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The Face of Depression

I never understood " alone in a crowd" until now. They smile, they don't know.. and I smile back. The ice cream tastes flat..uninteresting. The full moon is just........round. I know the spring is glorious, but I don't care. Is this the face of depression? The moving from grey to black? The guilt of feeling this way.. After a talk with a friend who is depressed

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Date: 5/12/2010 3:15:00 PM
I pray the soul you had this talk with feels much better now Barbara. Awesome poem ! james
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Date: 5/12/2010 7:18:00 AM
Nothing looks, tastes or feels the same when one is depressed, Barbara. Even spring's beauty can enhance the negative feelings because people believe they should be happy all of the time. They can't. Down periods are part of life. We may put on a smile, but our hearts truly seem to turn from "gray to black." Well done, fellow LNC. I'll have to favorite this one. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 5/11/2010 1:41:00 PM
Dear Barbara, Excellent! LOVE YOU ALWAYS and FOREVER...HG
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Date: 5/11/2010 12:44:00 PM
Great Write Barbara....Thanks for your comments on "The man in the mirror".....and yes it is a true story.....we lived there for about a year....and the ghosts were seen by other families too.....Larry
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Date: 5/10/2010 11:18:00 PM
It must be a very sad place to be and you made me feel it. Very well done. Thank you for your kind comments. Love, joyce
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Date: 5/10/2010 8:18:00 PM
A very good description about depression. I wish there was a quick fix to such a wide spread problem. What a horrible state to be in. God Bless Phyl
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Date: 5/10/2010 6:08:00 PM
Put into such words....one can feel what they are feeling. Well said, Barbara! ~ Carrie
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Date: 5/10/2010 6:05:00 PM
wow, i sense the emotion in this write here, hope you the best and hope you follow through whatever obsticle that is thrown your way
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Date: 5/10/2010 6:02:00 PM
I think depression is a very horrible state
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