Re: For --TO SUSI!

[Guest guest]

Dear susi,

Thanks for your Post--

It Reminded me of how far I have come-I replied In a Differant post

about that,

I wanted to say..Well done!

Your story is so Inspiring,yet so Chilling!

Why can we Not Have the courage to express more how we feel WHEN We

feel it?

You Worded it all So much better than I can--I Harp On so,I know!

You should meet me--LOL--

One day--It all Clicks doesn't it? and You Prioritise your Life--I

know I have!

Maybe you should play Flute to express How you feel>?It is you Who

Plays Flute isn't it?

anyway! Well done--You have come a Long,Long way--and your Journey is

Only Beginning!

Hugs to you

Janet

- In tae-bo_onegroups, " Susi " <susifloozi@a...> wrote:

> ,

>

> Sorry it has taken me so long to reply to your post, but there is

> something I wanted to share with you and I haven't had the time to

> put it into words until now.

>

> Most of you already know this, but for those of you who don't, I

was

> diagnosed with depression in February 1999. From the psychological

> testing I have undergone, it appears as though I actually had

> depression a lot longer than any doctor or therapist realized. One

> of the reasons that I think it went on so long undetected is

because

> I have a job that I am extremely good at, and that was one area of

my

> life where I felt confident in myself and good about myself.

> Whenever other things were going badly, I poured myself into my

work

> and kicked ass. I was able to shut out the other things that were

> going on.

>

> Well, that only works for so long. I thought I was " better "

because

> I was able to block out everything else and focus on my job. Last

> summer, I worked 30 days straight, travelling regularly and kicking

> butt. Eventually, I crashed. I pushed myself way too hard. I got

> worse and I didn't know how to fix it. In November, I ended up in

> the hospital because I didn't want to live anymore, but called 911

> before I did anything stupid. Since then, I've had to face a lot

of

> things about my life that I have been avoiding for a long time.

One

> of the things I have had to do is cut back on the work I do so I

can

> devote time to taking care of myself. I needed to figure out who

> Susi REALLY was deep down inside.

>

> I'm sort of going on and on, but what I am trying to say is this.

A

> person can have a great career, but that doesn't necessarily mean

> that their life is by any means complete. There are so many

> different facets of our lives that need attention, and we all may

> focus on different facets first.

>

> You have a husband and a family...those are two things I would LOVE

> to have. You are a fabulous person who brightens every one of my

> days. You work in a grocery store and have lost weight in the

> process!!! LOL...that's a HUGE accomplishment as far as I am

> concerned! You have done 5 DAYS straight of Advanced tapes! Be

> proud of yourself and who you are. The career will come in time.

>

> Susi

[Guest guest]

> Dear susi,

> Thanks for your Post--

> It Reminded me of how far I have come-I replied In a Differant post

> about that,

> I wanted to say..Well done!

> Your story is so Inspiring,yet so Chilling!

> Why can we Not Have the courage to express more how we feel WHEN We

> feel it?

> You Worded it all So much better than I can--I Harp On so,I know!

> You should meet me--LOL--

> One day--It all Clicks doesn't it? and You Prioritise your Life--I

> know I have!

> Maybe you should play Flute to express How you feel>?It is you Who

> Plays Flute isn't it?

> anyway! Well done--You have come a Long,Long way--and your Journey

is

> Only Beginning!

> Hugs to you

> Janet

>

LOL, I am not the person who plays the flute. I'll leave that to

and LV. The neighbors would probably try to kick me out

of the " hood! "

Susi

who also learned that if she wants to quickly fill her house up with

attractive men, she should call 911 and indicate she is suicidal

(just a joke, people!)