Alone
Lying, thinking Last night How to find my soul a home Where water is not thirsty And bread loaf is not stone I came up with one thing And I don't believe I'm wrong That nobody, But nobody Can make it out here alone. Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone. There are some millionaires With money they can't use Their wives run round like banshees Their children sing the blues They've got expensive doctors To cure their hearts of stone. But nobody No, nobody Can make it out here alone. Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone. Now if you listen closely I'll tell you what I know Storm clouds are gathering The wind is gonna blow The race of man is suffering And I can hear the moan, 'Cause nobody, But nobody Can make it out here alone. Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone. Maya Angelou http://www.breakingfreefromdepression.com/successful-depression-stories-jacqui-histamine-methylation/
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Just the thought of being alone, afraid, not wanted just drives me insane. Where do I go from here? Who do I turn to? Is there anyone that will understand me? Help me, I know there's hope and help in this world. I can't make it alone.
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Depression Kills
« FrettingSocial Claustrophobia » Clearing Clouds: Recovering From Depression September 7, 2011 by Steve Woodruff
This past weekend, I lost a friend to suicide. Despondent over painful issues in his personal and family life, this man – a well-respected businessman who was loved and respected by hundreds – ended his own life. Trey Pennington was a friend and social media collaborator, someone I had begun to know over recent years and wanted to know much better. I, and many others, will miss him deeply. The sorrow at this loss, and the angry sting of knowing that this gracious gentleman was finally overcome by depression and personal grief, has led me to take action on something I’ve put off long enough. No-one can stop the wholesale carnage caused by depression each year. But maybe, by telling my story, I can help someone here or there who is living under dark clouds and doesn’t know what to do. I lived under those clouds for decades. And, I’m recovering. After Trey’s passing, I decided that, in his memory, I would finish and publish this story. I had put it on the backburner many times because, to tell the truth, although I have felt for years that I was destined to write in both short-form (blogs) and long-form (books), I was intimidated. My perfectionism – which once fed into depression like gasoline feeds flames – kept me back from writing more than a few posts. No more. It’s time to take the fight to the enemy and try to take back some prisoners. I have never been able to forget the wonderful foreword of J.I. Packer’s classic book, Knowing God, where he introduces the volume by saying, “As clowns yearn to play Hamlet, so I have wanted to write a book about God. This book, however, is not it….if what is written here helps anyone in the way that the meditations behind the writing helped me, the work will have been abundantly worth while.” I feel like a clown among giants when I see the works of real authors. Nonetheless, my story may give understanding to a loved one, or help someone in darkness to face reality and get some help. If so, the work of writing – and the pain of living with depression for so many years – will have been “abundantly worthwhile.” This is a quick read – maybe 15 minutes. And it has a particular focus on men, who often live in denial about things like depression. It is definitely not a literary masterpiece – it’s primarily a call to action. The book is free to download and the file may be distributed freely: Click to download –> Clearing Clouds We can’t bring Trey back. But maybe we can pull some others back from the brink. >> If you want to take a look at signs and symptoms of depression in a quick-read format, WebMD has the following helpful links: Women and Depression Men and Depression (on the topic of men, this is also quite helpful, from the Mayo Clinic) Don't get cornered by a bully. There's help, all you have to do is seek it. Say Something!!!
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