Thank you for the link about bipolar disorder, Shamus. My brother was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I will have to read more about it, and I will definitely pass the info on to my Mom. My parents have been through a lot with him.
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49Why Depression Sucks.
by shamus inbecause you can make jokes and appear "happy" at the drop of a hat, meanwhile, you're being chewed up from the inside out.
because you can't learn to take one day at a time because your good days are always overshadowed by knowing that you're going to just slip back down again.
it's inevitable.
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Why Depression Sucks.
by shamus inbecause you can make jokes and appear "happy" at the drop of a hat, meanwhile, you're being chewed up from the inside out.
because you can't learn to take one day at a time because your good days are always overshadowed by knowing that you're going to just slip back down again.
it's inevitable.
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Shamus, have you been on a lot of different meds? Sometimes it's just a matter of finding the right one. My Dad took meds for several years just to make life "bearable". I finally told him he needed a new doctor because this doctor just didn't seem interested in making him feel any better than bearable. So he did, and he got on some different meds and he is a new man. Seriously, I've never seen him enjoy life as much as he does now. It's just sad that it took him 62 years to get there.
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Why Depression Sucks.
by shamus inbecause you can make jokes and appear "happy" at the drop of a hat, meanwhile, you're being chewed up from the inside out.
because you can't learn to take one day at a time because your good days are always overshadowed by knowing that you're going to just slip back down again.
it's inevitable.
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I totally know how you feel. I was diagnosed 6 years ago, and for the longest time I just kept blaming myself for not being "normal". I've tried to get off of my meds several times, but after my last episode my husband was practically begging me to take them again. At first he didn't really understand that it is an illness, and he didn't like me being on meds for it. After dealing with my moody ass for 5 years, he knows that I function much better with them. It is hard for people who have never been through it, or have never lived with someone who is depressed, to understand.
I have a love-hate relationship with my meds. I hate that I have to take them, but on the other hand, I'm glad that they are available. 30 or 40 years ago, they would have just thrown your ass in the loony bin and been done with you.
It just sucks that things that normal people do easily are a major struggle for me. Sometimes I just can't get motivated. I lose my temper with my son too easily. I'd really like to have another kid, but then I worry that I'm already shortchanging my husband and my son enough as it is without bringing in another innocent bystander.
You find out who your real friends are, though. I'm very blessed to have a lot of great people who put up with me.
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JW prayer
by kj insomething strange happened with my jw mom today.
even though we have different beliefs (she being a jw, and me being a member of "babylon the great", we always pray before meals.
today she began her prayer with, "our god and heavenly father..." and did not say jehovah.
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Thanks to everyone for your responses (and Bebu for the congratulations ). I just thought it was strange, because she always uses the name Jehovah when we pray before meals. I sometimes use it too, out of respect for her, even though I know it is not necessary. I'm hoping it is a good thing, that maybe she is opening her mind.
Max, yes I thought about that too. I know that technically, she's not even supposed to share in prayer with her "unbelieving" relatives, but she does all the time. So I thought about that, that maybe she's been reminded of that fact recently and that is her way of "invalidating" the prayer. But she volunteered to say grace. I could just be reading too much into it. My hubby said to wait to see if she does it again and just ask her about it.
Thanks again everybody.
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JW prayer
by kj insomething strange happened with my jw mom today.
even though we have different beliefs (she being a jw, and me being a member of "babylon the great", we always pray before meals.
today she began her prayer with, "our god and heavenly father..." and did not say jehovah.
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Something strange happened with my JW mom today. Even though we have different beliefs (she being a JW, and me being a member of "Babylon the Great", we always pray before meals. Today she began her prayer with, "Our God and Heavenly Father..." and did not say Jehovah. Don't JWs pretty much not consider it a real prayer unless they address Him as Jehovah? I was just curious, so I thought I would ask the experts- what are your comments?
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*sigh* I think I'm staying in the borg
by SC_Guy ini *can't* leave, i'm trapped.
i was talking to my twin sister tonight on how i didn't want to go to the upcoming convention this weekend because we had already been to it 2 months ago... .
i have to prepare some audition matrial for a arts event and my parents are not sympathtic to the fact i got allot to do, and we've already been.
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I'm so sorry for what you're going through. One thing you have going for you is that you are young. Life outside the JWs will be hard for you, but you CAN do it. Start considering your resouces, ANYONE on the outside who might be willing to help you. Maybe talk to some of your relatives who are out, see if they can help you. I know you want to stay for your family, but you will only end up hurting yourself. And if you leave, you might get them thinking. I will keep you in my prayers.
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Witnesses coming Saturday... I need HELP!!!!
by Globetrotter ini got into a rather heated discussion this morning with my unbaptised but raised jehovah's witness wife.
we discussed so many things: feb 1 watchtower article on 607 and 1914, the un, beth sarim, blood, god's mouthpiece here on earth, etc.
this was yet another attempt on my part to try to plant a seed of doubt.
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You're doing all you can, you're planting seeds. All you can do is pray that the information you shared will help someone somewhere along the line. At least it is not too late for your kids, someday they will be able to thank you for rescuing them from a cult.
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Lousy Friends
by Nosferatu ini just gotta vent here.
kinda hurting over this shit.
over the past couple of years, i've had nothing but disappointments with friends.
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You're right, they suck. Sorry for what you are going through.
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How serious did you take stuff like this?
by kj inthis is a quote from kingdom ministry, 6/89.
wholesome association.
5 one cannot walk with god while running in association with those of the wicked and sick society that approves of everything that god abhors.
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Thank you for all of your replies. I've already experienced a difference in how my aunt and her family treat me, over the past 10 years that they've been JWs. It is now even worse now that my aunt knows how I feel about the JW religion (yep, I'm an evil opposer). It is sad that they can convince people to treat their own family like dangerous filth. I hope they won't be able to turn my mom against her "wordly" family, but I can see where she has become a lot more judgemental of people than she used to be. It is pretty scary.
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Witnesses coming Saturday... I need HELP!!!!
by Globetrotter ini got into a rather heated discussion this morning with my unbaptised but raised jehovah's witness wife.
we discussed so many things: feb 1 watchtower article on 607 and 1914, the un, beth sarim, blood, god's mouthpiece here on earth, etc.
this was yet another attempt on my part to try to plant a seed of doubt.
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WOW WOW WOW! This is the kind of stuff I come here to read! Thanks for sharing, can't wait to hear the rest of the story.
kj