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Addiction and Christmas Depression

I've read an interesting article in Democrat and Chronicle. A passionate gambler told his story. He said: "The Christmas holiday season is, by nature, a highly sentimental and emotional time of year. It is also supposed to be a very joyous and happy time of year. However, for many of us, Christmas brings severe depression and deep sadness. Most of my adult Christmas holidays have been spent in despair, fear and depression. Unfortunately, it is that way for most compulsive gamblers and I am a compulsive gambler. The Christmas season always brought feelings of guilt, desperation and dread of the future."

I must confess, I haven't realized the sad situation of compulsive gamblers in Christmas time. But thinking after it and remembering some of my compulsive clients, I would say they might have a terrible time.

Please, share your experience of addiction. I plan to write more about addiction and depression.

Christmas Depression

A Christmas depression or Christmas blues is usually more than just a simple case of the holiday depression. Christmas time is the most likely time of the year to experience depression. ...Read More

There Isn't Anything Anymore

I'm 16 and have been depressed for the past 5 years. I feel as though I'll never be happy because I don't even remember what 'happy' feels like. ...Read More

Depression Facts: What is the point?

Theres no point in anything. Nothing. Nothing at all. You put your view across and people think your crazy. People think they can help but they can't. ...Read More

Is it Depression?

I always act really hyper in schoool. It feels like if I do, I'll forget how upset I am but it only works for a little bit. My best friend wants me to ...Read More

Teenager Depression: I'm a cutter

I always act really hyper in schoool. It feels like if I do, I'll forget how upset I am but it only works for a little bit. My best friend wants me to ...Read More

Cycling Desperation

I am a 20 year old male. I have a supportive family, good home, grew up in a nice area and am a college student. I feel that I've squandered all the ...Read More

Magnesium and No Depression: Story of a Banjo Player

This is my story. I really pray it helps someone as it helped me. I suffered from depression for many many years. My doctor had me on meds for this everything ...Read More

Depression link to processed food

Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, research suggests. Read more...

Isn't Worth Living

I'm only 13 but I feel like life isn't worth living. I don't want to tell my parents because half the time they are the problem. Read more...

No Point to Exist

I see no point to exist. This human drive is lost upon me. I have no urge to produce offspring and watch them grow and mature. Read more...

A New Computerized System could diagnose depression in an hour -- According to Australian University Researchers

Monash University released on 15th October, 2009.

depression diagnosticAn innovative diagnostic technique invented by a Monash University researcher could dramatically fast-track the detection of mental and neurological illnesses.

Monash biomedical engineer Brian Lithgow has developed electrovestibulography which is something akin to an 'ECG for the mind'. Patterns of electrical activity in the brain's vestibular (or balance) system are measured against distinct response patterns found in depression, schizophrenia and other Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders.

The vestibular system is closely connected to the primitive regions of the brain that relate to emotions and behaviour, so Lithgow saw the diagnostic potential of measuring and comparing different patterns of electrovestibular activity.

Working with psychiatry researchers at Monash University's Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc), he tested volunteers and found distinct response patterns, or "biomarkers", that distinguished different CNS diseases from each other and from regular electrovestibular activity.

Monash has teamed up with corporate partner Neural Diagnostics to develop and patent electrovestibulography, or EVestG™. It is hoped the simple, quick and inexpensive screening process for CNS diseases will eventually become standard practice in hospitals around the world.

"The patient sits in a specially designed tilt chair that triggers electrical responses in their balance system. A gel-tipped electrode placed in the individual's ear canal silences interfering noise so that these meaningful electrical responses are captured and recorded," the Monash researcher said.

"The responses are then compared to the distinct biomarkers indicative of particular CNS disorders, allowing diagnosis to be made in under an hour."

RE: Want to Do All I Can NOW

Dear Julie, I’m sorry not being in the position to reply immediately. I’ve read your story very carefully. First of all, I’m deeply impressed on your will to cope with depression. Read more...

Want to Do All I Can NOW

First, I thank you most sincerely for a site that offers me hope.  I am a 46 year old woman with two little boys and a wonderful and supportive husband. I experienced 3 "event-driven" major depressions in my past (#1 baby born with problems; died at 22 days--this after having lost twins at 16 weeks, as well as a miscarriage). Read more...

