Comments on: Forgiveness begins with understanding

By: AlisaK

AlisaK — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:19:04 +0000

Thank you. The be gentle with myself bit is always so much harder for me – I should be coping better, if I were of stronger character, if I didn’t let things get to me, if I took on less or did more etc etc … But ah well.

By: AlisaK

AlisaK — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:18:03 +0000

Thank you – logical, and I have been here before. So yes, I will survive.

Getting out of bed. So very very hard. And everything else so much harder.

By: Helen

Helen — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 04:10:53 +0000

It’s always hard to reveal what we perceive as a weakness but I think these days depression is better understood and is better accepted. The black dog can be vicious. All we can do is fight it off and make sure we accept help when we need it. That’s a lot harder than it sounds and, as a fellow sufferer, I know what you’re experiencing. With such a good support system and your own self awareness things will get better. Be gentle with yourself.

By: Thoraiya

Thoraiya — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:33:15 +0000

You will survive! Because you are logical enough to know that it won’t always feel like this.

And yes, getting out of bed counts as an achievement on days that it’s all pressing down like you’ve woken up on a twice-earth-gravity planet. Management techniques FTW!