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LETS ALL LAUGH AT PEOPLE WITH DEPRESSION!!
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I came home this evening and was going to buy cat food for my cat. Found a knocked down cat on my way to the shop, unfortunately it was my Taylor
oh no so sorry to hear that Some people really trivialise things like that but if I lost one of my cats I would be devastated. When my sisters cat passed, I cried for a whole day after, I never even met the cat! My sister dealt with it by burying the cat and making a little youtube picture collage of its life, was sweet, might be an idea 
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^ that's a lovely idea.
I had the same felling of frustration with mindfullness and "starting again" , think its a perfectionist thing.
I'm debating moving to a new job so its hard to keep the ruminations at a tolerable level for the last few weeks.
And have some "genuine" worries that new job might be a bit too difficult and/or boring.
On balance i'm in a rut where I am , and would have been delighted with this new job a few months ago , the reality of it happening gives me some worries I hadn't thought of before.
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^ that's a lovely idea.
I had the same felling of frustration with mindfullness and "starting again" , think its a perfectionist thing.
I'm debating moving to a new job so its hard to keep the ruminations at a tolerable level for the last few weeks.
And have some "genuine" worries that new job might be a bit too difficult and/or boring.
On balance i'm in a rut where I am , and would have been delighted with this new job a few months ago , the reality of it happening gives me some worries I hadn't thought of before.
Any advice
Do not be afraid of change.
Without changes your tomorrows will be like your yesterdays!
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Looking out at the sea in Dublin.
Tentatively I asked him - would he do the "darkness into light thing" - a friend , who is suffering from the aftermath of a suicide in his family. "What is that ?"
And then a few weeks later he rang me and said he would, this in itself was a massive step. I said we could do it in Dublin - perhaps the anonymity of a big city would provide comfort and an escape from his rural town. It is difficult when this subject is new to yourself. The sensitivities and how to talk about it - is often a difficult thing to approach. Often , mistakenly - friends with drink on board try to control the pace of somebodies own grieving process. It is a difficult one.
It was a day in life - a rare day , a birth, a wedding , a first holiday. One of those days when you literally did not know what to expect. Would it be serious - a total level of solemnity. I didn't know - he didn't , we were in this together.
Then as you turned the corner to see the entrance of Phoenix Park - A total traffic jam . "wow"
Kids , dogs, families, working class, middle class, upper class. No class - everybody in the same boat , everybody who has been touched in some way. I was deeply moved.
And the rain held off, thank whoever for that. Walking up the impressive avenue - trees older than any life , a reminder of how temporary this journey can be.
Then out loud, surprisingly, " clap along if you feel like happiness is for you ",
No doubts about the tone now, perhaps we have had too much seriousness and sadness about this issue. It is time to have a day , were it is fun , embracing the happy memories of every single person that ever walks this earth. There is never , never a person, who we loved, that we don't have happy memories of - no matter what.
Meeting friends in pubs is the trap of, the Irish mid thirties - when the birds sing and you see a 2 km stretch of people at sunrise - you realise , there is another life , another energy out there at such events. You forget how great the human spirit can be, you forget how great Irish people can be.
Crossing the line we were applauded by people, I don't know who. But, you suddenly got it. It is not about who the people are or why. It is about everybody together. That there is no shame in depression or suicide. This is an issue that has an impact on almost every family in Ireland.
Tears came from my eyes, I wiped them with the yellow tee shirt - I didn't want my friend to see. We all have a cross to bare. But this life is easier when you know there is help for you , there is help for everybody......
The song stand by me played out as the day dawned.0 -
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FixdePitchmark wrote: »Looking out at the sea in Dublin.
Tentatively I asked him - would he do the "darkness into light thing" - a friend , who is suffering from the aftermath of a suicide in his family. "What is that ?"
And then a few weeks later he rang me and said he would, this in itself was a massive step. I said we could do it in Dublin - perhaps the anonymity of a big city would provide comfort and an escape from his rural town. It is difficult when this subject is new to yourself. The sensitivities and how to talk about it - is often a difficult thing to approach. Often , mistakenly - friends with drink on board try to control the pace of somebodies own grieving process. It is a difficult one.
It was a day in life - a rare day , a birth, a wedding , a first holiday. One of those days when you literally did not know what to expect. Would it be serious - a total level of solemnity. I didn't know - he didn't , we were in this together.
Then as you turned the corner to see the entrance of Phoenix Park - A total traffic jam . "wow"
Kids , dogs, families, working class, middle class, upper class. No class - everybody in the same boat , everybody who has been touched in some way. I was deeply moved.
And the rain held off, thank whoever for that. Walking up the impressive avenue - trees older than any life , a reminder of how temporary this journey can be.
Then out loud, surprisingly, " clap along if you feel like happiness is for you ",
No doubts about the tone now, perhaps we have had too much seriousness and sadness about this issue. It is time to have a day , were it is fun , embracing the happy memories of every single person that ever walks this earth. There is never , never a person, who we loved, that we don't have happy memories of - no matter what.
Meeting friends in pubs is the trap of, the Irish mid thirties - when the birds sing and you see a 2 km stretch of people at sunrise - you realise , there is another life , another energy out there at such events. You forget how great the human spirit can be, you forget how great Irish people can be.
Crossing the line we were applauded by people, I don't know who. But, you suddenly got it. It is not about who the people are or why. It is about everybody together. That there is no shame in depression or suicide. This is an issue that has an impact on almost every family in Ireland.
Tears came from my eyes, I wiped them with the yellow tee shirt - I didn't want my friend to see. We all have a cross to bare. But this life is easier when you know there is help for you , there is help for everybody......
The song stand by me played out as the day dawned.
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