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Frame, it doesn't matter what you accomplished this day or that day. What will happen will happen eventually as long as you don't give up. What matters is that today you made a move. You didn't sit still. You didn't give up. You didn't do any of that. But you did make a move. That's all that counts....

Fallen, we all have something to learn from eachother. If we listen. Thru helping others we are essentially helping ourselves. Not only helping us to feel better, but to be a better person. You don't know your true strength until you have reached bottom. Once there, you dig just a tiny little bit mo...

Hi. A lot of you know me here. I have had a long battle with health issues. Mostly my heart. I have congestive heart disease with unstable angina, hyperlipidemia, intracranial atherosclerosis, ptsd, hypothyroidism, sleep apnea, interstitial lung disease, copd, coronary artery disease, gluten intoler...

My depression often maifests itself in the form of anger. I carry a picture in my pocket at all times of my family. When I get angry, before I speak, I take it out and look at it and ask myself "do I really want to hurt these peope"? It's always no. Even just the act of doing this gives me...

Change of sleep pattern (including excesive sleep) is one of the many symptoms of depression. So is isolation. Please have him talk to a counselor. It can help a lot.

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Hi. You found a great place for support. Lots of really nice people who genuinely care. I look forward to hearing more from you.

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Citm, I also have ptsd and depression with suicidal tendencies. So I do know what pain is like and how difficult it can be. Unfortunately when dealing with relationships, doing as much research as we can to learn is about all I know to say. Relationships take a lot of work to maintain. Even the good...

There will always be people we run into that we "like" or "dislike", "approve" of or "dissaprove" of.... There are as many different types of relationships as there are situations. There are many websites and books etc out there to help with the different type...

That depends on the cause, the patient and the treatment. Having a good solid and strong support system in place is essential as well.

I'm glad you found help.

These diagnosis that your girlfriend has are very serious. They cause major hurdles in life that she has to find a way to deal with and belive me, it isn't easy. Nor is it a sign of weakness. Imagine you are told from now on you have walk everywhere you want to go. Work, the store, friends homes, et...

We cannot "fix" someone else. Nor can we take responsibility for someone elses actions, words or thoughts. All we can do is be supportive and listen when they need us and refer them to a professional where they can get the help they need. I know it's hard to hear, but it's how it is. We ha...

We each have our own pain. It doesn't matter whether it's been 1 year or 50. It doesn't matter how old you are. Pain is devastating. And no one person's pain is more important or less important than anyone else’s. We are all valuable and we all matter. We each have a different physiology and will re...