Re: Severe Depression

Dear David, Life is a challenge, isn't? You are in a difficult situation, in a heavy weight situation and you think that you can't survive. But if you believe the wisdom of God, you should know that your hard lines should always be within your limits. To escape from life is not the best idea. If you avoid life where will you find yourself? Depression is a straight consequence of your escape.

I don't think that drugs will solve your problem. It's your life, it's your chance. It's high time to take your chances. If you do so, the depression will disappear.

I don't think that having a paper about depression will dispense with the consequences of your action. But I'm wondering what others do think about it.

Severe Depression

I have for the past few years been having contact problems with my seven year old daughter. Over the past four weeks this problem has become more of an issue where I find I have to now return to court to fight for contact with my daughter, In addition to this I am trying to look after my father who has chronic mental health problems. Both these issues are quite big for me and I am no longer able to cope with life and have struggled to function in the work place where my performance and concentration have declined. I have been to the doctor and diagnosed with a severe depresssive disorder and prescribed anti-depressants and have been referred for counselling via my GP. I am also receiving some staff counselling in work. I have this week returned to work and been informed that I have stolen money, but I cannot recall because of the depression and lack of concentration whether I had any money or taken any money. If I have already provided work with a Doctors letter which describes my severe depression and lack of concentration and have also discussed this with the staff counsellor, am I protected from being sacked if indeed money has gone missing.

Need Help Now

I am a Christian. I believe I will not remain in this state. I started perimenopuase about 10 years ago...and for most of the time, I am a well-adjusted happy woman. Read more...

Re: Need Help Now

Dear Becky,
I am a Christian, too.  I do believe, I’m convinced, that you will not remain in this state.

Your “illness” came from an unknown source to destabilize your sunny and wonderful life. Read more...

Dark Days

Don’t know where to start so I will delve right into it. I’ve been suffering and fighting suicidal thought for a long time. I was diagnosed with depression when I was 22 yrs old and I have been deteriorating every year since I was initially diagnosed. When people read this and believe me I know because I get the same reaction from family and friends. Its always “Just get over it, be happy and enjoy what you have in life.” What people don’t understand is that all the things that make me happy don’t any longer. I have this inner turmoil going on every minute of every day, I’m not worthy, I’m useless and just unsatisfied with living. I want to be normal, and I see through other people what normal is but I have never obtained that feeling. Well I shouldn’t say never because through drugs and alcohol I have, but that’s an escape from my true feelings and its short lived. Because anyone in this situation knows when you come down, you hit hard and its ten times worse than before. So I refrain from the drugs and alcohol because I can understand why people use it to get relief and get lost in it. And then turn to it all the time to escape the reality that they are living. I’m 43 yrs old and have been going through this everyday for 21 yrs, and I’ve reached the end of my rope so to say. I have three beautiful children and a wonderful wife. But my wife, when I talk to her about this just doesn’t understand what I’m going through. I’ve explained to no avail and even asked her to research depression and bi polar disorder so she can better understand what i go through not only on a daily basis but sometimes hourly. I’ve have recently sought out counseling and have been diagnosed as Bi Polar, I’m reading up on this to better understand what I’m going through, and to try to cope and hopfully I will get through this. I’m not very optimistic because I’ve been on every anti depresant from A-Z. So here I am at a cross road in my life. One road I know their is light at the end of the tunnel, but getting their can be so difficult. And then their is the road that is very tempting to take, I know the end reluslt will be death, but I continue to feel that’s the only way to stop the pain. The mental, physical draining of my body to get through each day has become more and more of an effort, this seems to be the right choice to get me through my “Dark Days” as I like to call them. I wanted to post this to see if anyone is going through something similar and have reached that light at the end of the tunnel and can say “yes” their is hope for me. Because right now I see none. What’s holding me to life right now are my kids (who have no idea what I’m going through) and my wife. I also understand that this is part of life and I know people will say get over it, but these are the people that have never been through this and don’t understand what its like.Thanks everyone for reading this and I’m hopeful for now that I can get through this.

Omega-3 Cured Bipolar

Ten years ago, my rapid-cycling, increasingly severe manic depression was making my life unworkable. I was facing the prospect and side effects of using lithium, Depakote, and/or Wellbutrin when I first heard of the 1999 Harvard study of the effect of fish oil on the disorder. In desperation I began taking 3000 mg of fish oil a day. Since then, I have had *no* manic episodes and much less severe depression. Like everyone, I have changes in mood, but they are now very mild and completely manageable. There is no downside, so try it. Read more...

