And just a side note - "Why do you spend so much at the store?" It is called "kids." When they give you the estimate about how much kids cost and then you have a baby, you are all, "What? They barely eat anything, they don't cost much, even diapers are not that bad. I'll figure out college later (which btw happens a lot faster than you expect)." Then junior high happens and you are freaking spending almost $300 at the grocery store and you have a 6 foot beast staring down at you telling you that there is nothing to eat in the house. Good God, can you just eat the dollars straight up?

When I was an undergrad living in Chicago, there was an ad for a receptionist in the Reader. I called the number and the guy on the phone said this was for the Church of Scientology, asked me if I knew anything about it and talked about the classes they offer (and he had a super creepy voice on the phone), then scheduled me for an interview. When I got off the phone, I was super anxious because he sounded so creepy. I called my mom and she said to cancel. Because I had already given my info and was trying to be accountable, I called back and told him that I wanted to cancel - said I had already gotten something set up somewhere else - he said, and I quote, "(My name), I know what happened, you got off the phone with me, called your mom and she told you not to interview with the Church of Scientology." I hung up on him and could not sleep that night.

Not to be lame, but this is a great site. People are always supporting each other and giving thumbs up for replies (or apologizing if they thought they offended someone). That is cool. Sometimes things like that make all the difference.

And just one more point - if the people around you do seem to not care, there are plenty o' fish in the sea (as they say with significant others). There are people who either do or will care and you need to start to find/surround yourself with those people.

I agree - you cannot tell anyone it will be ok because you don't know that it will be ok. I have personally known (friend or relative) five people to commit suicide. One was a young relative who would have taken it back for sure because she had taken LSD and freaked out. The biggest thing to know, from my experience with the other 4, is that they all thought that we all would be better off without them here. That is not true. Suicide is something you cannot take back and the hearts of those you left behind are forever broken. You may feel like you are not important, but you need that perspective. Here's my advice if you are feeling that way - call the free suicide hotline or the text line and start to talk about it asap. Get a good therapist. Start writing. If you have an addiction problem (which accounts for the other 4), get help asap. Tell people that you are getting help and you are trying to get better. Make the hard decisions and stick with them.

My sister (who has always been obsessed with low-carb eating) ate a BAG of shrimp before our first hot yoga class (she blames me for not telling her NOT to eat, but who the heck eats a bag of shrimp ever?), then laid on the floor moaning through the whole class. She couldn't move because she was going to barf up the shrimp in the 110 degree room. It was pretty funny. Just thought I would add that as an example of how yoga can help your depression.