--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" <steve.sun...@...> wrote: > > Shempster, glad I may be one of the first to respond here. First, there are > probably a lot of us who are never more than a hairs breath away from crying. > Second, just don't give up, even when you feel like it. Put one step ahead > of the other, and continue to go forward. Sounds trite, I know, but if you > keep plugging away, things fall into place one way or another. Other than > that, you can't push depression out the door. You have to process it in some > manner, and then sometimes it may just lift. Kind of like when you have a > persistent headache, and suddenly it goes away, and your not even aware that > it has gone away until after the fact. > > Wishing you the best. > > lurk > >
I went to the doctor last week and he prescribed Xanax for me. But I refuse to even fill the prescription. I've seen members of my own family get on this sorts of drugs and it fucks them up for a lifetime. A friend's mother recommended something called Valerian Root. I picked up a bottle of Valerian Root Extract pills (60 pills per bottle, 50 mg each) for the ridiculously low price of $5.00 at Sprout's and I must say it is a Godsend. I've taken it about 4 days now -- a few hours before going to sleep -- and it has really helped me sleep. As it is I am still only able to sleep about 4 hours a night. But at least I lie in bed -- albeit awake -- and I'm sure I'm getting at least some rest that way, for the rest of the time. But my despondency is big. And I have no one to blame but myself for the horrible mess I'm in. I'm actually considering calling a crisis line (no, not for suicide...I'm not having those thoughts), something I've never before done. But it does help talking about it here. > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> wrote: > > > > I can really identify with Kirk today. > > > > I'm in a transition in my life in which I am feeling really, really low. > > > > I've lost almost all confidence in myself. And I cry a lot (yeah, that's > > pretty sappy considering that I'm a 54 year old male). > > > > Any kind words or advise (yes, I'm asking!) directed my way will be very > > welcome. > > >
