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[joshcryer]

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[Peacetrain]

1. Hey are you okay?

I know depression can get really bad.. and the world looks black..but it might be a good time to call a friend, even if you are a little pasted just to talk.. it really helps..

[MADem]

2. Trash the ugly forums for a few days. Stick with the Lounge and Cooking and Baking. nt

[restorefreedom]

29. ^^^^this^^^^^ and for cripe sake, please

stay out of gdp. you will feel the effects almost immediately.

[deathrind]

3. This...

Music player + headphones + Foo Fighters

I feel you. Lost my last living family member right before Nov. so this holiday season has been different to say the least.

Stay strong and change the view...it helps!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. Hope you feel better.

PEACE
DSB

[BlueStateLib]

5. I hope you feel better,

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[ismnotwasm]

6. I hope you feel better

Listen to some Motörhead in blessed memory, and keep on, keep on

"Ace Of Spades"

If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man,
You win some, lose some, all the same to me,
The pleasure is to play, makes no difference what you say,
I don't share your greed, the only card I need is
The Ace Of Spades

Playing for the high one, dancing with the devil,
Going with the flow, it's all the game to me,
Seven or Eleven, snake eyes watching you,
Double up or quit, double stake or split,
The Ace Of Spades

You know I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools,
But that's the way I like it baby,
I don't wanna live for ever,
And don't forget the joker!

Pushing up the ante, I know you wanna see me,
Read 'em and weep, the dead man's hand again,
I see it in your eyes, take one look and die,
The only thing you see, you know it's gonna be,
The Ace Of Spades

[Deny and Shred]

7. Take a well deserved break

It can get very depressing around here. DU will still be here when you feel better. Ignore can be your friend.

There is a whole world out there. Get into something new. Go to the library. Call some old friends. Volunteer to walk some dogs at the humane society.

[DCBob]

8. Hang in there.

This place can get nuts at times. Your posts are some of the most intelligent and thoughtful on this site.

Peace.

[MeNMyVolt]

9. I know this won't help much since I'm only a newb...

..but I've been reading your stuff here for years, and it's brought me a lot of insight and comfort. I'm sure it has for many others too.

I hope you can feel better Josh.

[NCTraveler]

10. Rest my friend.

If you would like to PM or email I would be more than happy to. With your history here I'm sure hundreds more would be open to the same.

[Starry Messenger]

11. Take a little break.

Nothing here is worth getting yourself personally wound up in. Really.

[SwampG8r]

12. Been there

And having been there i know nothi g i say willease you
I wish you the best in this.

[NastyRiffraff]

13. Remember, DU isn't the world

Just an itty bitty piece of it. REALLY itty bitty! Like others here have said, take a break from the GD-P cesspool, or indeed from DU for awhile. Go outside, read a good book, go to the zoo, do something you love.

[joshcryer]

14. To all you peeps who replied, love ya.

I made a note to delete this when I woke up. But, as I type, laojsal wkat beydne oiejr- As I type wasted beyond belief, I truly love my DU brethren, comrades, fellows. Still out of us so I'll delete the OP when I wake up, just wanted to say, you all rock.

And yeah, I may give myself a day or week or so to get away from it all. Love ya. <3

(I'm not a quitter!)

[SwampG8r]

17. Go see tbe h8ful 8

If the performance of kurt russell's moustache doesnt turn you around nothing will!

[Betty Karlson]

15. Please don't delete this when you wake up. Rather: please tell us

how you reflect on your OP ater a (hopefully good) night's rest.

[Katashi_itto]

16. I agree. I hate DU outright anymore.

I come here literally out of habit.

Working at breaking it. Thinking about deleting my account too.

[LWolf]

18. Don't read them.

Stay in GD if you want DU, and go to friendlier sites for primary discussions.

[emulatorloo]

19. Josh, yeah it is toxic. Take a long break and take care of yourself.

Life is too short, you don't need to subject yourself to the bastion of hyberbolic vitriol and intellectual dishonesty that modern DU has become.

