I'm with terry pratchett and kicker on this one. My glass was FULL and it was the biggest one. Offer me a half full one and it aint mine.

I met Terry once. He was nice. and funny.

Pud's Friend,
I envy you getting to meet him. I met a very drunk Liza Minelli in an elevator (back when we both were much younger) and I feared she was about to throw up on my shoes!!

How do you do it??? This damned Depression, just, won't let me!!!

Phyllis

My glass is waaaay bigger than anyone else's glass and if it gets down to half empty I always go fill it up again...

I keep a shaker top on it so's it doesn't spill.

That's my half-glassed answer!

Well there is your start. You note that you are down.

You get mad about it and set your mind to changing it. Do some introspection, pray if that's your thing. Ask somebody you trust what your strong points are, and how to use them to get you through this.

It's all about coping mechanisms.

One thing I do when I am really in a dark place is to not do things that aggravate that. I do not read the news (too many bad things upset me) don't hang around negative people, write my gripes, then erase as much as I can instead of keeping it. To keep it is to own it, to me.

Next thing, is to look for any little thing that is good - a pretty bird, butterfly, flower. A cute puppy, sweet little kids, a great old song.

Then I try to joke about what ever is stressing me. You know how kids will bully each other? I never was one to pick on other kids, but I will bully my problems, it does make me feel stronger than them. It makes them seem small, if I can laugh about them.


I'm sure you can find one thing today that was worth getting up for. sometimes the glass starts off with just a drop in it, and you have to work pretty hard to fill it.

Excellent advice! Please continue trying whatever possible including professional assistance and antidepressant medications. Live is too short and too brutal to be sad.

Although I'm cynical and even a tad bitter I'm not depressed about my 1/2 empty glass. It doesn't make me depressed it just kind of makes me roll my eyes and figure this world is just bound to ride me pretty hard. In a way it makes me more scrappy and fight harder.

I just drink what's in the glass. Problem solved.

Besides, it's a PITA to keep that dang glass filled.

Sometimes I have to switch from cranberry to OJ or water. Beer makes me pee, so never that.