Ok....here I go:

So this past week, I have been feeling really, really sad lately. I mean...I feel like I've actually hit the bottom of a cliff. The problem is that there is no apparent reason for me to feel so sad. I mean sure, I have a bunch of little things that continue to pile up and all, but nothing severe or out of the normal really. Believe me...if I could just "get over it," I would. And I have been trying, but it seems the harder I try to act like nothing's wrong, the more I snap!

Well, the past two days, I've become even more sad because I'm sad for no reason. There are people out there who have a lot worse lives than I do. I should be happy for what I do have and all. I know this, but no matter what I do, I can't overcome this feeling of weight pushing down on me.

I tried calling my doctor today to try to get an appointment to talk to him about it...and I haven't been to a doctor for non-emergency purposes in probably about 5 years!

I guess I just don't know what to do...I know it's pathetic, but I don't really have anybody in my life that I can turn to just to talk, so does any body have any advice?

((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))) to both of you. :wave:

I'm sorry that you have been feeling so sad. I hope things get better for you. It might help to go to your doctor.

I understand all to well what it's like to deal with sadness. I, myself, am feeling so rotten right now.... :( I feel like I'm losing my friends both offline and online. I keep trying to figure out what I've done wrong, what I might have said, etc. All I feel like doing right now is crying and it's taking everything I have to not cry. I'm not sure I can keep myself from not cry for much longer. :( I really need a friend right now.

Thank you! You get it! That's exactly what I feel like! I only have one friend, and he's usually two busy for me! I have a couple other people who are kinda, sometimes friends, but they have their own lives....and I want to talk to them about my sadness 'cause they're more available and see me everyday, but they just get angry or aloof with me! I don't mean to, and I know they are not at all to blame for anything...but I push. I just feel so destructive and hollow at this point!

I've been exactly where Jen is. I seem to lose friends all the time, then I wonder why I suck so much, then I think I wallow in depression just because. Then I think about work and it has the same affect on me. I have basically no self-esteem anymore.

I hope this isn't a long term thing for you, but talking to a doctor could be beneficial. Maybe you just need someone to talk to once a month or something.

How sad --I can't think of advice, but offer support. I have recently been down in the dumps, too.
The weekend I moved in with my new landlords, last December 1, 2006, I felt absolutely distraught, and depressed. I was nearly in tears. Others wondered why? Because I had been homeless since Oct 25, and had slept in my storage unit for most of that time. So I should've been happy to have a room to rent, right?
No, I was depressed.
There could've been the impact of realization hitting me that I was on track to this sort of lifestyle --renting one room after another, never again owning a home.
OR it could've been a fore-knowledge of what was to come. These jerks were child abusers and made their little puppies go without food and water for long stretches of time in a dark basement. Eventually, the rotten hag throws me out, and it doesn't hurt, just outraged me that the old **** blamed ME?
I moved out, and am totally happier with decent landlords.

What I'm saying is, are there HIDDEN things in your life that may be troubling you? You might be hiding some pain from yourself, or maybe have foresight that some relationship has something wrong with it.
Are there recent changes? Maybe you can FEEL something wrong.

Finding someone to talk to might help, and maybe doing something you enjoy.
Hope you feel better soon.

Finding someone to talk to might help, and maybe doing something you enjoy.
Hope you feel better soon.

I've tried the things I enjoy...they don't bring me almost anywhere near the enjoyment they used to. I've sought solstice in new activites as well, but alas, they've all failed.

I don't know. I just hope I don't sabotage everything. I wish I had one person I knew would always be in my corner--even when I get down like this and oh so difficult. And the problem with a therapist from my perspective is that they care, but only because they're being paid to...and that doesn't work for me. I know it's not completely true, but it's true enough to not fly for me!

I am in a situation like that. Only, it's dealing with post-traumatic experiences of my past. I lived in this town for 10 years, and I was often unhappy while I was living there - LOOOONG story. Anyway, I moved away from this town in September of 2003 and have been the happiest I've been while living here. But, it's like all of a sudden... BAM! No reason why, but my past is finally catching up to me AND helping me fall off the cliff. The more I try to push it out of my mind, the more it pushes me over the edge.

There are some other things that are really weighing down on me right now, not just the above. And I'm afraid I've been doing some rather self-destructive things to try to make me forget about the pain for a bit. It was then that I realized I needed to see somebody ASAP.

Lucky for me, I'm in college right now, which means my college has a counseling center that is open to the student body. So, I stopped in yesterday to get the ball rolling.

