tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post6137946384170040440..comments2023-05-18T07:10:13.140-07:00Comments on A Velvet Cage II: The Perfect StormDonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641783472479894858noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-65781085037059241582008-03-06T14:08:00.000-08:002008-03-06T14:08:00.000-08:00I want to say something profoundly soothing - but...I want to say something profoundly soothing - but am left only with "I understand". Stumbled on your blog by accident - if you believe in that sort of thing - hang in there - do try to get out to hang with your horse - even if there isn't time to ride - sending you healing energy.FishermansDaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03763378792595525590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-65093485924865038382008-02-24T12:39:00.000-08:002008-02-24T12:39:00.000-08:00Thinking about you, Donna, I sure hope you are fee...Thinking about you, Donna, I sure hope you are feeling better soon.Rising Rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239592070775412669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-41713519646754290932008-02-18T13:07:00.000-08:002008-02-18T13:07:00.000-08:00I dropped by hoping to find a post that you're...I dropped by hoping to find a post that you're feeling better. <br><br>I hope you are. <br><br>If one depression medicine doesn't work, another will. Please, don't despair.<br><br>And try to walk in the sunshine.<br><br>Thinking of you.Annehttp://www.smellshorsey.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-54509742721389248292008-02-18T09:17:00.000-08:002008-02-18T09:17:00.000-08:00Donna, I have missed you. Sorry to hear that you h...Donna, I have missed you. Sorry to hear that you have been battling depression. After many years of standing on the brink of tha abyss, it is a subject I know well so I understand what you are going through. If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know. I can be reached through my horse website.<br><br>Hang in there, girl, and spend as much time with that horse as you can.Rising Rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239592070775412669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-87950928877730617002008-02-17T13:39:00.000-08:002008-02-17T13:39:00.000-08:00Donna I have been going through exactly the same t...Donna I have been going through exactly the same thing the past few weeks and feel like I am starting to come a bit right so you have all of my hugs and support.<br><br>Until someone has experienced depression they can't understand how very real it is and how hard it is to pull yourself out of it. Rising Rainbow has been helping me a lot with it. I take antidepressants but got hooked onto my blue happy pills (pain medication, highly addictive) because it was the only way that I felt any energy or able to cope but it eventually just worstened the situation. I have sought counselling, come clean with my psychiatrist about the pain meds this week and am determined now to move forward. Hang in there girl if you ever need someone to talk to give me a holler. It is very helpful to talk to someone who will give you an honest opinion and not pussy foot around the issue and try to tell you how you must handle this, only advice and guidance can work and in the end you will find the way.<br><br>((((Hugs)))))<br><br>LoriLori Schmidt (LoriProPhoto)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01786227217137143996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-58491718509731382182008-02-15T21:23:00.000-08:002008-02-15T21:23:00.000-08:00I do know what it's like to get that low. It ...I do know what it's like to get that low. It can be very difficult to dig out sometimes, but I think you said it best....just pay attention to what your body needs. Make sure to take your meds, drink plenty of water, make time for yourself and your horse. You'll get there. And when you start feeling shitty about yourself, remember that it's just the depression talking. We all think your pretty darn great.Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654815291271284304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-56934597878113328912008-02-12T18:12:00.000-08:002008-02-12T18:12:00.000-08:00Glad you're climbing out - we've missed yo...Glad you're climbing out - we've missed you! Welcome back! - KymAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-81615280485974736702008-02-10T01:38:00.000-08:002008-02-10T01:38:00.000-08:00so sorry to hear about your health issues. As if y...so sorry to hear about your health issues. As if you needed something else to deal with. Hoping you can bring yourself out of the current slough through all the means you mention. Hang in there.Thaliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12125639207843989848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-77575105200378410882008-02-08T22:16:00.000-08:002008-02-08T22:16:00.000-08:00I am relieved to hear from you, and I will always ...I am relieved to hear from you, and I will always read whatever you need to get out. I hope things upswing soon (no rain predicted for the next 10 days should help I hope), and that your chronic issue is surmountable. I miss you.tonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833358728527455795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-66218942789484670292008-02-05T17:39:00.000-08:002008-02-05T17:39:00.000-08:00So glad to hear from you even if you haven't b...So glad to hear from you even if you haven't been feeling well. Here's to more time on your horse and all the other things that bring you joy.milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09710325487325258355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-49601985338319205152008-02-05T07:29:00.000-08:002008-02-05T07:29:00.000-08:00Oh man, I sympathize. The docs give you some pill...Oh man, I sympathize. The docs give you some pill and say it will handle both the anxiety and the depression, but it never does. It either jacks you up to fix the depression, making you more anxious, or brings you down from the anxiousness, adding to the depression. It's vicious. All you can do is take it a second at a time. Hang in there.arthist99http://www.blogger.com/profile/11435863531654999329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-90878495328121074832008-02-04T19:18:00.000-08:002008-02-04T19:18:00.000-08:00I'm still reading, and still thinking about yo...I'm still reading, and still thinking about you. You'll pull out of this spin, I know it. Hang in there Donna.erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371820181328508788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-67342123313128709312008-02-04T18:34:00.000-08:002008-02-04T18:34:00.000-08:00It's hard to swim up sometimes, especially whe...It's hard to swim up sometimes, especially when it seems that nothing is on your side. But we all are. Hang in there.Ellen K.http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-11861843053258023782008-02-04T18:04:00.000-08:002008-02-04T18:04:00.000-08:00I'm glad to see you posting again and on the u...I'm glad to see you posting again and on the upswing. Hopefully, with Spring on it's way the days will get warmer, and there will be more sunshine both literaly and figuratively in all our lives. (hugs)Kathy Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-51619883312543429432008-02-04T15:59:00.000-08:002008-02-04T15:59:00.000-08:00Still here, still reading and you can't change...Still here, still reading and you can't change that (regardless of whatever bile you may spew forth in the future).<br>I'm glad you have the blue happy pills. Hang in there Donna.<br>DinoDDinosaurDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16985959777790987938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-19216080311356606042008-02-04T06:37:00.000-08:002008-02-04T06:37:00.000-08:00Hope you're feeling better. Glad to see you ba...Hope you're feeling better. Glad to see you back to blogging. I think I can speak for most of us in saying you've been missed.Calliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704537697611988375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-55908808901287888002008-02-04T05:47:00.000-08:002008-02-04T05:47:00.000-08:00It's wonderful to see you back. Spring is on ...It's wonderful to see you back. Spring is on its way and the cold, wet funk will be forgotten.<br>I always check.Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07331876220972088597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-17267918640415932762008-02-04T02:27:00.000-08:002008-02-04T02:27:00.000-08:00Reading, and checking. ((hugs))Reading, and checking. ((hugs))klasieprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127227186034658114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-69913922383135772372008-02-03T20:29:00.000-08:002008-02-03T20:29:00.000-08:00Glad you are surfacing again. I don't know wh...Glad you are surfacing again. I don't know what it is like to get that low, but my stepfather battles depression and health issues, so I have seen what it can do to people.<br><br>Hoping things balance out soon.photogchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822162590502709534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-38447046104542155622008-02-03T17:32:00.000-08:002008-02-03T17:32:00.000-08:00I hope the chronic issue isn't what I think it...I hope the chronic issue isn't what I think it is, as I do know how that can zap you, inside and out.<br><br>I tend toward anxiety and paranoia for what might be termed my manic phase. I sure wish I got that hyper-productive paint-the-Cistine-Chapel version.<br><br>I hope the weather settles and you get some horse time in soon. Good for you both.Crickethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622985406269216862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-77517147498435547352008-02-03T16:58:00.000-08:002008-02-03T16:58:00.000-08:00I'm glad you posted.Depression sucks. But, y&...I'm glad you posted.<br><br>Depression sucks. But, y'know,sometimes we all need a good wallow (even the depressives).<br><br>I hope things improve rapidly.orodemniadeshttp://birchandmaple.blogs.comnoreply@blogger.com