What you do matters

[Starrlight]

love love ❤️ love love ❤️ love love ❤️ love love

[Atthepark]

No truer words than this

[Starrlight in reply to Atthepark]

❤️

[Hidden]

This is so true!! Love this ❤️

[Starrlight in reply to Hidden]

❤️

[Existing]

Starrlight, It just feels good to know you are still here when I come back. Sometimes, I feel like no one and nothing around me is real, like everything is just an automated process, without any 'real people' to be found. Thanks. I'm feeling very down and alone again, a state alive come to feel is all there is anymore.

[Starrlight in reply to Existing]

Hi Existing! I know what you mean. You’re not alone though. (((((((Hug))))))))

[LifeIsThePitts in reply to Existing]

Your reply really touched 🥲 me. Like Starrlight said, you're not alone. We all feel that dissociative separation from life sometimes. It's in the nature of our condition, and it's real. We're all here for you when you need a pick Me up 🙏💕

[Starrlight in reply to Existing]

❤️

[LifeIsThePitts]

O wow 😳 talk about making a point☝️ thank you for posting this 😀 poignant reminder. This post, and Existing's reply to it, have really made an impact on my 💭 thoughts tonight. Love and 🫂 hugs 🍄❣️

[Starrlight in reply to LifeIsThePitts]

I love Existing’s reply too. And yours. Love and hugs rightbackatchya!

[Starrlight in reply to LifeIsThePitts]

❤️

[Existing in reply to LifeIsThePitts]

You know, I'm really struggling with living in a place that doesn't make sense to me, where people don't recognize the most basic of human needs. Its just universally understood that people with depression tend to feel extremely isolated and alone. Most good professionals and people with lived experience will tell you that when you are feeling really pointless in this world, it can help you to be of service to others. I've known and lived this most of my life -- that my depression and experience can be useful to others, and its actually what I've used the most to keep me alive. Its important that my life has meaning and purpose (because I sure don't have joy, lol) beyond myself, so I very much appreciate hearing that my decision to add my true feelings here were of use to others. Seriously, that was really important to hear, and I thank you for your comment.Where I live, I can't get those in mental health to understand that people like me need to be engaged, and that its important to provide opportunities for that, because depression makes it so easy to want to isolate, and thats really deadly for some of us. But.. and here's the really hard part.. when I try to say things I've learned over the years as a professional in psychology.. they completely ignore me, like I'm not even there. This has actually happened to me in a local suicide prevention group on zoom. I made comments and asked things in the chat, and yet no one ever acknowledged my presence during the entire meeting. I know this is because they are a group of authorities here who have no idea what suicide prevention work means, and I'm always the one who speaks truth to a room full of pretenders. Its soul crushing to be deprived of opportunities to make a difference in the ,ives of others.

[012703060610 in reply to Existing]

You are a blessing to so many. I appreciate this because I have tried to always live a life of service and right now when I have the ability to help someone else, it means a lot to me and to them. These can be small or little things. Helping an elder out of the subway or even responding here. I actually joined a local community to support recent parolees from jail. It is fascinating and these people really do have a hard time getting back into a community without their stigma following them around. It's just like the depression stigma that is so unfair. I often feel sadness for many people incarcerated because I could actually see how they could get themselves into trouble. So many of these folks were in jail for stealing food or shelter. Plenty had tried illegal things just to keep their kids well. Anyway, I love this post overall. Thank you Starlight! Thank you for sharing Existing!

[Starrlight in reply to 012703060610]

you guys are amazing and really do make a difference

[Ryanlion]

10 out of 10 Starlight, i love it. Xx

[Starrlight in reply to Ryanlion]

☺️

[Territorial]

Great stuff and so very true Starrlight i think you are one of those enlightened people big hugs..❤️

[Starrlight in reply to Territorial]

I don’t know about that but thanks so much… hope you are having a good day

❤️((((((((hug))))))) ❤️

[Mrspjsmom]

Be kind, be loving, be open to the goodness in others. Wonderful post. ❤️😊

[Starrlight in reply to Mrspjsmom]

❤️✨❤️

[MaggieSylvie]

❤️❤️❤️😢❤️❤️❤️

[Starrlight]

How are you MaggieSylvie? ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[pamb67]

That's a beautiful quote ❤️

[Starrlight in reply to pamb67]

❤️

[Mumbutterfly]

Love this!! Thanks for sharing!! I’ve heard the first one but not the others. It’s so good to hear the good side of things, that what we do matters, no matter how small we feel the action is, and that good can come from the things we struggle with.

[Starrlight in reply to Mumbutterfly]

yes good can come out of the difficulties