Depression and Mobile Phones

Yes, there is a connection between depression and mobile phones. Do you have a mobile phone? Do you use it regularly? I suspect you do. Read more...

No Depression Gene

According to the contemporary science, human being is composed of material. Thus depression gene was always a very popular hypothesis among scientists.

In 2003, mental health researchers announced that a genetic variation that affected the body's serotonin levels increased a person's risk for major depression if they endured several emotional events.

Now, scientists reporting in The Journal of the American Medical Association say that genetic variation of the serotonin transporter gene, or 5-HTTLPR, may have no effect on depression risk.

The research team went back over data from 14 studies from 2003 through 2009 and analyzed the data collectively. Among the 14,250 patients in the studies, 1,769 had depression; 12,481 did not.

The analysis showed a strong association between depression and stressful life events across all the studies, confirming earlier research. However, the team could not find a link between the serotonin transporter gene and major depression. They also found no association between the gene and stressful life events on depression risk.

The scientists say their findings show why it is so important to confirm results that reveal any type of genetic association for a disease.

"A more serious concern ... is that the findings of this [earlier 2003 study] and other nonreplicated genetic associations are now being translated to a range of clinical, legal, research, and social settings such as forensics, diagnostic testing, study participants, and the general public," writes Neil Risch, PhD, of the University of California at San Francisco, and colleagues. "It is critical that health practitioners and scientists in other disciplines recognize the importance of replication of such findings before they can serve as valid indicators of disease risk." Read more about depression...

Deja Vu and Depression

What is 'déja vu'? It is a phenomenon of a sensation of having done, seen or experienced certain things before. Though all of us have experienced similar feeling in our day-to-day life, for some people, this kind of a feeling is constant.

It is hypothesized by the researchers of Leeds University that memory circuit failure in the temporal lobe of the brain, associated with recollection of memory can lead to such a condition. If a memory circuit is either switched on permanently or is hyperactive, as in case of chronic déjà vu sufferers, it could then lead to creation of memories, where none exist in reality.

The condition can have a significant effect on the mental health of an individual. In worst cases, it can lead to depression. Such individuals need reassurance stating that they are not alone.
Do you have experienced deja vu? Share your story

The Genie and the Psychologist

A psychologist was walking along a Hawaiian beach when he kicked a bottle poking up through the sand. Opening it, he was astonished to see a cloud of smoke and a genie smiling at him.
"For your kindness," the genie said, "I will grant you one wish!" The psychologist paused, laughed, and replied, "I have always wanted a road from Hawaii to California." Read the whole joke...

Longer Life, More Pain

“While women tend to live longer than men, this study shows that they are at greater risk of living with disability and much of the excess disability is attributable to higher rates of obesity and arthritis,” said Dr. Heather Whitson of the Duke University Medical Center. Read the whole article...

Economical crisis produces mental crisis in Russia

The market of mood enhancing drugs and tranquillizers has been increased by 50 percent in Russia during the economical crisis. According to the report of Trud, published in Moscow, almost one fifth (25 million) of Russian people had to visit mental health service.

We will discuss the symptoms of depression in a short, clear and comprehensible way. KISS -- keep it short and simple (paraphrasing keep it stupid simple).

People working in daily stress have a greater chance to have depression

In a study carried out with JL Wang and his coworkers, the daily stress of the workplace was researched with 4866 volunteers. People in continous stress situation displayed major depression of 8 percent, while people with normal situation displayed depression of 4 percent.
Source:
Wang JL, Keown LA, Patten SB, Williams JVA, Currie SR, Beck CA, Maxwell CJ, El-Guebaly NA. A population – based study on ways of dealing with daily stress: Comparisons among individuals with mental disorders, with long-term general medical conditions and healthy people. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. (in press).

Postpartum Depression: How Common?

Postpartum depression was more often reported by teenage moms, mothers with less than 12 years of education, Medicaid patients, smokers, victims of physical abuse before or during pregnancy, and women under traumatic or financial stress during pregnancy. Read more...

