Get a Life!

[FrancisHouseman]

I found this poem and thought it was really insightful and describes beautifully how it feels to be depressed when everyone around you seems to think you should 'sort it out' 'get a life' ' or 'be happy!'

 

Take my Advice (Why don't you?)

Go Get a life I say

Just tell the hurt to go away

I don't like it when you are low

i want the 'old you' back, you know.

 

its not healthy to be depressed

you're really getting self obsessed

get out of the bed and face the day

put on a smile, its better that way

 

There, there, dear, i know how you feel

but its all in the past, so whats the big deal?

go find a job, you could learn how to knit?

i think that you should stop dwelling on it

 

Aunt Maud says her neighbour, Mrs Wood

thinks all this counselling really does you no good

and my friend beryl (her sisters a nurse)

says she's read in the paper that they just make you worse!

 

and im not being nasty, but can you not see

how your nervous breakdown is worrying me?

you know that i love you, you know that i care

but i really do think you're being unfair

 

and then theres the children, they still need their mum

so pull up your socks and get off your bum

i know what your thinking, that im no body's fool

emtional blackmail is a powerful tool

 

so take my advice and block out the past

live for today and put on your mask

try not to cry, try not to feel

who really cares if you're not being real

 

what does it matter, what small price to pay

to take who you are and lock it away

so please stop this nonsense, do it for me

i know that you're hurting but i dont want to see.

[karvala]

LMAO! That was superb; thanks for posting.

[NKP]

I like it alot, its awesome

[insofar]

Insightful. Might be something to point these kinds of people toward to try to give them some understanding.

[AnotherBrokenDoll]

I read this before. the amount of times people say that to people. Its quite hurtful after a while. I'm glad you posted it. If you hear things like that for a long time you begin to take it to heart but to hear someone else speaking up on it gives hope that some people don't say all that. So thanks

[SoDone]

thanks for sharing that. i used to think that depression was just voluntary self-pity, until i got a taste of it myself once.