THANK YOU FOR THE WELCOME. I HAPPENED UPON THIS SITE BY ACCIDENT ACTUALLY AND AS I STARTED READING THE POSTS MY HEART WENT OUT TO THESE WOMEN BECAUSE I CAN SERIOUSLY RELATE. ITS SO NICE TO KNOW THERE IS A PLACE SUCH AS THIS TO OPENLY TALK ABOUT THESE ISSUES. AS I SAID, I AM OFF OF ALL MEDICATIONS FOR DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY AND I HAVE LEARNED TO LIVE QUITE HAPPILY DESPITE THIS, HOWEVER, I HAVE TO WORK DAILY TO KEEP MYSELF FROM SINKING BACK DOWN AGAIN. I BELIEVE THAT THE SUPPORT OFFERED HERE IS ONE MORE ITEM TO ADD TO MY ARSENAL OF WEAPONS AGAINST DEPRESSION AND YOU KNOW WE NEED AS MANY WEAPONS AS POSSIBLE WHEN DEALING WITH THIS MONSTER!!! I WAS A LITTLE RELUCTANT TO MENTION SPIRITUALITY BUT I COULD'NT HELP IT. I DO FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT WITHOUT SOME DIVINE INTERVENTION THAT I WOULD NOT BE ALIVE TODAY. WE ARE ONLY HUMAN AND OF COURSE WE HAVE TO HELP OURSELVES BUT SOMETIMES THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH WE CAN DO AND WE JUST HAVE TO TRUST OUR CREATOR TO HELP US WHEN WE DON'T HAVE A CLUE AS TO WHAT TO DO OR WHERE TO TURN. IF GOD CREATED US THEN SURELY HE KNOWS OUR MINDS AND HEARTS AND SURELY HE KNOWS WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO ESCAPE THE CHAINS OF DEPRESSION.I DON'T MEAN TO SOUND ALL RELIGIOUS AND GOODY GOODY BECAUSE LORD KNOWS I AM FAR FROM IT. I'M JUST STATING WHAT HAS WORKED FOR ME AND HOPING TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE.
I WILL DEFINATELY LIST SOME HELPFUL BOOKS THAT I HAVE READ. ( AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ALL OF THEM ARE NOT RELIGIOUS.) I HAVE GAINED SO MUCH INSIGHT INTO THE MIND AND WAYS TO COPE WHEN YOUR MIND STARTS WORKING AGAINST YOU BY SIMPLY READING.
I WILL DEFINATELY LIST SOME HELPFUL BOOKS THAT I HAVE READ. ( AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ALL OF THEM ARE NOT RELIGIOUS.) I HAVE GAINED SO MUCH INSIGHT INTO THE MIND AND WAYS TO COPE WHEN YOUR MIND STARTS WORKING AGAINST YOU BY SIMPLY READING.
WITH LOVE,
TRINA