So many of us turn to ourselves. Be a good friend to you. Do you have any hobbies? That is sometimes a way to get out more. Me, I have my yoga class and I love my garden. My little sunflower seedlings are popped up and the tomatos are gobbling up the sun. I have never heard my tomatoes say a bad thing about me.

Sometimes I fish if I feel up to it.. depends how I feel... fish don't say bad things either, but I bet they think it...

Fish can think?? Hmmmmmmmmm I don't know your dx dns but if you are on heavy duty pain meds I know you have something "awful". People who have to live daily with pain are imho, very courageous just to rise each morning and face another day. Now throw in surviving a loved ones suicide and you have all the ingredients for severe depression.

Depression won't go away.not by itself..and depression caused by grief is a monster....come to think of it, I have a handout that I've used at our support group about that monster..will look for it and post it if I find it.

I wish our David would come and "talk" to you...you'd like him.

Not sure if they can think abstactly like that, but I used to fish alotttt ... and when you see a trout come within inches of a fly that you know you tied perfectly and refuse it, or follow a spinner for 20 feet and not bite it, you realize they are not totally stupid... so maybe I've been cursed up, down, and sideways and not realised it.. (although i have been bitten if that counts, not by a trout though)

Who is David?

If it was legal I would be all over it. I'm waiting for surgery and am in the world of pain...I would be willing to try it if it was legal!! Hope something will help all of soon...

Tammy ... can you move ? .... I mean, seriously... there are places where it isn't so darn stigmatized... where you'd given the freedom to chose an opportunity to give it a trial...

It seems so damn unfair to me... and perhaps this isn't the time/place to hop on my .... but...

in many ways... this is the place to say and be reminded... Physical and Mental pain go Hand in Hand... they circle around and around... bringing each other down...

It just seems unfair to me that we can't be given every chance to try something. If someone tells us we can have a glass or two of wine (to help then our blood, help our heart... whatever)... we can freely choose to try it.

Tammy

dsnerror... I like that you know fish well!

Hi Tamiloo, It is unfair like Addy says, I know. Unfortunately the people who make it illegal often have no clue. Even I never realized how bad a person could hurt and still live. I feel you, trust me. I hope your surgery comes soon and goes well.. I love the smiley faces there.. cracked me up
Hi Addy.. I used to fish alot, like keep your rods in the truck and fish on the way to work alot... Still do it if I feel up to it.. started many years ago and slowly turned into less of "catch a fish" into "why does this work? why do fish like this? " After time you get curious as to what makes them "tick" i guess. I tie my own flies and make my own lures, so I am not stuck using some mass produced stuff and can experiment and play around. some work and some don't

Tami..I had to read your post twice before I "got it"...We are talking marijuana here..right? I think medical marijuana should be legalized and soon...it helps so many people who suffer with chronic pain...I won't name any names here but you know who you are.

I'm praying that this surgery with bring you some much needed relief.

Goodmorning. Just read some posts and wanted to say hello. I also loved the two smokers in cartoon, where did you ever find that. Would you share where that particular cartoon comes from? ginnie: all I could do is smile and thats a great way to start the day.