Hi, I'M Sillybilly and I'M a Miserable Sob

The most difficult part is getting out of bed,
to face another day you will already knowingly dread.
The next hardest thing is not to sit around and do nothing,
or you will find yourself lost in your head where you should not be dwelling.
All your lost loved ones, all your misery, 
lost hopes, your failures, life's anxieties,
every single one of your most traumatic tragedies, 
are your every thought, every moment constantly.
When you can't take anymore of all this non stop crap in your head,
you must distract yourself from this feeling of wishing you were dead,
but the only thing you can think of to do instead,
is to get off your self loathing ass and go back to bed,
and that getting up and returning to bed becomes a redundant rotation,
that goes on and on never unbroken.
That's not only it's symptoms everyone, 
that is also the true definition of chronic depression,
but all is not lost, suicide should never be an option.
There are and always will be a great variable of solutions.
That's the next hardest part, finding those solutions can be very frustrating,
and can drive you to the point of ultimately surrendering.
Just never quit, never stop fighting,
because if you do, you accomplish absolutely nothing,
other than to remain in this dark world known as Depression.
I may not be happy, but I do have my moments of joy occasionally,
and that in itself is worth my fight against chronic depression for me.
Hey, we are all going to die inevitably.
All you chronic depressed suicidal types will all be depression free eternally,
so my question to all of you is, "What's your freaking hurry?"
Everyone meets that destination eventually.
I fight my depression as if it were a worthy adversary,
someone who could have been my friend, but ended up my enemy.
I know it sounds crazy, but it works for me.
Hi, I'm SillyBilly and I'm a miserable SOB.
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Eastman Avatar
May 23, 2017 at 1:10 PM
Billy... write and think happy thoughts. It will definitely be hard at first... But the more you turn your mind to light hearted topics and writes... Hopefully the easier it will be. I have always been loading myself with future goals... I may never meet... But it always keeps me looking forward and helps to turn my mind to better things. It distracts me and leads my mind to better things. Love Carol
Teagan Avatar
May 23, 2017 at 8:55 AM
This breaks my heart. But I know that many people suffer with depression. I hope you can find someone to help you to not feel so bad. You CAN feel good again. Big hugs
Allison Avatar
May 21, 2017 at 4:37 AM
I'm really lucky I don't suffer from depression but can relate to your words with some folks I know who do and I'm glad to see you are fighting depression with humour here . I'm just grateful to get out of bed in the morning and know I have survived another day ... because one day I know it just isn't going to happen! :-) hugs Jan xx
Goff Avatar
May 20, 2017 at 10:05 PM
Billy...am smilin! I remember your blogs of yore...your world has always been memorable! whatya got t lose! life on the edge just gets more interesting after 60, you'll see someday! (I'm 61 in 3wks) no worries, mate! I call quiet time (sleeping/eating/looking out window,/sleeping again)... meditation
Thekidster Avatar
May 21, 2017 at 7:14 PM
Already there and past you James, I just turned64 this past March. Thanks for the kind words. Always great to hear from you.
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