I would really, Really, REALLY strongly suggest finding a counselor - they will be more than happy to take you on and help you. That's what they are for. :)

For some reason, I find it comforting to know that I'm not alone in my misery...

But there has to be some solution for all of us?

I feel sad a lot of the time too. I don't feel like anyone really understands me. I feel so hollow and alone. I don't think I'll ever find someone who really loves me. I always seem to choose the wrong people to be friends with.

Maybe its the winter blues? I know a lot of people get down during the winter time, and if you have no real set reason.. maybe its that?

I feel sad a lot of the time too. I don't feel like anyone really understands me. I feel so hollow and alone. I don't think I'll ever find someone who really loves me. I always seem to choose the wrong people to be friends with.


Exactly. Well, except the last bit for me. I like my friends. It's not completely their fault it's not an even friendship I suppose. I just need one really strong, health friendship, and I don't know where to start!

I know what you are all going through. I have fallen into such major depression over the simplest little things. It seems like it has been really bad for me since last summer. I struggle with this on a daily basis. Sometimes I especially feel extra sensitive while I am at work, but I try very hard to hold back the tears. I can't just go and "hide" and bawl like a baby. For one thing, I am working and see/face so many people (co-workers and students) on a daily basis, and my face and eyes get soooooo red when I cry. It then gets too obvious, and I don't want people to stop me and ask what's wrong. Frankly, there are just soooo many personal things I opt not to discuss with so many individuals, so I try to hide this. I often find that I just am not happy. No matter what I do or what I say. I cannot help it, but I am tired of this crap. I wish this depression would go away....

I know what you are all going through. I have fallen into such major depression over the simplest little things. It seems like it has been really bad for me since last summer. I struggle with this on a daily basis. Sometimes I especially feel extra sensitive while I am at work, but I try very hard to hold back the tears. I can't just go and "hide" and bawl like a baby. For one thing, I am working and see/face so many people (co-workers and students) on a daily basis, and my face and eyes get soooooo red when I cry. It then gets too obvious, and I don't want people to stop me and ask what's wrong. Frankly, there are just soooo many personal things I opt not to discuss with so many individuals, so I try to hide this. I often find that I just am not happy. No matter what I do or what I say. I cannot help it, but I am tired of this crap. I wish this depression would go away....

I hear you! My students are so dang perceptive (and I'm honestly not good at masking when I'm upset), but I don't want to try to explain everything...especially when half the time I don't know what's wrong, anyways. So, I say, "Nothing. No big deal. Never mind." But then people get angry at me for being short. I don't really know how to reply in these instances I guess.

On top of my Depression or whatever it is right now, I've been having panic attacks left and right the past few weeks...shortness of breath, I start physically shaking...the works. And my isolation makes me panic more!

There are times when I feel really miserable for no reason. At other times, I'll think of something sad, and then be upset for a long time. I have quite a brooding nature, and I tend to dwell on things.

I really feel sorry for everyone; I know what it must be like. It's horrible. I sometimes find that listening to music can help; especially "feel-good" songs. You're Only Human (Second Wind) by Billy Joel cheers me up temporarily.

I'm sorry to hear that you're going through this. I'm of the mind that unexplained feelings of sadness, despair and anxiety should be brought to the attention of your doctor. Often, things are bigger than us, and we need professional help to better cope, be it therapy or medication...or both

i think you're right, janice. i guess i don't really know how to talk to my dr. about it (if i can ever get in) without sounding exceedingly cliche and trite, though.

i think you're right, janice. i guess i don't really know how to talk to my dr. about it (if i can ever get in) without sounding exceedingly cliche and trite, though.
Maybe you don't have to elaborate to your doctor. Put a call in, and when your doctor calls you back, explain that you're out of sorts (anxious, sad, etc), and ask for a referral to a therapist. Then go from there. You may just need to talk about issues, or it could be a chemical imbalance. Good luck.

Maybe you don't have to elaborate to your doctor. Put a call in, and when your doctor calls you back, explain that you're out of sorts (anxious, sad, etc), and ask for a referral to a therapist. Then go from there. You may just need to talk about issues, or it could be a chemical imbalance. Good luck.
I agree. When I went to my school's counseling center, I walked in and said, "Hey, I'd really like to seek some personal counseling," and the counselor who was there had me walk into her office. Simple as that.

See, when I was younger and had similar issues, the counselors made me explain every little thing and when I couldn't clearly articulate everything, he said I was faking and had to get over it! That's kinda why I don't like therapists...that was 10 years ago, though. I don't know.....

