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Originally Posted by Xallow
I have experienced a severe depression which resulted in me losing pretty much everything, including my self respect and it will take me a while to get thrue this.
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Xallow, you'd be amazed at how many people here understand your situation. As webmasters, we are often able to lock ourselves in our homes and cut off much of the outside world, which usually makes our depression even worse. As much as we don't feel like dealing with the world, real human interaction can help. For me, as cliche as it sounds, I had to start recognizing those things that are out of my control and learn not to stress over them so much. I was lucky, I suppose, that I suddenly got pissed off at feeling so low and miserable. I found that those outside forces were no longer my main problem. That horribly low feeling that I allowed them to create
was. I was tired of feeling fragile and decided to stop feeling that way. Yes, I know it's not that simple, to consciously stop feeling a certain way, especially when that feeling has seemingly taken control. But if you are able to recognize that you can overpower it if you really want to, you'll begin feeling better.