When I get depressed I cry

It's okay to be depressed.  It's okay to cry.  It's only when you feel that there is no way out of the depression that is unhealthy.  When I cry, with every tear I feel a bit stronger.  It's like my depression leaves my body in the form of tears and I once again feel revived.  Crying is my way of working things out in my head.  I release all my fears, all my insecurities, and all my doubts, and I am able to manage once again.  I was tired of being depressed about being depressed.  I was embarrassed about the way I felt.  But the truth is that we have all been there in that dark lonely place, but we have never been alone!  We are all here for support.  The best part about that is that we have all felt the same way.  How refreshing is it to feel so normal about our feelings when the disease we suffer from has tried to take everything normal away from us?

When I am depressed I cry.  How do you handle your depression?  Are you stuck there in that lonely place, feeling like there is no hope for you?  I have been there too.  I decided that the rest of my life could either be filled with depression, or it could be filled with hope.  I chose hope.  It's a much happier way for me to live.  I enjoy it much better than the depression.  My depression is always there, and it is something I will probable always struggle with.  But I am not alone...and that gives me hope!

You are not alone!
Please know you are never alone in your fight against Rheumatoid Arthritis or depression.  And if you have overcome your depression, please just reach out a hand for your fellow RA sufferer who feels like they are drowning in it.  If we want to fight this disease, and I mean really fight, we have to stick together.  How are you feeling today?  I am here for you if you need me!