[U S Army EOD]

Cris,

When I plant my garden next year, I hope you will be looking over my shoulder. I too, understand what depression is all about. The VA put me 100% disability due to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which is part of depression. It is something, a kind of hell you go through that you can't really discribe. You have to have been there to understand it even a little bit and then you don't really understand it.

What I do to help myself when I feel like I can bear things no longer is to create little projects to do. I always create one that is easy to do. At the end of the day when I have only accomplished one thing out of many I was to do, I dwell on the fact that I won at least one of the battles.

[Fangorn]

I do projects too. Genealogy, for me and other folks, I bought an old cuckoo clock and repaired/rebuilt it myself. It's kept me alive.

[EggsAckley]

Yes indeedy. PTSD is a terrible disorder. But I'm a little nervous about discussing it here, as when it has come up before, a bunch of bullies stomped in declaring it to be bogus, etc. I have PTSD and cannot tolerate anyone who says that it is not real. I had Lyme Disease a number of years ago, and plenty of doctors told me it doesn't exist, it's all in your mind, yadda yadda yadda. Now there's a "crisis" regarding Lyme Disease. Blech! I hate ignorant, intolerant people.

[DollyCali]

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Thanks for sharing. God Bless!

[proud American in Canada]

"When I plant my garden next year, I hope you will be looking over my shoulder"

From what I can tell, our FRiend will definitely be doing that! Look for an extra special tomato crop! :)

I don't know why I can't keep away from this thread. Everyone is now in bed, but, like a moth to a flame, I wanted to check in and see how everyone was here.

What a great place FR is.

[Lazamataz]

Don't you EVER EVER kill yourself or I will give you such a hit.

Dogs are great therapy, BTW.