Hello. You know me, at least some of you. I've been here since 2003.
But a realization has come upon me as of late. While I have enjoyed all of your company, my depression cannot allow me stay for long periods of time in certain forums. This is due to primary season. I've enjoyed sharing with the work many of us have done to through the Forward Together Moral Monday movement. That kind of thing is what is in my heart and that is where I need to be. It is a movement where social justice, LGBT rights, economic rights, and the battle against privatization and middle class issues all come together. To sparse everything out here is a little too depressing for someone already suffering from depression. There are many forums here and I will visit them for my enjoyment. But for the most part, I don't cotton to the rancor or any blind loyalties to anything but the welfare of the people. Here, group think takes over sometimes. That is fine for you and it has it successes many times for the common good. But I'm attuned to common cause and truth to power, not flavors. Some of you are my Facebook friends as well as people I engage in in person. They are all cherished. But I have a problem. I need to stay away from things that exacerbates it for my children. Until I get a grip on my depression, I'm probably not doing either of us any good. I just wanted to tell you in case I get to a point I'm not around much anymore. That is why. But I hope to have the sense of mind when I'm in a funk, to give a status report. My forum list has many choices but those of you who stay primarily in GD and GD politics/primaries need to know. Have a great evening and together we can make the world a better place.
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drop in when you can. Hopefully I'll be around to greet you.
This place can get to be too much sometimes. 
So don't get too involved in. I just had a poster completely and utterly project on me, in a way that was almost breathtaking...if it wasn't so absurd.
Be sure to get lots of sunshine in your life to balance the drag of the depression- we may all fail, but we tried, and that's what counts 
The primaries will hash themselves out in due course.
Two years ago I had to leave for my own sanity, Came back a year ago.
Be well and happy!
I just came back here a week ago and feel a bit as you do. Unfortunately, FB isn't much different. 
Sending you hugs. Touch base when you're feeling better and perhaps we can finally get together.
This is what I did last week to make DU more tolerable for me.
I blocked the GD-Primaries forum, along with the forums for Hillary, O'Mslley and Sanders. And I auto-trashed the word T-r-u-m-p.
You wouldn't believe what a pleasant change it made.
Here's hoping that the dark cloud of depression lifts for you as soon as possible. It's hell.
Just take some posts with a grain of salt.
I understand what you're talking about here. Please know you're not alone. Please get treatment, it's available and it may take some time. Then you identify what causes you too much stress and you stay the heck away from it. I love your posts and wish you all the best my friend. Look forward to seeing you again here in the future. Know that we love you and we're with you!
it's very good for depression. Don't forget you're treasured here.
The toxicity in some of the forums is making me pretty upset though.
I'm about ready to check out for a few months at least.
I hope you feel better!
Take care of yourself. Do what you need to do for yourself. You know it will calm down at some point. Until then enjoy the other forums.
Take care, and please accept this group hug.
