HEY EVERYBODY--- WAKE-UP CALL!!!

[Guest guest]

To Everybody,

OK, I just can't believe that 70 people with severe chronic pain and a

hoard of other tortures have just been HAVING A NICE DAY for nearly a whole

week at the same time!

Read the posts started by . He just brought up depression. Think that

anyone else on the list could be depressed? Oh no, how could that be? We're

all just happy as clams, right? The list is nearly disappearing, could that

be because of depression? We just love to watch our lives slip away from us

with big grins on our faces, don't we?

And what about FEAR? Why should anyone with severe afflictions, losses of

capacities and more be AFRAID of anything? See, we just have this nice

social list so we can tell jokes while our lives go down the tubes. Its

just for fun, and some information, right?

Get with it kids. We're all here to help each other & ourselves, like Ray

mentioned in his post.

So who would think that anyone really needs help? Nah, just a social club,

right?

I don't know about the rest of you, but it recently socked me that I've

spent the last 25 years scared to death. And depressed? Well sure. But why

talk about it? Maybe it'll just go away!

Ken

[Guest guest]

If someone was having a nice week, I want their address and I'll be over

in a minute.

It's been a high stress time at work. If I hear the word responsibilty

one more time... All that sent me into a big flare. So I've been in

front of the tv.

~*~*~*~ ~*~*~*~

Peace of mind is the mental condition in which you have accepted the

worst. Lin Y.

[Guest guest]

Hi Ken

IM a neebie to the list, this is the first time for me to send anything in,

but I have been reading the posts. My name is Janice and I live in Lapine,

Oregon.

Central Oregon. IM 49 years old and have been married for 31

years,3children,and 5 grandchildren.

I agree with your post about depression, I think alot of people, see it as

a sign of weakness, and of course it isn't. I've had bouts of depression

all my life, in different degrees and even though I know sometimes what

triggers it I don't feel that I can do anything to change it. I think this

is another reason why some people dont like to face that they cant always

control it. I think depression has affected every person on this earth, and

some people can talk about it and some can't.

For Me talking about it helps me work through it(thats Just Me). the one

reason I got on this list is to open up about it.My family doesnt want to

hear about it anymore. Ive felt alone and abandoned, and that Im to much

trouble for my family to cope with. IM in a wheelchair now, so I dont go

anywhere, beacuse I feel it is to hard for my family to take care of my

needs.

My husband has been an alcoholic all of our 31 years of marriage, So I can

not depend on him for any help as my health has gotten worse so has his

drinking (this has always been his way of coping with things) I know he

loves me and I love him. There are many good times between us but as I get

worse it seems like there are less and less.

My daughter is an Angel and also my caregiver.She lives with us and so does

her daughter, 2 years old, (my grandaughter).

sorry about the length of this, but your post opened me up.I'll close for

now, keep on posting

Janice

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> To: chronic_painonelist

> Subject: HEY EVERYBODY--- WAKE-UP CALL!!!

> Date: Saturday, August 15, 1998 6:40 PM

>

>

>

> To Everybody,

>

> OK, I just can't believe that 70 people with severe chronic pain and a

> hoard of other tortures have just been HAVING A NICE DAY for nearly a

whole

> week at the same time!

>

> Read the posts started by . He just brought up depression. Think

that

> anyone else on the list could be depressed? Oh no, how could that be?

We're

> all just happy as clams, right? The list is nearly disappearing, could

that

> be because of depression? We just love to watch our lives slip away from

us

> with big grins on our faces, don't we?

>

> And what about FEAR? Why should anyone with severe afflictions, losses

of

> capacities and more be AFRAID of anything? See, we just have this nice

> social list so we can tell jokes while our lives go down the tubes. Its

> just for fun, and some information, right?

>

> Get with it kids. We're all here to help each other & ourselves, like

Ray

> mentioned in his post.

> So who would think that anyone really needs help? Nah, just a social

club,

> right?

>

> I don't know about the rest of you, but it recently socked me that I've

> spent the last 25 years scared to death. And depressed? Well sure. But

why

> talk about it? Maybe it'll just go away!

>

> Ken

>

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