See, when I was younger and had similar issues, the counselors made me explain every little thing and when I couldn't clearly articulate everything, he said I was faking and had to get over it! That's kinda why I don't like therapists...that was 10 years ago, though. I don't know.....
I know I could benefit from grief counseling, but I simply can't talk about things. When my sister died in 1991, I went to a therapist to deal with it. Everytime I tried to talk about it, the waterworks started. I remember the therapist would say to me, week after week, "Janice, can we try again today?" I'd try, but it was too difficult, so I stopped going.

Fast forward to 2002, and I lost both of my parents...and then in 2003, I lost my only other sister. I know I can't talk at length to a therapist about it. I just can't. Writing this post, my eyes watered up and I got a lump in my throat.

I'm sorry about all your losses! You have perfectly legitimate reasons to be depressed!

I am in a situation like that. Only, it's dealing with post-traumatic experiences of my past. I lived in this town for 10 years, and I was often unhappy while I was living there - LOOOONG story. Anyway, I moved away from this town in September of 2003 and have been the happiest I've been while living here. But, it's like all of a sudden... BAM! No reason why, but my past is finally catching up to me AND helping me fall off the cliff. The more I try to push it out of my mind, the more it pushes me over the edge.
I can relate to your PTSD, Allison. I'm still terrified to cross the street after my accident. I almost cried while crossing the mall parking lot today and I squeezed my brother's hand so tight that I left red marks.

I don't have specific advice but an offer of friendship and a hug.
I feel for what you are going through. In my own case, I do go through periods of feeling down, and just 'ride them out' the best I can, which works for me, but it may not work for everyone. Know that you have friends here at SO. I hope everything will be good with you.

I really need to be able to have a job, because that's where I should be in life...

...There's also the problem that I've never been able to have a job so I don't have job experience. Most teenagers have done some type of work and by the time people are in their 20's, or in my case late 20's they are either working or at least have worked in the past. It seems that even though I have a college degree that isn't enough because I don't have work experience. I've even tried applying for jobs that only require a high school diploma, but I don't seem to qualify for those because of the work experience. So, yes, when I think of work, it doesn't make me feel any better, sometimes a little worse.


I am in terrible trouble, myself, not having work experience, so cannot get jobs as a cashier????!!!???@!!???@@!#@@!@!##@!!@!$##!!!!##@#@$#@

I could get full-time work as a health-club sales rep or a telemarketer, but not part-time work to see me through school. I want to get a paid internship at the Orange County Register this summer at $10.50 an hour, full-time hours, but the internship guy sez he looks at transcripts and work experience when he decides who gets the paid internships. It's all killing me.
I am going to be drowning in debt, and now one of my credit cards has again cut down on my limit. I will be forced to survive on my credit card checks-to-cash just to pay bills and rent this month. I could be homeless as soon as the end of this month.
I should just leave, go, get out of school, but now that I have loans, I'm stuck going to school, because I have to start paying back the loans as soon as I drop out or go down to fewer than 6 units or graduate with a B.A.

Ok....here I go:

So this past week, I have been feeling really, really sad lately. I mean...I feel like I've actually hit the bottom of a cliff. The problem is that there is no apparent reason for me to feel so sad. I mean sure, I have a bunch of little things that continue to pile up and all, but nothing severe or out of the normal really. Believe me...if I could just "get over it," I would. And I have been trying, but it seems the harder I try to act like nothing's wrong, the more I snap!

Well, the past two days, I've become even more sad because I'm sad for no reason. There are people out there who have a lot worse lives than I do. I should be happy for what I do have and all. I know this, but no matter what I do, I can't overcome this feeling of weight pushing down on me.

I tried calling my doctor today to try to get an appointment to talk to him about it...and I haven't been to a doctor for non-emergency purposes in probably about 5 years!

I guess I just don't know what to do...I know it's pathetic, but I don't really have anybody in my life that I can turn to just to talk, so does any body have any advice?

It isn't pathetic... please don't think that way. :(

All of my life I have lived with depression, off and on. In high school, I sorta hit rock bottom and it happened again a few months ago. Anyhow, I know what it's like to be sad, lonely, unsure, not knowing if you're coming or going, feeling as though nobody knows what you're going through, etc. Find someone - anyone - to talk to, whether it's a family member, a friend, a councelor. Whether you're female or male, writing in a journal can also help. Even if it's just, "Today, I feel like crap," because at least you've gotten it out. People who don't understand will tell you or expect you to "get over it," but it isn't nearly as easy as they think. It can be pretty much impossible.

