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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aristotle" data-source="post: 1364326" data-attributes="member: 5885">Wow... I feel a need to respond here, although I don't know what I can offer that has not already been mentioned.From the tone of your message I would have to assume you suffer from depression, and it sounds like your in a rough spot currently. I'm not going to patronize you and say I've felt just like you. Depression, as any of us who suffer from it can attest, is a very personal thing.Others have suggested seeking professional help. That is excellent advice. I know how weird it is to talk about these things with a stranger, but it can lead you out of that dark place you are in. Even if it doesn't feel like it is helping the first few times. Stick with it.Depression can be an illness like any other. It could be a problem that requires medication. That doesn't make you weak, it just means you need a little help getting better. For my own, admittedly mild, depression I take St. John's Wort. You can get it at most any herbal remedy type store. Of course I'm not a doctor and am not qualified to tell you what medication you should or should not take.I was in a rough spot a few years back, and I followed some advice that really helped me. Get out of your routine. I don't know your situation, but try to do some stuff you don't normally do. If you spend most of your time indoors, take a walk or go to a local park. If you only read dark fantasy or murder mysteries, try reading something a little more humorous. Get involved with a new hobby that isn't related to any of your current ones. Break out of the day to day grind and try to experience something different.Dark times pass. I promise. And, while nobody can know exactly how you feel, you are not alone in this world. There are lots of us out here who struggle with ourselves and the lives we live. You are not alone.</blockquote>

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