Positive Messages

Eternal Hope by Lokime
Sadness once had me
with what once was

fieldus1 (Here I stand torn and hurt)
Here I stand torn and hurt
Looking ahead, glancing back
I'm searching for an exit
A way off my well trodden road

Rain From Nowhere by Murray Hartin
His cattle didn’t get a bid, they were fairly bloody poor,
What was he going to do? He couldn’t feed them anymore,
The dams were all but dry, hay was thirteen bucks a bale,
Last month’s talk of rain was just a fairytale,
His credit had run out, no chance to pay what’s owed,
Bad thoughts ran through his head as he drove down Gully Road.

Broni
You helped me if you can,
When i was feeling down

Laura (The Tree That Survived)
The winter had been interminably long, dull and bleak.
The College gardens were certainly beautiful,
especially in the snow, but it was an austere beauty,
painted in shades of grey.

Alan (Motivation)
Although my children are all grown up I am still
expected to listen to their problems even though I
would love to say HEY will someone listen to me for a change?

I care (Fighting Depression)
Depression is a vicious enemy, and you have to
fight back. You may feel like you're not strong
enough to fight, but you really do have that strength.
You really are stronger than you think.

Sacredrose (Mental Illness)
*Note: I am not a therapist, I don't begin
to know everything about mental illness, I
am just writing this from my angle, someone
whom has been through a lot, I just would
like to share a wee portion of my insight on
suffering from mental illness

Grant (Depression; Is it?)
How many of you out there have ever wondered if depression is in fact contagious? The reactions so many of us get when we tell loved ones of our condition would lead us to believe that they fear catching depression, like one would catch a cold or chicken pox.

Catty (Waves)
Here it comes again,
Crashing down on me.
Trying to brace myself for
the oncoming slaughter
Each wave is stronger
than the one before it

Kay Cee (Depression)
Deep mysterious, draining depression
it creeps up behind you,
envelops you without warning

Spiraleyes (The Invitation)
It doesn't interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for, and if
you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

Sandy (depression)
Depression, despair, dejection, disappointment -
these are the deadly 'd's,
How to rise up and out - something won't let it be.

Moonlight (The Light of Hope)
When you are down the bottom of the dark pit, look for the light of hope. It is stronger and brighter than a million candles burning in your heart. It is precious and unique and you will never lose it.

Sacredrose (Don't Give Up)
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
when the road you're trudging on seems all up hill,
when funds are low and debts are high,
and you want to smile but you have to sigh,

Jen.female
It is hard to know when it first began.
As long as I can remember depression has been
a part of my life. When I was a child I
felt chronically shy, and guilty, always sensitive
to any real (or imagined) criticism.

Janelle.female.16
Hi my name is Janelle. And this year I am proud to say that I celebrated my 16th birthday with a smile rather than a slit to the wrist.

Leon.male.17
What does being alive really mean? To be quite honest, I'm not entirely sure. I know what it's like not to want to live, I know what it's like to not want to wake up in the mornings.