Oh, and Tiptonx: I forgot to ask if there is anything your husband can do to lighten the burden on you? You've got about three full time jobs going on there. I have recently put my foot down and started insisting that my hubby help me fix dinner and even sometimes do the dishes instead of playing on his computer all night. We both work full-time, and I have diabetes, plus take care of our dog, plus am trying to look for another job and also trying to launch a writing career...and guess who does almost all the housework? And I'm fighting depression...he has to help me. Things must change.
Love
Butterfly
Dear Tiptonix:
If there were an icon for a hug, I would put one right at the top here. You're sure having a rough time. I have been right where you are so many darned times this year. Where to start? How to dig out from under? What helps me is to take one day at a time (AA has so many good sayings!!) and one step at a time. You didn't get into this funk in a second and you won't get out of it that quickly either. But on days when you have to force yourself to do everything, dragging your feet all the way, celebrate the little things, the small successes. Make a committment to treat yourself every day. If the only thing you have to look forward to is a doughnut, buy yourself that doughnut. Take that bubblebath. Use that time at the end of the day for yourself and pat yourself on the back for it.
What do you think?
Butterfly
What happened to get you into this spiral? If you cannot pinpoint something it could be a physical problem too. Did you try the test? What were your results? Are you sad, or depressed? Or going through something else?
im a house wife/ care taker 2 kids/ run my husbands business. I think i have depresssion but im not sure?/ symptons;; stay up late at night for time for my self when everyone s asleep/ lack of sex intrest/ i have no structure/ weight issues/ diet /lack of energy / i sleep in till noon/ put off paper work/ put business issues on back burner/ orders,contracts,proposals exc./ i just feel so down on my self/ hate the way my body looks: strech marks, fat, cellulite exc. my list could go on for ever i dont know what to do or how to make my self better could you please give some advice or words of wisdom:::::::: if i keep going like this im going to loose my family . i fight with my husband .... our business is going to fail..... i want my kids to have a mom thats focused and has her act togther . i know my life is not going in the right direction but i dont know what to do to start making it better ??? where do i begin and how do i begin ???? please help
