Go for a bit, it might be fun.
selena (29-12-15)
selena (29-12-15)
Go, even if it's tough. You can leave whenever it gets too much, at least then you can say you tried
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
I completely agree, go and see how things are.
Do a little of something that makes you happy every day!
I went to the party, it was hard but I had enough patience to resist. When it got late I went home.
Many of the girls are just interested in superficial stuff and nothing serious to discuss. I sit next to my boss and other colleague. It was not easy and refused to drink whiskey and vodaka. Just some champagne, and already had headache.
All these people are normal, while I am a little wild isolated depressive woman, although they may not know it.
To be fair to your colleagues, I'm not sure I ever discussed serious stuff at parties
Hunni, there is no normal. Everyone is different, with different issues, different upbringings etc. No one who doesn't know me would believe my mental health is literally a battle every day to manage, that I'm constantly covering up my tremors and that my confidence and bubbly nature is often put on. Your colleagues don't know you suffer with depression, as you don't know if they have problems - mental or physical. Please don't feel you're the only one .....
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
Normality is an illusion, you rarely see people as they truly are. I've often looked at other people and thought wish I had their life and not mine, the reality is probably something completely different their lives may not be as brilliant and exciting as it appears to be to an outsider.Originally Posted by selina
77 and counting, less of the "Old" call me "Mike"
Paula (31-12-15)
How are you today, lovely?
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
Paula and Mike are right. I think if you met anyone of us here at a party it would all be "small talk" and nothing serious and that we'd all come across completely differently to how we do here where we are safe to be open and honest about how we really feel.
It's about faking it till you make it in some situations..
Do a little of something that makes you happy every day!
Thank you for your kind words.
I'm fine. Just feeling these lumps and very worried, just don't know what to think.