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14 years ago 0 194 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Sick of it

I hate feeling empty, lonely, lost and scared. This recent setback has been bad. It seems worse for some reason. I was doing so well and I feel like I have taken a big step backwards. I know missing my kids has been hard and not knowing how to fix the situation with them is hard as well.

What do I do to comfort my kids who are so hurt by the way I have been. How do I live with myself?

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Sick of it

I guess I was doing pretty good at worrying about my self there, for a while anyway. That was how I was doing so well and was actually progressing. But when my son sent me the message, I went back to my old thinking and was worried about how I was going to help him be happy. I dont even see him, how can I make him happy. But I hurt for him and I cant help it. I was supposed to be there for him, I am his Dad and I failed at that. Since his message I havnt gone out excapt to go eat turkey and to the store. It hit me hard. I know I need to worry about me, but I feel selfish and I have huge guilt everyday. Its hard to find things to do, because I still really dont enjoy anything. I re-read the message a lot and go to my kids myspace page to see how they look. I even called my sons work to hear his voice. I miss them and its hard.
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Bad Days

Most days are still bad. I havnt been able to get back in to the routine I had a few weeks back. My sleep hasnt been good and I just plain dont have the motivation or positive feelings I was having. Its all hopelessness, gloom and despair stuff. I feel so alone and I am. I have no friends or family. I hate being like this.
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Bad Days

 I have no close friends and my family wants nothing to do with me, I really have no one right now. For years all I had was family and work. Now I have neither, Chaplains say I have God, but I still feel alone.
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Bad Days

My quit has been hard, I have driving on my mind a lot and it has me worried. The only hobby I have is going to the Y to workout and I havnt done that for a week and a half. I am going tomorrow. All I have been doing is messing around on the comp. and thats getting boring. I cant stop thinking about Josh and I have this video I have been planning on doing on my mind, its a contest with the DBSA. I have to do it myself with my phone, so dont know how its going to turn out. Would be nice to win something. I enter everything and never win. I just want to wake up from this bad dream still. 
14 years ago 0 194 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Bad Days

Its called Facing us. It's just your story of your Bipolar/depression, recovery. Just 9 mins or less. I just did it. I think it was ok. Hard to do by yourself with a blackberry, but they dont care about the video quality. I can email it to you, if you want to see what a dork I am. LOL
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Bad Days

Well the video will be harder than I thought. Turns out its to big to email. I did it with practice videos and it worked, so had no idea it wouldnt. So I am trying to find another way to take it off my phone. At the Y I do the cardio, then mess around with the speed bag and shoot some baskets, then I do strength training. I do the Nautilus Nitro circuit. Usually spend about 2.5 hours doing that. Then there is a steam room, sauna and juccuzi. I want to start swimming, but the hours are weird for the times I am downtown. I go to a noon AA meeting most days too. Last week I did practically nothing, sure it didnt help. Too many problems to deal with. If I was just driving like I used to. I look at me in the video and I barely recognize me, Im so different, its weird. I wish I had a friend, I mean a real friend. Like my wife used to be, we were like two peas in a pod. Then we grew apart. I lost my wife, best friend and my buddy (my son)
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Bad Days

Hi, I managed to submit the video for the contest. I totally forgot I had Blackberry desktop manager installed and could transfer it with a USB cable. I am just not as sharp as I used to be. I used to figure anything out right now. I dont get it. Anyway I uploaded it to youtube also, so I will be able to add it here. This computer is p piece of %#@?. My SUPER computer is with my SUPER kids. My OS, like my life is crashing a lot on me. I can picture Ashley watching the video, thinking what a dork! LOL
14 years ago 0 194 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Bad Days

Okay, I uploaded the video. I went downtown today, met with a friend did a meeting and worked out.

Most of the day during all this, I thought about my Son, Josh and what he said. It is so hard to live with myself right now, it was hard before, but he really let me have it. I love him so much, I never meant to dissapoint him.

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Failed as a Father

I did, I failed as a father, something I promised my son I would never do. But in my recent email from my step daughter I realized even before I struggled with depression I was always too busy or tired. I did work a lot, but that is no excuse. I say I love my kids, but I hurt them so much by not being there. I feel horrible. 

Today was another waste, I couldnt get up to go in to seattle and a meeting. Once again I feel scared, lonely and hopeless.

Today will be a fine day to resume smoking, go to the bar and see what happens. My son hates me as does my daughter, wife and all her family. I cant take being alone and the hurt my kids feel anymore.