With the economy falling apart,people loosing their jobs(me being one of them)homes,ect.. How do you keep from being depressed,what cheers you up?

S & M...

By remembering there is always someone out there that has it worse then I do and by not given up no matter what comes my way!

Heroin and BJ's

Cynicism.

Really comes in handy when you can look at all the bull**** and joke accordingly about it.

With all that's going on, sometimes it's just better to turn off the tube and take a stroll through the grass barefoot.

Why is it that people make a serious thread and then someone has to be stupid? HMM I guess you have never had someone close to you die of a Heroin Overdose huh? I think people need to stop and think before they post things!!

thanks I will be sure to do that

Do the Robot.

















That, and throw mayonnaise balloons at Dan.

Its ok I learned a long time ago not to take some of the tards here serious

I guess thats why I am not here that much, I just can't handle people that well

Hmm...sometimes laughter is the best medicine...I've had loved ones die from an OD...my husband was found dead with a coke rig in his arm...*shrug* We all deal with depression in different ways...just food for thought...

my 2 best friends Oded

Being depressed will not pull you from the problems; that will only slow your motivation to fix the problems. Woe is me is a destructive attitude. You have to hold those feelings back until things are fixed -- then you can have a well deserved break down.

My mom died in Oct 2005; I got diagnosed with cancer Nov 2005; my Daddy died Christmas Eve 2005. That is three months of hell!

There was no family left to support me through chemo. My friends were my saving grace.

I had oncology appts every Friday for chemo. I sat in that chair getting pumped with poison 4 hours every week. It made me so sick. I want to cry, crawl in a corner, etc -- what would that have accomplished?

People tried to stroke me and say they felt so badly for me, but I politely discouraged them. I still had it better than so many others!! There were children and elder folks in that cancer ward that were terminal! Children -- that barely understood life -- dying!!!

How could I accept sympathy or be a depressed heap? That would be selfish. I needed to help myself.

After 4 rotations of chemo (6 weeks each rotation), and I tested C free, I booked a weekend spa appt for me and three girlfriends. On the second night, we were drinking wine by the fire, and I got big tears in my eyes. I thought, "OH here comes the break down!!"

Well, that was it -- about 3 seconds of tears. Even the break down was anti climatic because it doesn't do any good!

I hope for the best, and accept my warm wishes.

wow I am sorry you had to go through all that,my problems are nothing compared to your's.I know there is always someone with bigger problems than you have.Thanks for that reality check.

The best way to cheer yourself up is to make somebody else happy

Sometimes it is that reality check we all need to see where we really do stand among others. Best of luck to you in the future ahead.

AWWW I am sorry for your loss of your mother and father, plus congrats on being a cancer survivor!!
I agree with you, I had cancer in 04, colon cancer...it was so much easier for me to go through that then watch my Dad go through his cancer these past few months. My dad was terminal, stomach cancer..but he fought so brave till the end. I miss you Dad
I always try to remember how blessed I am because someone out there is in more pain then I am or worst shape. I wake up every day and feel blessed to look at my son one more time

Great post, thank you for sharing. Its important to get perspective. We have moments in life where the hardest thing to do is see life from outside ourselves.

things are really tough right now for all of us. You just have to remember that this to shall pass.