Comments on: Winter Wonderland http://heart-strutter.org/2008/01/22/350/winter-wonderland/ denial never spoke so loud Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:05:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sarah http://heart-strutter.org/2008/01/22/350/winter-wonderland/comment-page-1/#comment-13209 Sarah Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:12:37 +0000 http://heart-strutter.org/2008/01/22/winter-wonderland/#comment-13209 Well, it's good that you're telling Elizabeth about these things because it sounds like she really helps you out. Don't feel too sad that you only have one truly supportive friend. A lot of folks don't even have one in an entire lifetime! You're very lucky to have a great friend like Elizabeth. Even one good friend like that is a real, precious gift. :) I know what it is like to feel like you're better off dead, but I can tell you that isn't true! I contemplated suicide a few months ago, and I still cut from time to time. But I am so much better now. A lot of that's because I've taught myself to count my blessings. Your life has good things in it, too. I know that it's really crappy sometimes, but I think the good things are worth sticking around for. I don't want to sound condescending or patronising because I have been through the same and am now on the way to making recovery. Here's a website that really helped me when I was having nasty thoughts like you. http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/ Whenever you feel like giving up, just take a few more minutes to read this through. It really helped me - perhaps you will benefit, too. Good luck! Hang in there. Elizabeth can vouch that you're a beautiful, lovely person and the world would be a sadder, lonelier place without you there to make it that bit more stunning a place to live! Well, it’s good that you’re telling Elizabeth about these things because it sounds like she really helps you out. Don’t feel too sad that you only have one truly supportive friend. A lot of folks don’t even have one in an entire lifetime! You’re very lucky to have a great friend like Elizabeth. Even one good friend like that is a real, precious gift. :)

I know what it is like to feel like you’re better off dead, but I can tell you that isn’t true! I contemplated suicide a few months ago, and I still cut from time to time. But I am so much better now. A lot of that’s because I’ve taught myself to count my blessings. Your life has good things in it, too. I know that it’s really crappy sometimes, but I think the good things are worth sticking around for.

I don’t want to sound condescending or patronising because I have been through the same and am now on the way to making recovery. Here’s a website that really helped me when I was having nasty thoughts like you. http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/ Whenever you feel like giving up, just take a few more minutes to read this through. It really helped me – perhaps you will benefit, too.

Good luck! Hang in there. Elizabeth can vouch that you’re a beautiful, lovely person and the world would be a sadder, lonelier place without you there to make it that bit more stunning a place to live!

]]> By: JChardonnet http://heart-strutter.org/2008/01/22/350/winter-wonderland/comment-page-1/#comment-13158 JChardonnet Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:29:33 +0000 http://heart-strutter.org/2008/01/22/winter-wonderland/#comment-13158 You sound really sad here. Are you feeling okay now? Or at least better than before? Walking in the rain is not usually a good idea (pneumonia), but in this case, it seemed to have cleansed and purified, at least for a while. Focus on the things that make you feel good. This will make the coming days a little lighter and easier to deal with. About my entry, I guess I should have slap it with a warning lable. It wasn't my intention to have anyone crying, but you seem to be the most affected by it. It looks like you don't have anyone to turn to for support. But I'm around if you ever need to just talk. Let me know if you do. It doesn't matter what you're going through (depression), you shouldn't have to go through it alone. Hope you feel better, J You sound really sad here. Are you feeling okay now? Or at least better than before? Walking in the rain is not usually a good idea (pneumonia), but in this case, it seemed to have cleansed and purified, at least for a while. Focus on the things that make you feel good. This will make the coming days a little lighter and easier to deal with.

About my entry, I guess I should have slap it with a warning lable. It wasn’t my intention to have anyone crying, but you seem to be the most affected by it.

It looks like you don’t have anyone to turn to for support. But I’m around if you ever need to just talk. Let me know if you do. It doesn’t matter what you’re going through (depression), you shouldn’t have to go through it alone.

Hope you feel better,
J

]]> By: Maria http://heart-strutter.org/2008/01/22/350/winter-wonderland/comment-page-1/#comment-13148 Maria Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:00:54 +0000 http://heart-strutter.org/2008/01/22/winter-wonderland/#comment-13148 I think it's okay to be sad and to feel a great deal of sadness. Sometimes, it will be hard to express, but when you do, it's a great release. You should definitely call your friend Elizabeth because you can trust her with all of these things. It's going to be hard to get out of the depression, but when you do, when you get out of it, you will feel so much better knowing that you were able to. And if it gets really bad, please, contact someone. There are people out there who would be devastated if you were to leave the world. I can understand how it feels; I sent myself to the hospital a few months back because of this and well, I'm still here. Reach out to people. You never know who's going to be there to catch your fall and you will definitely be amazed at how many people are willing to stand by your side. And if worse comes to worse, look at some cute kitties: http://icanhascheezburger.com/ I think it’s okay to be sad and to feel a great deal of sadness. Sometimes, it will be hard to express, but when you do, it’s a great release. You should definitely call your friend Elizabeth because you can trust her with all of these things.

It’s going to be hard to get out of the depression, but when you do, when you get out of it, you will feel so much better knowing that you were able to.

And if it gets really bad, please, contact someone. There are people out there who would be devastated if you were to leave the world. I can understand how it feels; I sent myself to the hospital a few months back because of this and well, I’m still here.

Reach out to people. You never know who’s going to be there to catch your fall and you will definitely be amazed at how many people are willing to stand by your side.

And if worse comes to worse, look at some cute kitties:
http://icanhascheezburger.com/

]]>