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tomm2thumbs

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20. wonderful reply - very insightful
Mon May 20, 2013, 04:33 AM
May 2013

very very thoughtful

I have lived in my car zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #1
I've not lived on the street but have dealt with depression. Please stay positive. I can relate to Lint Head May 2013 #2
You are so, so right. defacto7 May 2013 #4
I have. defacto7 May 2013 #3
You can't fail at life....life is just something you do. Evoman May 2013 #5
... Mnemosyne May 2013 #7
I admire you and your will power! Hope I can be that brave when I have to face something like you Lint Head May 2013 #8
Wow, that was a lot to take in. Probably the wisest post I have ever seen. Live and Learn May 2013 #12
well said and i wish you well. when my husband DesertFlower May 2013 #13
Wow thank you. I feel ashamed to feel as bad as I do when... Locut0s May 2013 #15
... OneGrassRoot May 2013 #33
Quite a post! JNelson6563 May 2013 #21
+100 HiPointDem May 2013 #23
A very wise 33-year-old at that. OneGrassRoot May 2013 #32
Thank you all for your kind words. Evoman May 2013 #37
I wish you the best, and I will keep you in my thoughts. nt msanthrope May 2013 #69
It's good to see you here, Evoman. hunter May 2013 #39
>>> Nay May 2013 #43
Thank you for sharing that wisdom. Poll_Blind May 2013 #51
I really admire you for sharing that. closeupready May 2013 #60
Excellent advice. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #74
I lived in my van for a couple months in the mid 80's. bhikkhu May 2013 #6
Down by the river? pipoman May 2013 #9
Lived in my mini-pickup with canopy for 4 months. ErikJ May 2013 #10
i'm struggling with depression right now. DesertFlower May 2013 #11
... OneGrassRoot May 2013 #31
thank you. nt DesertFlower May 2013 #59
I'm 70 & I'm tired. With the exception of 3 good friends, a nephew and a niece, virtually everyone Booster May 2013 #58
my family is all gone too except for DesertFlower May 2013 #66
I feel so much better now. I don't feel so alone after reading your reply. I was beginning to Booster May 2013 #81
so sorry about your dog. DesertFlower May 2013 #85
Sending you love and warm thoughts from New York, DF! closeupready May 2013 #61
thank you so much. nt DesertFlower May 2013 #64
You deserve no such thing. Nobody "deserves" being homeless. Live and Learn May 2013 #14
My son struggles with depression and PTSD as well Zulan May 2013 #16
wonderful reply - very insightful tomm2thumbs May 2013 #20
Thank you!... Locut0s May 2013 #24
We're on a similar hamster wheel. *hugs* I think many of us who are mentally ill still GreenPartyVoter May 2013 #29
You are welcome Zulan May 2013 #47
Jeez, what a great mom DiverDave May 2013 #27
Hey man, I am the dad. Zulan May 2013 #48
My dad was a liar and pedophile and a user of people DiverDave May 2013 #67
wow... what a loser dad. Zulan May 2013 #79
George Orwell wrote a book about it in 1933 ucrdem May 2013 #17
Does the beginning of this seem at all familiar? Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #18
just sharing, not endorsing tomm2thumbs May 2013 #19
Look at what you have done! JNelson6563 May 2013 #22
no one 'deserves' it. who is judging you but yourself? i seriously doubt your parents would HiPointDem May 2013 #25
Thank you. many people have recommended volunteer work... Locut0s May 2013 #26
'embarrassing messes' = everyone has them. make amends where you need to & move on. they HiPointDem May 2013 #28
As a parent, I can tell you I'm pretty sure they would. Ms. Toad May 2013 #30
Ive lived on the street. bunnies May 2013 #34
Wow... TeeYiYi May 2013 #45
Thanks Tee bunnies May 2013 #72
+1000 Sissyk May 2013 #46
I wish I oculd share your experiences with some of my uncaring hateful coworkers rustydog May 2013 #55
Thanks rusty.... bunnies May 2013 #71
+100 HiPointDem May 2013 #68
This message was self-deleted by its author kentuck May 2013 #35
Yep. H2O Man May 2013 #36
Don't live on the street. panader0 May 2013 #38
It didn't work for me. hunter May 2013 #40
Drugs? Alcohol? Junkdrawer May 2013 #41
"Living on the streets" is my mental backstop, and I may be flippant about it sometimes... hunter May 2013 #42
Can you get it treated somehow? Zulan May 2013 #49
Maybe I should have been clearer, I'm "treated" now More or less... hunter May 2013 #54
Yep. It is no fun. redqueen May 2013 #44
No, I haven't lived on the streets..but in over 30 years of hospital security rustydog May 2013 #50
Seriously? You *want* to live on the street? IdaBriggs May 2013 #52
"part of me really doesn't care it seems" ... I hope this helps: Shampoobra May 2013 #53
Wish I could rec your reply to the OP. n/t FSogol May 2013 #80
If it had not been for a very nice college professor, I would have been very close liberal N proud May 2013 #56
I feel you. Is there someone you can talk to? Dash87 May 2013 #57
I'm not unlike you Cal Carpenter May 2013 #62
I assume your universal healthcare covers mental illness KamaAina May 2013 #63
I went through a few years of depression, RebelOne May 2013 #65
Yep. 7 months. Iggo May 2013 #70
What would you like to know? Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #73
I know it's hard to see right now, but you'd be better off to stay where you are justiceischeap May 2013 #75
If you feel yourself sliding NoOneMan May 2013 #76
I think you should read Ray Bradbury's "Zen In The Art Of Writing". CJCRANE May 2013 #77
Never lived on the street but I have had depression and self esteem issues my entire life. Jennicut May 2013 #78
I'm glad you are trying so hard! JNelson6563 May 2013 #84
I've never lived on the street ohheckyeah May 2013 #82
I have never lived on the street but my best friend had to when he lost his job... Jasana May 2013 #83
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