How are you feeling today?

[Alstare1974]

After getting very upset at midnight and then not sleeping most of the night, I spent majority of the day in bed.

[woozywoo]

Did something trigger your upset at midnight??

[Alstare1974]

Yeah the fact it was Christmas day and that I'd lost everything I had this time last year. It's also been a really crap 7 months.

[woozywoo]

I have a similar feeling at this time of yer Christmas and new year makes you reflect. And each year i reflect on how little my life changes and the issues that need dealing with and still arent sorted.

A hard 7 months maybe, but things can look up, stick with it x

[Got]

Hang in there Alstare, the first Christmas is bound to be tough, but there will be a time when you feel happier, and you will be glad you stuck with it. Hard to imagine but its true. It will take time but you will adjust.

Take care pal,

Steve X

[Alstare1974]

Thanks Steve.

[cornish]

only made it though the day with my friend diazepam and sleeping.

[Got]

Hopefully tommorow will be easier for you Cornish

[Dobbie]

I feel for you Cornish. I only made it through the day by drinking too much alcohol.

[cornish]

thanks

oh i miss alcohol, not drinking lots but the loverly cornish cider i cant drink anymore due to the meds im on

[Zaf]

Sorry to hear everyone is having such a tough time, I think this time of year can be very difficult for a lot of reasons but when we are depressed all the problems seem more intense.


I'm beginning to realise how much work contributes to my depression, I've felt pretty positive since Saturday despite having some really weird sleep patterns and eating quite a lot of rubbish.  i'm trying really hard to put the impending return to work out of my mind so I can enjoy the rest of my time off.

[Lol]

OK everyone. It's boxing day. It's still Christmas but the big day is over. Well done to everyone we got through that. There may have been tears and an undeniable sense of sadnes and general disaster, but we all survived.

 *(*

Goodness knows where we go from here 

[Got]

My own belief is that I will continue along the cycle of persistant improvement and then collapse. I can only hope that the collapses are not sufficient enought to kill me. I beleive that is an achievable aim.

I hope everyone else gets 100 % cured if it is possible.

[Lol]

Sorry, you think that what is an achievable aim Stevie? Not the collapse I hope?

[Zaf]

Tired today but fairly positive :)