Swedish youth is also depressed

Creepy results have been published by Swedish researchers. According their study the mental and physical state of Swedish young people has been declined as a result of the economical crisis. Obviously, unemployed suffer even more. As the number of unemployed young people is increasing, the ratio of those suffering from mental upset rises as well. They feel themselves rather useless and unworthy. The most shocking result is related to a high tendency of suicide: one girl out of seven committed suicide, one man out of four wanted to kill himself. Moreover, young people suffer from physical symptoms as well: headache, fatigue, nervousness and sleeping problems.

Being jeopardized by news feeds and social networks

“If things are happening too fast, you may not ever fully experience emotions about other people's psychological states and that would have implications for your morality,” said Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, from the University of Southern California, and one of the researchers. She also said: “For some kinds of thought, especially moral decision-making about other people's social and psychological situations, we need to allow for adequate time and reflection.” (Source: Telegraph.co.uk)
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and colleges recently published an exciting article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study raises essential questions about the emotional and moral cost of rapid streams of news snippets obtained through television, online feeds or social networks such as Twitter. Kids and teenagers with developing brain are more jeopardized by these media. Read more about Teenage Depression

How many kids are depressed?

Over 11 million prescriptions were written last year for kids with depression. That did not include those who didn't even see a doctor. Researchers believe depression affects 3 percent to 5 percent of preteens and up to 15 percent of adolescents with girls suffering from depression at twice the rate of boys. In an alarming study by Seventeen Magazine, 28 percent of girls said they feel depressed every day or at least a few times a week. Read more...

A simple presentation of symptoms of depression

Short and simple guide to the symptoms of depression. Everybody will understand the difference between severe depression and mild depression. Read more...

What is Depression?

What is depression? What is clinical depression, psychotic depression, bipolar disorder, major depression, mood disorder, etc... What can we do with these strange expressions? What is a real definition of depression? How can we catch depression? Read more...

New Design, New Content

We have decided to complitely refurbish Real Depression Help. It is not only a cosmetic surgery (new design, new arrangements) but an essential rewrite of the contents. We dare share our new concepts of depression with you.

We hope that you will enjoy the fresh new ideas even if they are unusual....

We will be more than happy to hear about your opinion. You might notice some mistakes on the pages. We do our best to eliminate them. Please help us, please share your thoughts about the changes...

A man called Bill Lee has stolen the whole content of my website

A man called Bill Lee has stolen the whole content of my website. He copied the whole content and program to a different domain.

I don't think that it was a great idea. I try to convince him that his act was a criminal act.

The good news that he stole the old design and content.

Treatments for Depression

What can you do with depression? What are the the effective, perhaps the most effective, treatments for depression? Read more...

Herbal Remedies for Depression

Mother Earth in her generosity has given us a great number of humble depression herbs. Mankind uses herbal remedies for depression since ancient times it is no wonder, that we have a wide range of herbs for depression. Read more...

Aromatherapy for Depression

Aromatherapy for depression is a very pleasant way of natural cures for depression. Find your alternative treatment for agitated depression. Read more...

Is Easter a grateful time for you or a depressed time?

How do you feel yourself? Are you depressed during the holidays? Do you think that there are a whole lot of depressed people during the holidays, or especially Easter? Read more...

Nice Blog

Very nice blog.I am Appreciate your blog.thanks for nice written.thise is important site for depression people.
Thanks

i feel like i have no direction

I don't feel like uploading an picture. i feel as though i will never get out of debt. I will alway want more than i have. Nothing ever seems to change. Its not like i have not tried. Does anyone ever feel the way i do? I feel like some of the most important people in my life have let me down from my family and friends i youst to know to teachers counselors who never seemed to care about me. I feel like a loser. like everyone else is married has kids and career they like. I just keep going in circles 0nce i get on my feet something knocks me down again. My mind wanders so much when i'm alone. I've suffered so much in life hoping that if i just keep going it will get better and it does for while. Self help only does so much i would love to a have a really good friend someday. So god if your listening please know i love you and believe in you because it seems you are my only hope

Beck Depression Inventory

Beck Depression Inventory is a test measuring the severity of depression symptoms. Use this online beck depression test to scale and evaluate your depression. Read more...

