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Is it possible to feel utterly useless and utterly hopeless about things at the same time? Clearly--in my case, it is. I came very close to ODing during the Thanksgiving holiday and the police were called twice. :oops: I just do not know how to try and make myself feel better. I have been told that ...

"We all imagine ourselves the agents of our destiny, capable of determining our own fate. But have we truly any choice in when we rise or when we fall? Or does a force larger than ourselves bid us our direction? Is it evolution that takes us by the hand? Does science point our way? Or is it God...

I feel so guilty and so frustrated that my life is going nowhere fast. I was just fired from the photography job that I was so thrilled to tell you guys about. :cry: I have been feeling down and dejected so much lately. It is difficult to even get up in the morning without feeling miserable. I am fe...

Gray Whether it is the moment of that sky which you long at and wonder why there is no rain Or if it the tear falling from that duct of your eye It is forever gray--dark and mystical The gray seems frozen in time Impossible to decide whether pure darkness or pure light It must be somewhere in betwee...

Why does it seem like nobody likes me? Why does it seem like nobody wants to be in my presence? Why do I even bother? Why do I put myself on the line when nobody wants it? Why do I even try and be the first to call, text, IM, etc? Why does this happen? I'd like to think that I am a friendly, sensiti...

For the first time in a number of weekends I really had a great weekend. I went out twice and genuinely felt good. My parents were out of town, in New York for a wedding of a family friend's daughter. Today--American Labor Day turned into torture. My dad has always felt a need to keep me in check wh...

Today was an interesting day at work. I say interesting only because things could have been a bit better. I am writing today after my day at work did not seem to go my way. As many of you know from the chat, I recently started work as a photographer for a local photography studio about 45 minutes fr...

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For those of you who have not seen me in the chat room, my name is Jake--I usually go by the tag Jake61186. Simple enough as it is my name and birthday. Anyway. Depression Understood has become an important part of my life for times when I feel low or anxious or just down right not myself. I wish to...