My parents, like yours were, are completely hopeless about each other. They don’t like being apart. They’re so dependent on each other I shudder to think what would happen if one of them died – the other would just be lost. They’re each other’s favourite person. And I agree – not only do crushes help lift the spirits but they make me, for one, work harder at being the kind of person I think I really should be, rather than the person I think I am. They bring out the best in me, I guess.

I wish that weren’t so rare these days. And I wish it weren’t so hard to find.

Don’t take my rants too serious, as I am not a world leader (yet)
And nobody’s really listening to me either (yet)
And I’m not in a position to force my views down anybody’s throat (yet)

Anyway: anybody who takes my blog as a template for their own life is a total nutter and lost anyway!

Marahm, My parents loved each other very much, and that’s why I’m looking for a soulmate too. It is possible. And a small part of me was glad they died together in the planecrash, because I don’t know how either of them would have gone on without the other.

~W~ Well that’s my point; it works for people, but not for everybody, doctors shouldn’t be so quick handing out the prescriptions, and all patients who take them should be carefully monitored and informed.

UTP: welcome to my blog! Not really so easy, considering the sh*t the universe might throw at you, but I’m not an advocate for mindlessly swallowing mind-interfering drugs, and I am certainly against the propaganda that they are always completely harmless.

I found your blog from Carol’s blog. I enjoy reading your comments there so I thought I’d check out what you have to say here. So far so good. I do have a bone to pick with you about this topic though. Everyone is different. Everyones mental needs are unique. Depression is used to much nowadays as a catchall for any mental problem. Also too many laypersons have no idea what they are talking about when the say that anti-depressants are evil. Just because you and a few others had bad reactions to ONE medication does not negate it for the millions of others who use it and experience stabile moods. People wrongly think that the pills are “happy” drugs. What the often do is stablize a persons mood swings. They stabalize the chemical difeciencties in the brain chemistry. They do not make you yahoo jumping for joy. I have dealt with depression all my life. I have refused to take the evil evil drugs that pharmecutical companies push on us to make money. I refused to even consider therapy. Until the day I lost almost everything due to depression, including my life. The day after that my doctor said, “I want you to go to therapy AND start taking prozac.” I replied, “PROZAC! Hell no!” So I got Lexapro instead. You know what, it works. It works the way it’s supposed to work. Combine with therapy and ativan (for panic attacks that leave me gasping on the ground) they work well for me AT THIS TIME. Hopefully, I will eventual be able to get off of it but unti that time those little white pills are my friend. If it didn’t work for you then cool. Just don’t vilify anti-depressant when you really don’t know who may be reading your blog. You, of course, are welcome to say whatever is on your mind. Keep in mind though the internets (dumb Bush) allow ANYONE to read your words. I would hate for someone with depression who needs medication to read this and say no to the drugs that literally save their lives.

This is a touchy subject for me obviously. I hope that I was not too rude. Good luck with dealing with your health. It’s the most important thing.

Even if that doesn’t happen, one of them will die sooner or later. After watching my mom lose her husband of sixty years (my father) I’ve decided that I’d rather not give Love another try.

Blogging is a good way to connect with the outside world and bounce ideas around, but it shouldn’t be a substitute for real human friendships and contact, just my opinion.

Also I found that fish oil (Omega 3′s) does wonders for beating those mood swings. It is a supplement that I cannot live without.