I've been guilty of keeping things to myself until it got to be so bad that someone had to knock some real sense into me, until they basically had to kick my ass. Don't let that happen.

It isn't pathetic... please don't think that way. :(

All of my life I have lived with depression, off and on. In high school, I sorta hit rock bottom and it happened again a few months ago. Anyhow, I know what it's like to be sad, lonely, unsure, not knowing if you're coming or going, feeling as though nobody knows what you're going through, etc. Find someone - anyone - to talk to, whether it's a family member, a friend, a councelor. Whether you're female or male, writing in a journal can also help. Even if it's just, "Today, I feel like crap," because at least you've gotten it out. People who don't understand will tell you or expect you to "get over it," but it isn't nearly as easy as they think. It can be pretty much impossible.

I've been guilty of keeping things to myself until it got to be so bad that someone had to knock some real sense into me, until they basically had to kick my ass. Don't let that happen.

Well, as Yooch suggested, I've been trying to ride it out, but bottling it up like that is what has made this recent low lower I think--putting on the facade of happiness I thought would trick myself into being happy. Instead, I think it just made matters worse 'cause I couldn't maintain the facade.

I have been writing lately--that's honestly kinda why I started this post. I've been trying to write a script lately 'cause I enjoy screenwriting...I thought that might distract me. I did a lot of writing today, so that's good. But a distraction's not a cure.

I just don't know how to find someone to talk to. I tried talking to 2 "friends" yesterday about it, and they listened, so that was nice. The one suggested that I rid myself of my destructive relationships...but that's pretty much all of my relationships, so I'm not sure that's such a great plan?

Is there a way you could find the root cause of your depression?

I know you said you feel unhappy for seemingly no reason, but if there is something in particular that's causing it, and you can find out what it is, you might be able to take steps to sort things out. Maybe self-analysis would help. I sometimes try that if I'm feeling really miserable. Sometimes it works for me and sometimes it doesn't.

I don't know.

I know there are some things that I'm worried about, and I think that as it moves closer to time for me to act on some of these actions (a divorce; moving into my own apartment; starting grad school, etc.), I'm just getting more worried. I KNOW I'm making the right decision about these, but I'm scared of what comes after that I guess? I don't know...

Maybe what you're lacking is a feeling of security?

Then again, your unhappiness could be unrelated to all of this...sometimes it doesn't come from anything, it just comes, if you know what I mean.

This may seem like trivial advice, but taking a bath often relaxes me and calms me - maybe you already have regular baths, but if not, a nice soak in the bathtub can help. Also, meditation can help calm you down.

Also, if you make yourself think happy thoughts - think repeatedly to yourself, "I am happy, I am happy" and "Things are going to be just fine" then that can have a good effect on you.

I'll ask people on another forum to send good thoughts your way. :) And to everyone else here who feels unhappy.

Thanks. Yeah...Today I took a long bath and read (though Wuthering Heights is not exactly the most cheerful book).

I know I'm insecure, and I try working on that, but oh well at this point. I just feel lost I guess.

Change is often scary, even good change. Fear of the unknown. Most of us are creatures of habit, and we like our lives to run like the watches we wear on our wrist. Unfortunately, life doesn't run like clockwork, and it's one obstacle/issue/change/whatever after another.
I hate change, and I've taken all the change I can handle over the last five years. They say what doesn't kill us, makes us stronger. I'm thinking, enough already, lol. I don't need to be tested anymore.

Thank you all for listening to me and sharing your experiences. I appreciate you're letting me rant and whine.

I think I'm just done...i don't know.

Well, as Yooch suggested, I've been trying to ride it out, but bottling it up like that is what has made this recent low lower I think--putting on the facade of happiness I thought would trick myself into being happy. Instead, I think it just made matters worse 'cause I couldn't maintain the facade.

I have been writing lately--that's honestly kinda why I started this post. I've been trying to write a script lately 'cause I enjoy screenwriting...I thought that might distract me. I did a lot of writing today, so that's good. But a distraction's not a cure.

I just don't know how to find someone to talk to. I tried talking to 2 "friends" yesterday about it, and they listened, so that was nice. The one suggested that I rid myself of my destructive relationships...but that's pretty much all of my relationships, so I'm not sure that's such a great plan?

It isn't healthy and it does make things worse when you bottle things up, including putting on the happy facade.. I understand what that's like.

