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July 24, 2005, 2:26 pm PDT

Hi Nekocats2

This has been a very difficult time for me ..... very difficult.... I just want the world to stop spinning long enough for me to get the heck off. Don't worry, I am not going to do anything harsh. I just can't stop crying. I am soooooo tired of feeling and being nothing more than a looser. I suffer from chronic back pain, depression and that might be getting in the way. I just want to stop crying and I want my life back. I feel like a failure to my husband and an embarassment to my son. In my heart, I feel he loves me...but, I hate myself. I don't want to be this looser anymore. I once was a success....now....I am nothing!! Sorry for the negative self pity crud. Was never ever ment to be that way. Thanks to you all.

I really missed all of you and the support that was always there. You guys are the best!!! That is from the bottom of my heart.

From: Nekocats.....now......Nekocats2

Hi Nekocat2:

 

 

Just wanted to say you're not a loser or a nothing.  I deal with

 

chronic pain 24/7 and had to accept that this is where I'm at

 

now in life and try to do the best I can with my disabilities.  Every

 

morning when I get up, do whatever I can for the day with my

 

limitations and make it through the day with the pain, I consider

 

myself successful.  Sure, you're going to have self pity party,

 

that goes along with chronic pain.  So don't apologize and keep

 

coming back.  There's always someone here to listen and offer

 

support.

 

 

 

My best wishes and prayers to you!

 

 

 

Aging Woman4 Ever  29

 

 

 

 
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July 24, 2005, 4:39 pm PDT

ME TOO

This has been a very difficult time for me ..... very difficult.... I just want the world to stop spinning long enough for me to get the heck off. Don't worry, I am not going to do anything harsh. I just can't stop crying. I am soooooo tired of feeling and being nothing more than a looser. I suffer from chronic back pain, depression and that might be getting in the way. I just want to stop crying and I want my life back. I feel like a failure to my husband and an embarassment to my son. In my heart, I feel he loves me...but, I hate myself. I don't want to be this looser anymore. I once was a success....now....I am nothing!! Sorry for the negative self pity crud. Was never ever ment to be that way. Thanks to you all.

I really missed all of you and the support that was always there. You guys are the best!!! That is from the bottom of my heart.

From: Nekocats.....now......Nekocats2

DEPRESSION WITH PAIN IS A DRAG. MY PAIN MAY IMPROVE BUT MY DEPRESSION CREEPS BACK. I AM LOST, I CAN'T BE WHAT I WAS, ENERGETIC, MOTIVATED, AND MOSTLY HAPPY AND THE REAL BIGIE WAS THAT I LIKE ME.  NOW I FEEL PATHETIC, GUILTY CAUSE I CAN'T PERFORM LIKE I DID. MY SELF CONFIDENCE IS AT A 20 YEAR LOW. DON'T KNOW THE PATH. WHERE IS THAT ROAD I WAS ON?  I AM TIRED TO MAKING EXCUSES TO MY CLIENTS ABOUT DOC APPTS, THEREAPIES, OR PAIN THAT FLATENS ME OUT. I JUST SICK AND TIRED OF MAKING THE SAME OLD COMPLAINTS TO MY FRIENDS..........  I KNOW PEOPLE WHO'VE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF DEPRESSION THINK THAT YOU SHOULD JUST THINK YOUR WAY OUT, OR LIKE JUST PULL UP THOSE BOOTS AND GET TO IT. I WAS LIKE THAT IN MY LACK OF UNDERSTANDING... NOW I KNOW ALL TO WELL THAT IT ISN'T SOMETHING TO JUST BE CONQUERED, BALANCING MEDS, REDUCING STRESS, REST, FOOD, YADYADYADADADA, WHEN I WANT TO HIDE, SHUT MYSELF AWAY, FEAR PEOPLE, JUST I AM SO SICK OF NO CHANGE. JUST ABOUT WHEN I DO THINK I'M MAKING MY OUT, SOMETHING SNEAKS UP BEHIND ME AND LANDS ME ON THE SOFA. PAIN IS THE USUAL TRIGGER. I'M GLAD YOU GUYS ARE HERE.........
 
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July 24, 2005, 7:00 pm PDT

Hello Nekocats2...it's me Psychwife

This has been a very difficult time for me ..... very difficult.... I just want the world to stop spinning long enough for me to get the heck off. Don't worry, I am not going to do anything harsh. I just can't stop crying. I am soooooo tired of feeling and being nothing more than a looser. I suffer from chronic back pain, depression and that might be getting in the way. I just want to stop crying and I want my life back. I feel like a failure to my husband and an embarassment to my son. In my heart, I feel he loves me...but, I hate myself. I don't want to be this looser anymore. I once was a success....now....I am nothing!! Sorry for the negative self pity crud. Was never ever ment to be that way. Thanks to you all.

I really missed all of you and the support that was always there. You guys are the best!!! That is from the bottom of my heart.

From: Nekocats.....now......Nekocats2

but now psychwife2...

I really hate that this board was down for a while...it left many of us without the place to vent and find support for those difficult times!  But we're back now and here for each other!!

I really understand how you are feeling.  No, I don't suffer from chronic pain but I understand your feelings of not feeling yourself anymore..."I used to be a success...now...I am nothing!"  My present feelings of depression stem from my youngest son preparing to be in his senior year in high school.  For the last 20+ years, my identity was based on being the stay at home mother of two and now that is all going to change.  I have to keep reminding myself that life is NOT over just because my circumstances have changed.  I'm still me and I still have a lot to contribute.  And so do you!

Self pity happens to all of us and as long as you're able to admit it, you are already in a better place than you could be.  Continue to vent and look for support....there's no reason to apologize for having down days.  And don't assume that you know how your husband and son feel about you.  You're not giving them enough credit and it isn't fair for you to assume that they feel that way.  Have you told them how you feel?  Try it, you will probably be surprised and pleased with their response.

Don't give up, don't wallow alone....keep in touch....we're here for you!!!
 


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