Originally Posted By: sandi2
I don't know how I manage to lose my posts before I can send it. tired

That's really annoying. At the very least, I always select all of my post while I'm typing it, and copy it to the clipboard (memory), when my post starts getting long, where I become concerned about losing it. Sometimes, I'll care enough to actually paste it to a file, and save it. It's so easy to lose what you are typing, when typing comments on the internet. Really annoying.

You must do a lot of counseling, Sandi, because you seem to know everything when it comes to helping people. Thanks.

I'm checking out the Headspace app, Kevin. Thanks. I am very anti-medication, especially psychotropic medication. I avoid it unless absolutely necessary. I have thought about having anti-anxiety medication for a security blanket, for when I'm traveling and things like that when I tend to panic. Knowing I have it just in case might be enough to keep me calm. My wife was always very against medication, too, though. So, I never tried that. From my experience and from what I know, medication for anxiety and depression tends to just put people to sleep, which can make it much harder to get up in the morning, and be a responsible person who holds a job. I know that how I mentally feel is very much tied to the thoughts that I have. So, controlling thoughts are important. It's also tied a lot to other things, like music. Certain music can make me feel very sad, that I have to avoid.

Jeep, I find exercise to be one of the best things for mental health. Unfortunately, this morning I have a headache, and exercising would make that worse.

I think there is a whole lot of truth in this TED Talk:
Depression is a disease of civilization: Stephen Ilardi at TEDxEmory


M: 33, W: 30 @BD
M 7, T 10
BD: Early Dec
W left: Late Dec
W got stuff: Late Jan
W sent S papers: Mid Feb
OM cnfrmd: Late Feb

Pain can yield tremendous growth OR everlasting sadness and bitterness.