God bless everyone on this site.

Im thankyou and I pray that the good lord looks after and protects everyone on this site or visiting this site,that come here for help,love and care.

I hope we call all be one big family here and through all our different illnesses be united and strong.im grateful to everyone for your messages,genuine care and love....

[knitter]

Hi again mortalguy, you seem to have a spiritual faith.....is there no minister that you could speak to for help and reassurance in this difficult time of waiting.

Take care.....see if you can get some rest now....and as the film says"tomorrow is another day".

Best wishes

[velvet55]

Hi Mortalguy

I may be wrong, but ...

I am no expert on depression apart from I have suffered some bad episodes myself.

You are pretty ' up ' and ' down ' at the moment ( one of the symptoms )

It's a very easy thing to say but a very hard thing to do...Instead of focusing all your energy on the negative things in your life, try and focus on the positive things, as my 89 year old dad says, every day he wakes up in the morning It's a joy that he will see another day.

You have said on previous posts how much your appearance ( sunken eyes, Pants falling down due to weight loss ) has changed. This may have nothing to do with your illness...but worrying about it continuously will.

Try and set yourself a little goal every day, it's amazing how it lifts your spirits when you achieve it, if you cant, don't beat yourself up about it, just try again the following day.

Try and do something you like...put the headphones on and blast out whatever rocks your boat....Watch a funny film...I know it's hard to concentrate, but you need to try and distract yourself from negative thoughts.

Go for a walk, it will give you an appetite, then indulge yourself in your favourite food, force it down you if you have to, you must eat, not doing so will drain you, then you blame this on your illness and worry...you see it's a vicious circle that only you can break.

Go to your GP as soon as possible and discuss with him how you are feeling emotionally.

Don't worry, if like mine he had a set list of questions that he asked me that told him if I was depressed. I had anti depressants and cognitive therapy ( talking to someone and learning coping strategies ) The tablets took a couple of weeks to kick in and with a lot of effort on my part I began to feel better, talking to the therapist was a great help also.

This is an episode in your life where you have to concentrate on getting yourself as fit as possible, emotionally and physically to give you the strength to battle your illness.

I wish you well

Velvet xx

[delilah]

Thank you Mortalguy same back to you, we all need blessings and kindness to get us through the bad times.

Take care now and be a little kinder to yourself while your at it.

God Bless

[Puffthemagicdragon]

We understand what you're going through. Everyone acts differently to situations. You have it in your head that you probably have cancer even though you haven't had a diagnosis and you are making yourself ill by worrying. I know it's hard to do but do what others have said on here and find something to distract yourself.

We are here for each other to lean on in times of need.

Be positive,

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Thankyou so much,you have always said kinds words to me,thankyou.if there is a god in this crazy sad world,I hope you find peace and happiness,you have a good soul....may god bless every breath and step you take....

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Thank you for your kind words.