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Hi there, Michele sent me.
Interesting line in chirpy y'got here 
Kate |
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02.03.05 - 5:16 am | #
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Hi there! Michele sent me, but I'll be back on my own. Excellent blog!
A |
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02.03.05 - 7:12 am | #
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Good morning. Michele sent me. And I'm very glad she did.
Mamacita |
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02.03.05 - 7:18 am | #
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Good Morning, Michele sent me too! I had a similar post a while back. It's one thing to deal with one's own depression, but my husband gets it bad every winter. It's kind of good to know we're not alone!
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02.03.05 - 8:13 am | #
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Michele sent me, too. Here's hoping you can convince Baroy to get the help he needs! I've enjoyed surfing through your blog.
Bluegrass Mama |
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02.03.05 - 8:44 am | #
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Hi, Michele sent me.
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02.03.05 - 9:21 am | #
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Okay. Let ME tell you what you need to do! Ooops, maybe that's part of the problem. All of us love to tell other people what to do and I'll probably do a bit of that in this comment. I don't know. Maybe you should just ignore the rest of this post.
Anyway. I am between jobs. It sucks. It is hard to be upbeat, and that makes finding a new job even more difficult.
I went through a nasty divorce several years back and I learned then that I couldn't change the people around me. I could only change myself.
I'm not sure how good a job I've done changing myself, but I do think I'm happier now.
I guess when I think about my kids and how I try to shape them, I always come back to modelling good behavior to them. I guess the same probably applies with spouses. Model the good behavior. Be the change you want to see in the world (to quote Gandhi). If other people follow suit, great. If not, at least you are better off.
So yeah, it sucks to carry the weight for other people, to have to deal with their depression. I guess that is part of why I blog. Blogs provide me with a great creative outlet that I am missing from full time work.
Does your Baroy blog? Does he read your blog? Do you think that would be a good or a bad thing if he did?
Anyway, let me get to the much more important topic:
'Hi, Michele sent me.'
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02.03.05 - 9:22 am | #
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Hi, TC.
Michele sent me, but I would have been here anyway.
I can't offer any sager advice than what your therapist provided, so I'll just say that I wish things were better for you and Baroy.
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02.03.05 - 9:26 am | #
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Hi, Michele sent me . . .
but, I'll pop back around every now and again to catch up . . .
HAVE A GREAT DAY!
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02.03.05 - 9:40 am | #
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Hello, Michele sent me. And don't you worry about not making a fluffy post for us. All the more likely we'll all come back and peep into your life some more!
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02.03.05 - 10:07 am | #
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Hi Michele sent me.....
I love personal blogs... where you can feel and hear the anger, hurt, happiness and joy in the words....
I like your blog...
I will return...
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02.03.05 - 10:18 am | #
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Hello, sister! I'm a medicated depressive married to a unmedicated one - and I really needed this post today! Why are men so damn stubborn?
Anyway, Hi! Michele sent me.
Megan |
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02.03.05 - 10:38 am | #
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Hi Michele sent me. Really nice blog. And I hope Baroy finds whatever he needs to feel better.
Ella |
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02.03.05 - 10:42 am | #
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Michelle sent me. Relationship problems are never fun to deal with but refreshing if they get solved. I'll be sending good thoughts your way and adding you to my fav's list to keep up on your life.
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Hi! Michele sent me. I'm so glad that I'm not the only "please, just let me fix this" person on the planet. 
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02.03.05 - 12:33 pm | #
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Maybe he's right, he does know what's wrong and therapy won't help him. Therapy's the best when it's what you need, but when it isn't it's worse than shit. [If you just don't wanna know you got to feel bad to MAKE you look see.]
So use anything he will do. Pills, [hey, they suck, but a man's gotta do] exercise, good company, car jobs, [all men need to be needed] stuff only he can do for the kids. Model, like Aldon says.
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Hello, Michele sent me, but I will be back without Michele's prodding! The most frustrating thing in the world is seeing sooo clearly how therapy would help your friend/loved one who refuses to even try it.
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02.03.05 - 12:38 pm | #
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Hello, Michelle sent me. Sounds like a sticky dilemma. What exactly is it that is keeping him from getting a job? I know that sounds like a stupid question, but it's hard for me to understand his job problem without knowing more about it. Are there jobs out there for him, but his depression is keeping him from pursuing them? Are the skills he had for so many years now obsolete? Is there a hobby that he would enjoy that could bring in some money if he thought about it in a different way? Sorry if I'm all questions. 
Brooks |
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02.03.05 - 1:23 pm | #
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Hey there! Michele sent me and I'll be back on my own! You have a terrific blog!! Keep up the great work!
Cara |
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02.03.05 - 1:33 pm | #
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It seems to me that Baroy is probably right, and that it really will take getting a job to make him feel better about himself. After all, now that he knows how much better it feels to be working/earning/successful, you can't really argue with his mourning not having it. I'd think he'd be annoyed having to pay money to tell a therapist all that same stuff only to have them say "well, of course you need to get a job!"
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Oh hi there. Michele sent me. I dont think there are any "sane" ones in my family. I'm from a long line of crazies. 
rebeka |
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02.03.05 - 3:10 pm | #
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Hi there,
Michele sent me. I've got some readin' to do!
bari |
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02.03.05 - 4:35 pm | #
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Hi there! Michele sent me.
And I am a newly medicated long time depressive married to an unmedicated sometimes obsessive paranoid.

sleepingmommy |
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02.03.05 - 5:12 pm | #
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hello
michele sent me
tommy |
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02.03.05 - 5:16 pm | #
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:::waves:::
Hi, Michele sent me.
She picks the best blogs...
I'll be back
Thumper |
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02.03.05 - 6:45 pm | #
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Michele sent me. 
Great blog.
Chana |
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02.03.05 - 6:49 pm | #
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Hi- I'm here every day anyway but today Michele sent me... 
Dee-Dee |
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02.03.05 - 7:37 pm | #
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Hi Michele sent me!
I looked at your book on amazon, and I think I will get it. A good friend of mine is coping with bi-polar right now. I also have a brother who is schitzophrenic, not the same thing I know, but through him I have been in many mental health clinics and classes, for families dealing with mental illness. I like your blog!
Nina |
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02.03.05 - 8:38 pm | #
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Hey there... Michele sent me! It's okay not to gussy up... my best friends always say they like my home the best because it makes them feel so much better about theirs...lol
Blessing to you!
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