With destructive relationships it isn't always easy, that much I know. But if they're doing you more harm than good, that would be something to think about. To really think about. And while a distraction isn't a cure, the fact that you're writing is definately good.

I wish you the best of luck and I hope that everything gets better for you. :)

My best friend called me worried the other night, and we've spoken pretty much every day this week for quite some time--normally we talk like once or twice a week. I'm just scared of leaning on him too much since he'll be going to med school in august and won't be able to be there for me half as much, so I don't want to get in the habit of leaning on him now.

I have an event this coming Friday that I've been organizing for a few months now, and I'm thinking that part of my concern lately has been that this is going to be a failure and reflect badly on myself. I spent today thinking about how I really have done everything in my ability to make a success, so no matter what happens, I should just be thankful that it's done!

I got my grad school application assembled today, so I should be able to mail that in this weekend, and I got some of the paperwork on my divorce started. Hopefully Monday I'll be able to spend some time looking at apartments. I really hope I can have a friend come w/me on that excursion to ensure that I actually fully go through with moving out and the like, but we'll see...

And in spite of all this, I still feel like crud. I did call my doctor 2 more times, but with all the snow we got, his office has been closed.

Ok....here I go:

So this past week, I have been feeling really, really sad lately. I mean...I feel like I've actually hit the bottom of a cliff. The problem is that there is no apparent reason for me to feel so sad. I mean sure, I have a bunch of little things that continue to pile up and all, but nothing severe or out of the normal really. Believe me...if I could just "get over it," I would. And I have been trying, but it seems the harder I try to act like nothing's wrong, the more I snap!

Well, the past two days, I've become even more sad because I'm sad for no reason. There are people out there who have a lot worse lives than I do. I should be happy for what I do have and all. I know this, but no matter what I do, I can't overcome this feeling of weight pushing down on me.

I tried calling my doctor today to try to get an appointment to talk to him about it...and I haven't been to a doctor for non-emergency purposes in probably about 5 years!

I guess I just don't know what to do...I know it's pathetic, but I don't really have anybody in my life that I can turn to just to talk, so does any body have any advice?


I hope that you feel better. There isn't any advice that I can give you that others have not, so all I can do is wish you the very best. :)

I know what you are all going through. I have fallen into such major depression over the simplest little things. It seems like it has been really bad for me since last summer. I struggle with this on a daily basis. Sometimes I especially feel extra sensitive while I am at work, but I try very hard to hold back the tears. I can't just go and "hide" and bawl like a baby. For one thing, I am working and see/face so many people (co-workers and students) on a daily basis, and my face and eyes get soooooo red when I cry. It then gets too obvious, and I don't want people to stop me and ask what's wrong. Frankly, there are just soooo many personal things I opt not to discuss with so many individuals, so I try to hide this. I often find that I just am not happy. No matter what I do or what I say. I cannot help it, but I am tired of this crap. I wish this depression would go away....


I'm sorry, Mona. :(

PTSD is terrible to deal with. Ever since we were robbed I'm scared it will happen again. :( If I go to the bank I feel I have to keep looking around. I'm scared someone might be behind me and want to shoot me. :( When I go places and someone walks right by me it scares me. I get this terrible feeling that they are going to do something bad to me, like shoot me, rob me, etc. I've even had a few panic attacks over it. :( While I'm not as scared as I was right after the robbery, I'm certainly still more frightened than I want to be. It's really easy to say don't be scared or don't let PTSD get to you, but unless you've had a gun pulled on you or gone through some traumatic experience that causes PTSD you can't relate. I wish it was as simple as saying don't be scared and then you're not, but that's not the case.


I think it is just difficult for someone who has not suffered PTSD to truly understand what it is like. The best they can probably say is "don't be scared", even though that is probably not much help.

it happened again a few months ago.


I'm so sorry. :(

I'm sorry, Mona. :(
Thanks, Mike. :hug:

Like so many other people here, I have had depression on and off for a long time. The worst thing about it is that there really isn't a cure for it. It will always be there to some degree. Medication and therapy helps, but it isn't a cure.

I have gone through three periods of really bad depression in my life. The first was my two years in junior high. I hated junior high with a passion. I just didn't know who I was and where I belonged. I withdrew from people and hid in my bedroom listening to music or watching television. Thankfully, high school turned out much better for me and that helped a lot.

