“There is no point treating a depressed person as though she were just feeling sad, saying, ‘There now, hang on, you’ll get over it.’ Sadness is more or less like a head cold- with patience, it passes. Depression is like cancer.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, The Bean Trees
I’m not gonna be able to fest with all y’all. 
{{{{Apes}}}}
Apes, I wish I could help you. Sending good thoughts your way.
{{{{{Apie}}}}}
Thanks y’all. I am just trying to not feel to sorry for myself, because no body likes to be around someone who is acting like that. I’ll practice smiling in the mirror to make it convincing.
I know it is affecting my children, because I was talking with my BFF on the phone crying about everything, and my son says “Mommy, I love you.” Then my daughter prayed tonight “Please make mommy feel better.”
I really don’t want my kids to know how depressed I am, so I am going to have to try harder to hide it from them.
Apes, is there any kind of clinic you can go to where they can help you fight the depression? Hope the financial things take a turn for the better very soon. Hugs.
I would love to come to your fest, FCM, but I’m afraid it’s a bit too soon after my whole week off.
Did a bunch of knitting today and also reorganized some stuff in the kitchen. Woo hoo.
Not getting nearly as much done this week as I’d wanted to. Apparently I have a need to veg. Oh, well. It’ll all get done eventually. Or not. 
Feel better, swampy.
Hugs.
GT
If I was still in school I would probably go get some counseling on campus, but now that I am graduated and work full time, I can’t just take off to go to a therapist and we do not have the money to send me to one.
The US has horrible health care support, and employers don’t generally tolerate you taking off work for mental health issues, so I am SOL. I am already having to take 80 hrs of PTO in anticipation of having this baby in June, so I don’t have any hours to take off for anything else.
Depends on what time you got up. 
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. YAWN 'tis 32 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 57. A Winter day in south Jawja.
Thanks for all the feel better wishes. I am feelin’ a bit better. However, if I still feel ick, I will not attend the Parish Epiphany Party tomorrow night. No sense in me germin’ up a party.
{{{Apes}}} sometimes all one can do is offer a hug.
Now I need more caffiene and rumbly tummy wants to be fed. Then day time cold stuff and alas, irk purtification must commence. At least it’s Firday.
Happy Firday Y’all!
Up, caffeinated, off to irk.
If this is the case, then wouldn’t now be the time to borrow money from the church to go see a counselor? I don’t think that you would treat cancer on your own.
Blurf for today.
Good morning!
Midget, I will be hosting a “Come-oooh-and-aaaah-at-my-new-countertops Fest - plus eat some stuff.” Since I live in the boonies, it could end up just being me and BBBobbio, since he’s almost a neighbor, but in that case, more goodies for us! Plus he knows what our old countertops look like, so he can be properly impressed. In fact, he’s one of a very few Dopers who know what our house looked like when we bought it, before we fixed it all up!
{{{Apes}}} Aren’t there any kind of county mental health services available? That’s what I’m always seeing Dear Abby recommend. Is it possible that your pregnancy is messing with your body chemistry and triggering the depression? I know it’s a brain chemical thing, but since my medical knowledge is limited to what I glean from TV… Anyway, hope you can find help soon!
**gt **- you’ve got screwed up priorities if you put your personal life ahead of ME!!! 
I just met my daughter at the Ford dealership - her car is in for servicing (she bought a maintenance package when she bought the car, so she doesn’t pay for routine care. Yeah, I know, she pays monthly, but it’s part of her car payment…) and she wanted to borrow our truck because she’s buying a new bed tomorrow at IKEA. So **FCD **and I drove here in separate vehicles, the Fiesta is now at the dealership, the truck is on its way to Virginia, and I’m back at my desk, ready to draw more purty pictures. And I’m wearing blue jeans, so it must be Firday!
Happy, happy, one and all!
I totally got my days mixed up. Yesterday I told a client that I would email them an invoice on Monday. No reason I couldn’t do it today! :smack:
Cool.
Oh joy! I get to deal with a worker’s comp claim today. A participant took a fall at a trainin’ site. This means I get to go get everybody’s story on what happened, why it happened and what can be done to prevent it from happenin’ in the future. I hate this stuff. Plus I don’t really want to drive anywhere but I must. Le sigh.
Ain’t I pitiful!
The rug installers canceled yesterday.
So my house cannot be listed today.
This makes me sad.
:shakes fist at rug installers:
:(:(
We have a date & place, but not a time yet. may I suggest it be a dinnerish Soup-er Fest.
(I will be in No-fok-a, Virginny til early afternoon & then start headin’ a homewards.)