I do want to say that you are a great person, all of your posts over the years on DU tell me that. You are compassionate, thoughful, and honest.

Take care.

[PowerToThePeople]

20. Take a break.

Sometimes it is needed to keep your self balanced.

[steve2470]

21. Feel better soon Josh

If you're on meds as I am, you might want to check in with your doctor. Only trying to help.

[7wo7rees]

22. Feel your pain and angst.

Hugs and good vibes. Take a nap, and I agree with go see Hateful 8!
We are going tmrw. We'll compare notes on New Year's day.
Take care.

[postatomic]

23. I'm certain that you are not alone

Though we are all individuals. Each with our own persona. Depression sucks - I know.

Alcohol and Depression are not a good combination.

Take a break from this place. Do something that you enjoy. Read a book. Go see a movie. Go for a long walk.

Just know, you are not alone.

[MeNMyVolt]

30. Depression sucks. I know.

But alcohol has a way of removing it, if only for a while. Let's you trade out depression with numbness, sometimes a haughty anger, sometimes a feeling of kinship, but most times just forgetting your depression. Until the next day. Then you start all over again.

I just hope that Josh, whom I really don't know, takes some comfort that there are people here who understand. I have my family trying to help me, but sometimes even that hurts.

I've gone too far here. All my best wishes Josh.

[BlueCheese]

24. Depression is a terrible illness.

Please make sure you get professional help, if you haven't already. 1-800-273-8255 might help too.

Best wishes.

[JI7]

25. i feel the same way seeing some of the things here. but if you suffer from

Depression it's pRobably best to try to avoid this place. It will get worse as we get closer to voting.

I hope you are getting professional help and if not you should.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

26. Do you need to take any of this seriously?

Yeah, there's a bunch of strange or angry arguments, but, do you know who you'll vote for in the primary? I know who I'm voting for. The rest is just noise.

Now, if you're still undecided, then I feel for your pain.

PS almost all my hides were due to drunk posting. It goes with the territory.

[HassleCat]

27. Some of it is depressing, but don't let it hurt you.

I am sometimes very disappointed when I get an overwhelming bad reaction to a post, when people alert on my post, etc. In the primary season, people seem to be highly opinionated and overly sensitive. I think this will dissipate in a year or so. Unfortunately, it hasn't peaked quite yet, so I may have to get an extra bottle of vodka. I know that's not the right way to deal with it, but... Hang in there.

[Puglover]

28. Don't quit.

My husband and I just moved permanently to our home in Northern Ecuador. He suffers from depression and while change is a wonderful positive thing for me, for him it's a trillion times more difficult.

Yesterday was good. Quito and errands. Fun. Today for him, the couch.

Poor guy doesn't enjoy alcohol either.

Depression is major suckage.

Hang in there Josh.

[Lucinda]

31. I hear ya. I always feel worse after reading GDP

So I try not to do it too often.

[Number23]

32. I echo every comment that for people who suffer from depression, GDP is the last place in the world

that you should be.

There is too much bitter toxicity here. Too much proud ignorance. I don't think it's good for anyone but especially not those who are particularly sensitive and are very affected by the bad behavior of others.

[MeNMyVolt]

33. Emotionally, life is difficult for a thinking, caring being.

Too many disconnects. Makes one feel alone. Or drive one to increase the loneliness.

Don't know why I keep posting on this thread. Even though I can't make it happen, I just want you to feel better.

[NobodyHere]

34. Just don't click on the GD:Primaries forums and you'll be good

[Vattel]

35. Although I often disagree with you,

you are one of my favorite DUers. Your posts are consistently intelligent and worth reading.

[redwitch]

36. Hang in there Josh!

Depression is a tough one. Not good at all when combined with drinking. Trash forums that add to the blues, start an ignore list too!

XOXO