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Depressed & Hopeless

Name: Dave R.
Email: driload@yahoo.com
Date: 14 Jul 2001
Time: 10:25:36

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No matter how great the strain, I feel it would be wise to let your family know.

I did the same recently and was pleasantly surprised to finally have my parents support (I have recently began having mild anxiety attacks).

I didn't realise how much it meant to me. Remember, any help is good help. The nature of fearing the fear is part of the cycle. Knowing you have some family or good friends behind you, and professional help and advice, is a good step.

The biggest thing you may have to find is your inner drive -- for some its religion, as shown on this message board. For me, as a musician and artist, it's creativity -- more importantly a creative legacy.

Find a beautiful way to make your life positive, help somebody in some way, take each day at a time and build the will to fight and push on.

I know my words appear as just words. I've read stuff, too, when I suffer symptoms of anxiety and it's hard to FEEL what they are saying, but, in the least, know we aren't alone :). Things do get better, momentum builds and, through all this, we are given an appreciation of what we have.

Just don't forget, you aren't alone with this feeling. For my family it's hereditary, but it was nice for me to find all this information online.

Cool benefits of technology, huh? :)

Keep smiling,
Dave

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