Fights

fighting depressionMy brother and his girlfriend were in a car accident two days ago and we didn't find out until last night. They are okay but my dad had told me to call my brother the same day of the accident. After we found out my dad yelled at me for not calling and said it was my fault that we didn't know until later. I was feeling really guilty and was wondering why do we let fights destroy us... I HATE THEM!!! yet i always fight with my mom and dad. It's hard and I'm always wondering why...?

why do i have no friends anymore

i feel like the best years of my life are already over i'm 40 years old used to be a bartender so i was always in a social place now i can't work because of health issues and have no insurance. i live with my mom again and my boyfriend has to work out of town because of the economy! I just want a job, a dr. and a purpose! Im' so scared will i be able to pull myself out of this please God help me

Can I get off this rollercoaster of depression?

am a 47 year old woman. I have suffered from Depression and OCD since I was 25. Up until the age of 44, my Depression and OCD was very manageable through medication and cognitive behavioral therapy. I've raised a child and held several serious jobs. At about 44, I noticed a change in my overall feelings. At first I attributed it to needing a change in medication or something. There seemed to be a pattern following my menstral cycle which is something I had experienced before and was on the Progesterone only pill. Now none of that seemed to be working. I set about finding a doctor who would be familiar with hormones and neurotransmitters. This is not an easy task!!! When I finally found the person I trusted she had to take a leave of absence for undisclosed medical reasons. I was only able to see her twice. It seemed like we might have made some progress as she started me on another prescription which at least did some good and we were going to move on from there. Now it is over a year and I am basically back where I started from. One source of valuable information has been the practicing of mindfulness. This is a way of training yourself to think in the moment and not dwell on the past or worry about the future. It is very helpful but difficult when feelings of Depression spring out of nowhere. At this point I believe this rollercoaster of emotions like low self esteem, low energy, and the like are stemming from the ever changing play of neurotransmitters and hormones going on within my body and brain. Of course there never seems to be a way of measuring any of that and so I wait for things to settle back down and then I can feel some comfort again. I wish that we had the research going on for women like myself who have preexisting conditions during perimenopause. Right now it seems that psychiatrists and gynocologists are not on the same page. It is like a needle in a haystack to find the right help.

Re: Your not crazy

I think you really need help. Your parents should help you but apparently they do not want. Is there a counselor in your school?
The first thing I'd advice you to alter the way you get in sleep. If you knew what happens in your soul when you fall asleep "hardwired" with this type of music, you'd give up immediately. Try to read something beautiful at night, e.g. read Romeo and Juliet, that is especially for you.
Please, stay in contact...

Your not crazy

I am a young teenager, and I think I have had depression & anxiety for 2 years now. I always got this bad anxious feeling throughout my life as a young child, but the past two years it happened every single day.

Every night I cry myself to sleep, blasting heavy metal in my ears from my ipod. I scream at myself, stare at myself crying. My life is a black hole--I don't know how to turn it around. I've tried many times, but in the end, depression or anxiety always gets to me.

I tried to get my mom to take me to a doctor, but she wouldn't. All she would say was "Your not crazy", or something like that. It was like, she had too much to worry about so she couldn't deal with me. I would be too afraid and depressed to go to school some days, and that would cause her to scream at me. My parents hated me for having this problem.

I lost so many friends, and I feel lonely. My life is centered around the internet. My last report card grades were aweful-- (Now they are good, but I doubt they'll stay that way).

I don't know what to do. I know what caused it, I think. But I don't like to talk about it, because I feel pathetic. I need help.

Empty nest syndrome

Have you ever heard about the empty nest syndrome? Read more...

Teens + TV = Depression

Television exposure and total media exposure in adolescence are associated with increased odds of depressive symptoms in young adulthood, especially in young men. Read more...

Sungazing

sungazingI started sungazing one year ago because I needed more balance in my life. I was depressed do to the lack of sunlight in Western Washington state. In the past year I have logged hundreds of hours of sungazing directly at the sun.

Depression disappeared in a matter of weeks, my vision and night vision have both improved. I sleep less and have more energy then I have ever had before. Being in a good mood almost all of the time is another wonderful side effect.

I'm not sure that it is for everybody but it is very important for me, it really helped me. I wonder who has got the same experience?

