p.s. One more thing that I remembered after reading Sandy's response to you: a low carb diet can help control your diabetes extremely well as well as your weight. A book called protein power is great and Dr Bernsteins books on eating for diabetes would help too.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Fleischer, Beth [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 8:18 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Just feeling Bad > > Mr Cold Fusion, > It sounds like you would be considered clinically depressed - and no > wonder > judging by all the events that have happened to you. Depression is a > disease which can often be brought on by stress, which you have had a > great > deal of. It is surely what is causing your weight gain, your feelings of > hopelessness and your wanting to crawl into a shell. However, the good > news > is that it is controllable via medication. > > If you have insurance then see your doctor and explain your symptoms - the > weight gain, the sadness, the hoplessness and I am sure he will be happy > to > prescribe a drug to make you feel better. > > If you dont' have insurance look in the phone book for a community mental > health service agency. They will be happy to evaluate you and will also > prescribe you these drugs. > > Once you are on an anti-depressant you will feel much much better and will > be able to get things back on track. when you are depressed its very hard > to get motivated - these meds will help you. > > So all you need to do is get motivated to get to a doctor, ok? If you > feel > that you cant' do this, please give this email to your wife and ask her > for > help. > > Keep us posted, and please keep writing if it helps you. > > Beth in Alaska. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nathan Stanford [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 4:51 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Just feeling Bad > > > > I hate to ask this since I know there is no one answer... however please > > understand I am simply asking because I do not know what to do with > > myself. > > > > > > Here is my life... > > > > I was diagnosed with Type 2 a couple of weeks before Christmas. Since > > this > > event so many things have happened in my life... > > > > 1. My feet and the lower part of my legs do not have hair. (Great > concern > > even though the doctor says it is ok.) > > > > 2. My Mother-in-law broke her ankle bad it spiraled into her ankle so it > > broke both bones and will never heal correctly. So she stayed with my > > wife > > and I for 3 months or more. > > > > 3. My Father-in-law got laid off after 29 years and 8 months working at > > Firestone. He then took a job at Sears Pest control and did not want > > anyone > > to know he felt shamed. (I know he should not have) He finally took > > another > > job at a school in a poor neighborhood and then he and 3 other teachers > > due > > to race were asked to resign. > > > > 4. My Mother-in-law got laid off from American Airlines due to 9-11 > > > > 5. My Mother went in for a procedure and ended up needing a triple by > pass > > on her heart. (She has diabetes) > > > > 6. I go laid off of my job in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. > > > > 7. After 3 months I found a job in New Orleans, LA for $20,000 less in > > pay. > > > > 8. We had to sell our house which we had talked about it being our dream > > house. > > > > 9. One year ago my parents moved to the Dallas/Fort Worth Area from > > Boston, > > MA area to live near us. > > > > 10. One month ago my Brother, his wife and two girls moved to the > > Dallas/Fort Worth Area too. > > > > > > I am a Computer Programmer so I do not exercise at work. I tend to be > on > > the computer when I get home as an escape and do not exercise there > > either. > > I need to loose weight bad. My recent test the doctor said was good but > I > > still have not heard what the actual numbers are. My wife with all that > > has > > happened is very depressed. My wife now is taking some medicine so she > > can > > handle what is going on for now. I am worried the loss in pay I will not > > be > > able to afford our new house and I am worried I am not exercising enough > > and > > will have complications from my diabetes. My wife is with her mother in > > Dallas/Fort Worth letting my two boys finish school until the Christmas > > break. I am worried about the fact that I am a ColdFusion Web > Programmer > > and if ColdFusion does not stay on the up and up I maybe without a > career. > > Everyone tells me to study other languages and I want to but I can not > get > > motivated. I also started a website on the side 2 years ago that has > been > > successful in bringing people however not in bringing money. I started > a > > new website which charged it started out great then one by one all of my > > helpers quit. Sorry to cry on everyone's shoulder but I am at my wits > end > > and do not care anymore. Not sure what to do. My wife will not be here > > for > > a couple of weeks. I feel lazy and like a loser to not be able to make > > the > > money I need to stay in Texas. I have gained weight here and feel very > > rotten about that. I started to go to church yesterday and when I sit > > down > > in my car my pants ripped. I feel very bad. I am at the point I want > to > > quit both websites and craw in a shell go to work and do what I have to > > just > > to get by. > > > > Sorry I should not send this out to you... but I need someone and I do > not > > want my wife to worry anymore then she already does. You do not know me > > and > > so I feel I can do this without anyone knowing me. > > > > > > Thanks for your shoulders, > > MrColdFusion > > > > (ColdFusion - A Web Development Tool for Creating Dynamic Web Pages) > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your ad could be here. 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