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05/10/2012 12:01 AM
littlegirlbigdream
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So I guess my question for today, is why do you guys keep going, what are some of the positive things you see that have come out of this?

I guess for me I was not always positive, in fact the first year of this illness I was actually very depressed believe it or not.

It was really though, because I knew nothing, I had no one, and I just felt alone.

Over that summer, everything changed, I had such a positive experience it made me rethink everything.

I still have my moments but for the most part, I am a positive happy person.

I can see the little things in life, which are pretty much the only things.

I have learned to celebrate what I am still able to do, and not get upset because I can’t do what I used to love.

Sometimes getting out of bed, is what I have to celebrate, because that is all that I can do, but that is fine, because as each day goes by I know I am one day closer to the end of my treatment.

I know many of you have issues with depression, and this kind of thing, so I want to know what does keep you positive, even if that moment is rare, I know it is still there.

I promise you there is a light at the end of the tunnel and we can reach it together.

I am not a doctor, what advice I give is from my own experience and things I've learned through others.

Igenex Feb 2012:
IgM: 34+ 39IND 41++
IgG:41+

"It is the possibility that keeps me going not the guarantee" - Nicholas Sparks

~Melanie~
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05/21/2012 12:01 PM  Top
flogirl94
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talking to other people with lyme and similar symptoms helps me out a lot. a lot of times i feel like complaining about my life but talking to positive people makes me happier.

one year i became very isolated and didnt want to hangout or be around anyone. then last year i met my bff and she helped pull me out of depression.

i would always want to hide in my shell but she would get me out of the house and make me do things instead of sitting around depressed, so that helps

i think of how things will be when i am healthier..and all the things we take for granted before you get sick-hanging out with friends, family, doing normal things.

soon it will get betterSmile

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