Iam so lonely

well, hi... uh i feel a bit stupid now, but anyways... im 22, came from Szeged, Hungary, have been livin in Ireland since november 2006.
ive always been the person who never know what she wants to achieve or do... only goin with the flow. at home i attended an economics school, never studied too hard, but always been a good student. always tried to find my place within the class, never had too many friends. I tried to commit suicide at the first time, when i was 15. I dont really remember the reason, i can see myself as i sat on the bus to home after school, it was only about the 5th week of first class in high school. and i lost my student id card, with my bus pass... my mom was mad, roared at me on the phone... then i just sat in silence on the bus. walked home from the bus stop, so slow. i felt so useless. then just came the thought, and i got the box from the kitchen, full of medicines. i took as much as i could. then just lied on my bed, waiting for falling asleep and die. took about five minutes, when i jumped out of the bed, ran downstairs, out to the street, shoutin for my mam, and screamin that i dont want to die...
a year later came the second attempt. my boyfriend at the time cheated on me, and wanted to leave me... so i grabbed the kitchen knife, locked all the doors around me, and wanted to cut my veins on my wrist... the next door neighbour came for my rescue, he was 18 at the time, and broke the window in... i havent had any attepmts since then, but i always liked to fantasies about what would happen if i die, how would i do it. yea, probably its sick, but i dont care. i do like to do it. makes me feel better, that if id die, probably the world would notice me... or i dont know. i feel alone. especially since im here in ireland. it was always my big dream to leave Hungary. I am an au pair, minding kids. id like to do something else, i just dont feel myself good enough, and im scared to try to get an other job, because i dont want to let down the family i live with. I have a boyfriend, we are toghether since last april. ive met him on the internet, i used to live in dublin at that time, and didnt know anybody around, felt so alone, so i signed up to a dating site. it was so strange to meet him, because i had never answered to mails what came from somebody who didnt have a picture, or lived outside of dublin.. well, he didnt have a picture, and lives in Limerick, and i answered... we started to chat. then finally he came up to dublin one saturday, and we met. it was really strange, he didnt really looked like my kind of fella, and i kept noticing his bad features from the first minute, but at the same time i kept tellin myself to not to worry about the bad things, such as yellow teeth and stuff like this what always turned me off. it was good to talk to somebody, who seemed to understand me, to have somebody holdin my hand... he made me feel special and beautiful, tho i never had big thoughts about myself. always have low self confidence, always been the one who got bullied in primary school, the fat girl, the pig, even tho now im almost a regular size, these harms still very lively inside me. ill never be perfect, never be the girl who turns the necks of men on the street... so in last august my boyfriend made me move donw to limerick, to his brothers house, who were lookin for au pair at the time, but didnt want to hire some stranger girl. so i came handy, they knew me, and at least me and my fella were closer to each other. now we meet every evening, spending the time on the sofa bed in his parents living room. but im not happy. now as i try to get myself back on track, im figuring out what i want. but im not sure its him. i dont think he is the right person for me. he is lazy, he is 30, still living with his parents, doesnt have a job... i would love to change workplace, i dont want to be an au pair any more, i want a real job, with a real salary, not 100 euros a week... he promised me we move together in the summer time. i couldnt move out from his brothers house alone, cause from my wage i cant save enough money to rent a flat, or even a room. but if i get a job somewhere else, i cant live with them any more, cause its just the way it goes... if u r their au pair u live there. if not, u have to go. i feel so trapped, so unhappy, tho on my days off i go to town, to a charity shop, and do some voluntary work, feels good to be among people, do something different, and it felt such a challange to learn how to use the till, and how to be a part of a team in a clothes shop. my one day freedom of a week... when im there i dont feel sad, i dont feel hungry, its just feels right. but when im back here, im just so low, doesnt have the patiente for the kids, doesnt have the energy to do my job, and just want to eat, then i feel guilty and have to get sick sometimes, after a bigger meal, cause i dont want to be that huge fat girl again. the problem is that these bigger meals are gettin more often during a day... i just cant stop eatin, even tho i know i shouldnt do it. eatin makes me feel a bit better, comforts me. cant help. i know i need to get out of here, just yesterday i applied for a job, through e mail. im so hopefull, it would be a translator/interpreter job for hungarian language in limerick. i know its too early to get any reply for it, but im so excited. but on the other hand im so scared that if i got the job, i would have to turn it down, cause the posting said that the starting is immediate, and if i got it, i let this family down, cause they stay here without a nanny for the kids, and i stay here too without a place to live...
my only hope is the summer, and that my boyfriend keeps his word, and we move toghether, rend a flat, then i really can look for a normal job, save money, get a life...
im sorry to say this, but im so sick and tired of being with children all day. like its my whole world, within these walls, 6 days of a week, without havin any friends, or meeting adults... no company, only my boyfriend in the evenings, but even he seems to be so different now, since i moved here... im not special any more, im not beautiful, we dont have sex, only every second weekend... but to tell the truth i dont even feel like havin sex...
recently i signed up to some chat sites, its good to chat to people from home, or even from here... makin cyber friendships, sharing problems, havin laughs...
i feel so miserable. so desperate. i know that there is way out, at least i hope, that there is way out. the summer. but it seems so far. im not sure i can keep it up...

