Beyond the blues...The Mean Reds.

[cinderella]

Andrew, I have known you for many years, and have been witness to your ups and downs. I know how especially hard it is for you, and heaven knows, you have more legitimate reasons to be depressed then I. But each one's measure of unhappiness and depression is different. The old adage of "I cried because I had no shoes, until I saw the man who had no feet." works for some, but not for all.

I am not saying that means one is insensitive to other's pain, or lacks understanding - I do understand, and I do feel the hurt of others', but that doesn't lessen mine. Everyone carries their own cross. But on the journey, we can help each other when the burden gets too heavy. Sometimes helping others lessens the weight of our own cross...

Originally Posted by Andrew, Jr.

Yes, I have that depression. I suffered from several clinical depressions, and then once I got thru them I have discovered that I get into this state. It is worse than Hell itself. I know how you feel. It is a black hole that just sets me off. I want nothing to do with others, and lack motivation to even function in life itself.