Living with Ourselves

@Sophia1 I was going to put this up this morning, maybe I should have. A frozen spiderweb. Fragile, strong and very beautiful.

Hello @Sophia1
I can hear how much your struggling and hurting through your words and im so sorry that it is this way for you. Unfortunatley we never really know when depression may hit and often kocks us off our feet. It is only natural that you feel weary, please try not to be to hard on yourself.

Your a genuine person, that is easy to see and your support to others even if it doesnt feel like much to you, means a lot to that person. For me, your likes are more then enough to show that you care. Please know that your not letting anyone down, and hiding as you say is perfectly ok. Sometimes we cant offer much help and we need support for ourselves for the time being- that is perfectly ok and totally understandable. We are of course only human and we need to look after ourselves too.

I know that you are similar to me in a way that helping others helps ourselves too, and I want you to know that posting here and there as you feel ok to do so is always appreciated as is the support that you show to the many people offline as well. I hear how passionate and helpful you are in your advocacies and for your family. Your best is enough you are enough

what a beautiful response.

thank you so much

you truly are special far more than you realise.

thank you again..

the tears are flowing..

your words have helped relieve some of the pressure

@outlander please value yourself as much as the value you give to others xx💜

yes @Maggie

hard to put into words..

I am a very deep person which has landed me in so many awkward and difficult situations over my life..

I have been misunderstood...judged...and so on..

I have doubted my self as a result for far too long..

habits are hard to break..

words are hard to forget...

actions leave their mark..

we become our own worst enemies...how many times have I heard this..

even at the specialist appointment the other day I was told in a kind way not to be so hard on myself..

wow..

is it that obvious..

so your words and sentiments are precious @Maggie

I cannot offer you much in return at the moment

only that I care and not in a shallow way by any means..

💜

@Sophia1 Please take care of yourself as best you can, no need to be trying to help others right now, that will all come back in due time.

I too am a very deep person, receiving the same message, you are so hard on yourself. Yes, it’s landed me in trouble, judgment and criticisms.

And ditto, I care too, and not in a shallow way also. Just don’t want to be a nuisance or annoying. ❤️❤️

@Sophia1

Yea ok... I'm always contending with some form of mi problem and always looking for away through it ... depression anxiety pyschosis ... whatever it is...

Eude

thank you @Maggie

I have never thought of you as being annoying or a nuisance...

Quite the opposite in fact...

You offer strong support to others in your own unique way which to me is beautiful.

💜

@eudemonism

an unwell mind can be so draining and have overwhelming effects on our daily lives if we do not remind ourselves that we are not the illness..

We are people with symptoms of all sorts that come and go ...

we are survivors

You are a survivor..

You are hard on yourself also...

Perhaps we should make an effort to have a day off from thinking about ourselves and just see what happens..

what life shows us ....

take care Eude

💜

Hello @Former-Member

another lovely silent supporter ...

hoping that life is a little kinder to you in some way Sherry..

You too have much on your plate and need a break from yourself..

I mean this in the kindest way.

I need a break from myself...big time..

I am moving off of the computer and going outside to try to look past an overgrown garden of weeds..

💜