By far the worst period of depression I have ever suffered was from early 1998 to late 1999. I just felt so lost all the time. And it lasted for such a long time that I didn't think that I would ever feel better. By May of 1999 I was so depressed I didn't even get out of bed on most days. I ended up in the hospital too.

The last really bad period of depression was from March 2005 to March 2006. I was a really depressed, angry and just down right mean during this time. I think I was simply unhappy about where I was at that point in my life knowing that I wasn't where I expected to be at that age or wanted to be.

Like so many other people here, I have had depression on and off for a long time. The worst thing about it is that there really isn't a cure for it. It will always be there to some degree. Medication and therapy helps, but it isn't a cure.
I agree with you here. That is probably why I am not relying on meds or therapy. I fear total dependency. Then I have to think to myself that meds/therapy can help out instead of just sitting and wallowing in self pity all the time during these bouts of depression.

I think there are people who just don't understand depression all that well. I hate when people (including my mom) think, "Oh, just be happy. It's manageable." Yes, it is to a degree. However, it's also not manageable on another degree. It's much more complex than that. It's all about brain activity/chemicals.

I agree with you here. That is probably why I am not relying on meds or therapy. I fear total dependency. Then I have to think to myself that meds/therapy can help out instead of just sitting and wallowing in self pity all the time during these bouts of depression.

I think there are people who just don't understand depression all that well. I hate when people (including my mom) think, "Oh, just be happy. It's manageable." Yes, it is to a degree. However, it's also not manageable on another degree. It's much more complex than that. It's all about brain activity/chemicals.


I think that meds and therapy can be a really big help. They are not a cure but they do help. Depression is as much a physical problem as it is a mental one and in that way the medication can help quite a bit. Your mom isn't totally wrong because keeping a positive additude can go along way.

There is a radio commercial here in Illinois where a woman says that she can send a tape/DVD that will help cure a person's depression. Can you believe that? Like watching a single video tape will cure depression. :eek:

Your mom isn't totally wrong because keeping a positive additude can go along way.
Yeah, I can see where it can be feasible. It's just....when negative things in life happen as an ongoing domino effect, it's easy to tend to lose positivity. It feels like there's no light at the end one's tunnel in certain areas of our lives.

There is a radio commercial here in Illinois where a woman says that she can send a tape/DVD that will help cure a person's depression. Can you believe that? Like watching a single video tape will cure depression. :eek:
Does she mean a certain tape/DVD of something like "Cure Your Depression in 5 Easy Steps" or something like that? Or, is she implying something along the lines of watching a movie/sitcom or listening to music that can be make you feel better? I wonder which one she meant.

Does she mean a certain tape/DVD of something like "Cure Your Depression in 5 Easy Steps" or something like that? Or, is she implying something along the lines of watching a movie/sitcom or listening to music that can be make you feel better? I wonder which one she meant.


I think that her claim is that her tape will cure people of depression. It sure sounds like a scam to me. I think that she is trying to bait people who are so desperate to feel better that they will try anything. After all, I'm sure this tape comes with some sort of price tag on it.

Something that may help is St. John's Wort. It's available OTC and is a well-researched (one of the best for a dietary supplement) herb with SSRI and weak MAOI properties. It acts as an antidepressant for mild to moderate depression and is also effective in mild anxiety.

One of the moest recent studies re St. John's Wort found it was as effective as a mild dose of Prozac (fluoxetine HCI) for mild depression.

If you choose to go this route, buy from a reputable brand so you know what you're getting. That is the main concern with dietary supplements and can easily be avoided by buying from a trusted source.

I get all my herbs and vitamins from NAture Made/Nature's Resource, a division of Pharmavite LLC. They were the first brand to be USP approved for quality and quantity.

http://www.naturemade.com/productdatabase/prd_prod.asp?productid=158

I think that her claim is that her tape will cure people of depression. It sure sounds like a scam to me. I think that she is trying to bait people who are so desperate to feel better that they will try anything. After all, I'm sure this tape comes with some sort of price tag on it.
Yep, it does sound like she is trying to scam people. It's such a pity that there are a fair amount of people are easily going to fall for this. Bla.

My best friend called me worried the other night, and we've spoken pretty much every day this week for quite some time--normally we talk like once or twice a week. I'm just scared of leaning on him too much since he'll be going to med school in august and won't be able to be there for me half as much, so I don't want to get in the habit of leaning on him now.


Don't be afraid to lean on him! It's great that you've been talking so much and even though he won't be there once August arrives, he's there now. :)

I'm so sorry. :(

Thanks again, Mike. I appreciate it.