I also live with major depression, have attempted sucide twice. What lucichar2 was talking about was not what you are referencing. She is talking more about the mild temporary pity parties we sometimes give ourselves, not the serious depression that torments us and requires more then our own strength to get us through.

*hugs* You are not alone in your feelings.

walk a mile in my life and then tell me it is easy to pull your self out.

dont mean to be rude or upse anyone.

Again, I am sorry about your dog. *hugs*

I know my brother used to complain about having acne when he was a teen and my father would just tell him you could be blind, or have no legs, etc. Well he is 37 years old now and to this day he talks about how much that hurt him and that dad did not recognize the pain he felt having to deal with major acne as a teen. It was important to him and he was not being heard.

It is a fine line, if there is one.

I think at times, we do just want pity or someone to do it for us so we don’t have to so we complain and whine…it can be childish and selfish. But I don’t mind avoiding smacking another person in the face and yelling at them and instead just listening and being patient with them. However, if they do it constantly, it does get old.

My father has a habit of making everything this huge stressful problem in his life and it gets really old. I can’t stand to be around him sometimes. I got my own problems, ya know? So I think I know what you are talking about.