Originally Posted By: KevinIn
If you are really struggling with happiness, maybe talk to your dr. about antidepressants. The pain is real. Take something to manage it.

Did that all through college. I may have been on too strong of a dosage, because all it did was make me want to sleep and demotivate me. I don't believe in anti-depressants, especially when the cause of the sadness is something wrong in your life. It was very painful withdrawing from that drug. It took me a year and a half to get off of it, using a liquid form that I could easily taper. Instead, I believe in eating right, exercising, socialization/family/support, and pursuing things that make you happy while avoiding things that make you sad.

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.