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Just-a-bill, Are you still around? Please give us an update. Brenna, Bilingual Support Specialist
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Welcome just-a-bill, I noticed a theme in your post - a lot of accidents. Accidents are things that just happen through no fault of your own. So why do you blame yourself? We tend to blame ourselves for everything bad that happens when that probably isn't the case. Then we feel bad about ourselves, then we make bad decisions because we feel bad about ourselves. Leads to that downward spiral we keep hearing about. I do it too, it's a hard habit to break. Take a moment to remember that sometimes bad things just happen - it doesn't mean that you are to blame. I can't pay my rent that's due tomorrow. I beat myself up about it for a while (I should have spent less at Christmas, I should have bugged my ex more to pay his child support, I should get a second job, shoulda, shoulda, shoulda) but the fact remains that I can't pay it. So I stopped stressing about it. I'll explain to my landlord that I have to pay her next week, and that's just all I can do about it right now. No sense driving myself crazy about it. Blaming myself isn't going to make the money magically appear. One day at a time. Take the time to recover from your accidents and try to not to be so hard on yourself. :)
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Hi just-a-bill, and welcome. Punching bag sounds like a good description of you at the moment, though perhaps not stupid. Stress, exhaustion, depression, can impair judgment, concentration, memory, reflexes, so we're a lot more prone to accidents. Just what we need when we're already so low, but it's not stupidity. Not that mine's been much help, but have you talked to your doctor? I've found this site helpful -- hopefully you will too. As Daily Llama said, the forum's a safe place to open up and share what you're going through with people who are in a similar space. Write whatever comes to you -- there's no right or wrong. Be kind to yourself, and good luck.
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I have to many problems to write... pts.. depression... anxity feel like a punching bag.. just keep coming back for more pain. wake up more tired than I was when I went to sleep broke a vertabra in my neck .. stupid accident... playing lost fingers on right hand ...stupid accident...at work see a trend ... am stupid...cant make a good decision got into a bad mortgage... stupid decision.... Kick myself over and over totaled my car... stupid accident well if i stop working, driving, paying bills and playing...hmm sounds like a how i got hear.... sorry if this is not good..but gets harder to make sense of it all
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Just, Welcome to our support community. Take a look at the program and use it to help progress day by day. Take the depression test and give a copy to your doctor, to help better assess the situation for you both. The members here are extremely supportive and can be of great assistance to you. Post often and ask questions, we can help :) Josie, Support Specialist
16 years ago 0 1890 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
just-a-bill, Hi and welcome in here. Talk to us a bit more about your problems - we all understand the pain and the fear that comes with depression and this site has lots of very experienced members who will answer your posts with as much help as we can muster. You're safe in here and there is great caring in here. Talk to us about it...
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not sure how to start... hello. think depression is ducking my will away.. not sure what else to do

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