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Well keep fledgling, because you are very talented! Why don’t you blog under a nom de plume? It would seem a safe bet, and perhaps even facilitate you discussing your most personal issues and remaining in the realm of total honesty. I understand your dilemma in using your connections through your em...

Fantastic!!

That was brilliant and you are an excellent writer! Please publish that! I don't have an "official" diagnosis but am 100 percent certain I have been/am in the midst of a major depressive episode, it's not first time, for about a year. b. I can really relate to this and it has caused me gre...

My pleasure. People should know when their kindness has made a difference to someone else!

I am glad it helped you!

Words of Inspiration: Dare to Be When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully. When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light. When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it. When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway. When life seems to beat you down, dare t...

"My trouble is that I deny my illness to anybody and find myself always having to act like everything is fine". Sounds like me. I hide it very well.

Sometimes the pain is unbearable. You are not alone!

Life is ups and downs...I feel like our downs are lower and last longer. About the losing friends...it sounds as if they weren't really "friends" in the first place. Now you know. Good news is their empty slots can be filled by people who love you for who you TRULY are!

I reached out, for the first time, into the internet through my tears and immense...pain. You offered your hand and I accepted. You opened up and shared your pain and troubles with me and suddenly I didn't feel so...alone. Your ear, your care, made a very dark, dark night/morning feel much, much bri...