The Walking Peice Of Destitute

I look over to the opposite side of the class, the girls I used to tease way back when are over there. They're laughing. I wish I could laugh like that, but even thinking about it brings a strain to my eyes. Dont cry, dont cry I think to myself but drops of water spread over my book. My mind is filled with pictures of me dead, in a pool of blood, scars on my face and parts of my body castrated. Thats my taste for enjoyment, my merriment that holds my peices together.
The bell goes. Luntimes. What to do, sit alone in the library, sit alone in the playground, sit alone in a club, sit alone in the loo's. I have alot of choice where to sit but not alot of choice of who, myself, one person! Thats about as busy as it gets. I walk along the corridor, a girl and boy look snug together sat on a step. Boys are a trouble in my life, I fall in love to easily and end up getting hurt. Thats what my life is a peice of broken something.
All I want to do now writing this is to take my words and make everything I imagined would be a reality and I could just leave this hell hole I got forced into by someone who thought they had a reason for me but it turns out that reason was a mistake and my life is just that.
A mistake thats needs changing soon.

One Side of Life

on side of life1. Looking beyond the open door, hoping, searching, looking, dreaming,
a wall of fog blows towards you,
hiding, blocking from your view your dreams and hopes, you turn away, shutting the door.

2. Fighting to believe, fighting to hope, fighting to see the light, but you are blind. All your hopes vanish with the wind. You reach out your hand for help, but you are turned away, Shunned from society, and outcast. You don’t belong. Your soul dissolves into the mist.

3. Night, black as far as you can see. A small beacon of light whispers your name. You stumble forwards, tripping, falling. The grows faint, then goes out. You are left in total darkness.

4. Each breath suffocates you. People tell you it doesn’t really matter. You nod and smile, a pure actor, a natural. Everyday you were asked how you were. You answer in a sugar coated voice, a dummy to manipulate. You disappear into the hidden crevasses of your brain.

5. Tears stream down your face. You are invisible to everybody. People walk all over you, through you. No one cares about you. You let go. Falling, Falling, Falling, tumbling down. You hit black, dissolving into nothing.

6. A dream, a wish a promise of hope. A life ring for you now. You grab and hold on tight. Knives fly through the air, slicing, cutting the line. You let go, sinking into the bleak abyss.

7. Songs float through the air, soaring above the clouds. Soon, too soon the songs fade into the distance. You stare into the fire, it crackles and sputters, soon dying. Whispers between the tress surround you. Disappearing into the dark.

8. You sit there glum, invisible to your friends. Waiting to be comforted, no one cares. They claim to care, yet they don’t show. A hug, a pat, a hand, comfort, nothing comes. ( I didn’t write this one... my friend did when her wanna be boyfriend was ignoring her... it kinda fit so I didn’t take it out. )

9. You sit in a throng of people, you are sat upon, trounced upon. Invisible to everybody. You stand in front of someone, they see through you. Yelling, screaming, kicking, you are ignored. You are nothing but a rug, desecrating into the floor boards beneath.

10. Your dream comes true. You are flying, soaring, floating. You believe in miracles. A storm is coming. You hear thunder. You run, you hide, cowering in the dark. Hiding from your fears, you shrink into the soothing darkness. From your hiding spot, you watch the world go by. No one sees you, no one cares. You gasp for breath, struggling to live for another day, another hour, another minute, another second. Every feeling you bury deep within your heart. No one sees emotion from you. Totally apathetic. A body, no emotion, an empty void.