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/I just wanted to tell you guys how much you help me out. I suffer from EXTREME Depressive Disorder. I'm actually on Disability for it even though I was able to get a Degree with a Concentration and 2 Minors at NCState and work till I was 30. This board has helped me to interact with other people instead of going into myself. It''s gotten me to get up, get dressed, AND put makeup on 
, and laugh (really hard). I even got to do something for someone else with TSB and went out to the Post Office twice that day (my parents were in shock I think 
So I just wanted to thank you so much for just being apart of this board because if you wern't on it, it wouldn't be the same!
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I've been really sad because I had to have my 16 year old kitty put to sleep this past Friday. Her chest cavity filled full of fluid and the vet said she was going to suffocate to death probably by that night or the next day if left as she was. Her chest was so filled with fluid (over a pint) that the doctor couldn't even see her heart, but he felt sure that at her age she probably had a tumor causing the fluid buildup and even if we tried draining the fluid off that it would only be a matter of a few days (if even that long) before she filled up with fluid again. The doctor said she didn't have much time before she wouldn't be comfortable any longer and would start gasping for air so my husband and I decided to let her go before she started suffering. It was a really heartbreaking thing to do because I thought I was taking her to the vet that day to get some medicine to make her well and bring her back home, not taking her to the vet to say goodbye and bring her home to bury. As for cats, now I only have my 6 year old kitty left and she is not handling being alone very well so far. My husband said we'd give her a week or two and if she doesn't start adjusting to being by herself then we may get her a buddy. Oh well, we'll see how things work out.
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/@chewcifer: Sorry to hear that you are suffering from depression, too. And I'm really sorry to hear that you've been diagnosed with MS. I can understand how that would definitely make your depression worsen. I think you are very fortunate to have been able to work with makeup/skincare because that was always my dream job since I love makeup/skincare so much. You've definitely found the right online community to participate in since I'm sure you have a lot of valuable information that you can pass along here on Beauty Talk. Beauty Talk isn't like any other online community that I've ever experienced. Everyone on BT is so friendly and helpful. I don't participate in Facebook and other sites either. I'm glad you've decided to give BT a try. I think you'll find it fun and interesting. Glad you're here!
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/Well, you may or may not have noticed that I've not been on Beauty Talk hardly at all in the past 2 to 3 weeks. I just wanted to let everyone know that it's because my depression has worsened. One week I was on vacation and was away from Beauty Talk, but right before my vacation and since I've gotten back, I've just been too depressed to log on to BT. I've been trying to log on every couple of days to check for PMs and give hearts to posts, but that's about it. I have seasonal depression on top of my general depression, so it may be that with it being August and summer coming to a close that my seasonal depression is moving in early (I really don't know). But, I did want to let you all know that the reason I've not been logged on is because I am struggling right now. I thought I'd log on this morning to get caught up on all the threads I'm subscribed to and to force myself to get out of bed for a while. It's still a little early, but I'm going to try to log on a little later and answer some BT questions. Thanks for listening...
