anything.
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Hi,
I hope it's not too late to join this thread.
It took me awhile to admit I have depression, and it has taken me longer to tell people about it. I thought for a long time that I was just experiencing a case of the blues and that everyone has their ups and downs, but then I realized that for me, it was usually just a case of the downs. These days, it's not so bad, but there are days where it feels really intense and all I can think about is dying. I don't ever really feel "happy" anymore, and sometimes I feel that the idea of being happy is about as abstract a concept for me as world peace. The closest I get to feeling happiness or joy these days is feeling calm and not so stressed, but I think I can best describe it as feeling "not so unhappy."
Do you think it's possible to ever be as happy as you once were before you were depressed?
I hope it's not too late to join this thread.
It took me awhile to admit I have depression, and it has taken me longer to tell people about it. I thought for a long time that I was just experiencing a case of the blues and that everyone has their ups and downs, but then I realized that for me, it was usually just a case of the downs. These days, it's not so bad, but there are days where it feels really intense and all I can think about is dying. I don't ever really feel "happy" anymore, and sometimes I feel that the idea of being happy is about as abstract a concept for me as world peace. The closest I get to feeling happiness or joy these days is feeling calm and not so stressed, but I think I can best describe it as feeling "not so unhappy."
Do you think it's possible to ever be as happy as you once were before you were depressed?
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It is never too late to join a thread , unless of course it is closed.
Now that is an interesting question. I use to tell my therapists I just don't feel happy anymore, I don't fell like myself. My depression has gotten much better, thank God but I still don't have the same level of general good feelings I had prior to depression setting in. Soooooooo after semi-rambling
, my answer to your question is I think it is possible to get much better but I am not sure our brains ever return to that same chemical balance prior to depression.
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Soulwings
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Laruenouvelle, it's never too late to join any thread. And I'm glad you've come. I can empathise with your post, and to answer your question, I'm not sure if our brains ever return to the same chemical balance. I'm sure that medications bring that balance close to what it used to be before depression, though. So while you may never be "fully recovered" (whatever that means), you can come quite very close to being how you were before.
God bless and I hope to see you around!
And I'm glad you've come. I can empathise with your post, and to answer your question, I'm not sure if our brains ever return to the same chemical balance. I'm sure that medications bring that balance close to what it used to be before depression, though. So while you may never be "fully recovered" (whatever that means), you can come quite very close to being how you were before.God bless and I hope to see you around!
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