Do you have alot of highs and lows in your daily life?

Yes. I think God is the only one who is pushing me to keep going to keep trying hard to get over those hills even when I tend to slide back down them at times. I would be nothing without him in my life.

I agree. We try and struggle so hard in life to get somehwere and just when it starts to go right, all kinds of obstacles are thrown at each of us and it gets very discouraging. We feel like we do not deserve it because we are working so hard to get ahead in lfe.

Same here, but we cannot give up or we will never get anywhere. It is just so tiresome and stressful to deal with. It becomes discouraging at times too.

You described so well all my life.I'm glad I'm not alone in this up and down life.We must go on with hope and trust.Thnk you.

Hi joyce. Your welcome. We go for a short period of time with things going smoothly then all of a sudden all heck breaks loose and the problems are thrown at us left and right.

I have very low self-esteem also. Always have. I have been treated badly most of my life so I cannot feel any differently. We are not failures or losers. We just aren't given the respect we deserve. I always feel like I am not good enough because people make me feel that way.

I have also put off taking care of things that I should do for myself but I am so headstrong on taking care of my family and I let myself go.

I want to feel happy and confident also but I really do not forsee it happening in my lifetime. I am married and happy with it but not with myself at all. I feel empty all of the time. I would feel alone in a cropwded room because no one would notice me. I cannot think positive either and actually feel positive because things go wrong for me all of the time.

I hope the situation I am in will pass but it has been around a very long time and it may be here to stay.

I'm glad I can speak to others who have the same issue.

I really like your two pgrases. I know God always sees us through things and without him in my life, I would be nothing. I will try to remember these also.

Sorry it took me a while to reply to you. I have been sick with the flu and still not feeling well.

Thank you for the uplifting responses.

Same here. I just want to run away from it all too but I know it will follow me. I would love to start a fresh life some place else also for sure. We have very few highs in our household and tons of lows. Every day is a struggle just to drag yourself out of the bed, but I do it and keep giving it 100% daily.

I hope your life gets better also.

I don't know if this will help you and obviously from my little fit of depression this week it doesn't always work for me but it does sometimes. I run away in my mind - I'll take a few minutes (and often difficult finding that few) but will picture in my mind a place I would like to be with me it's usually a peaceful setting, waterfall, stream, woods, lots of plant life and nature. I'll picture myself setting there just relaxing and enjoying the peace and joy I feel in a place like that. Sometime I may picture others with me also enjoying the same thing but most times I'm alone. That 'escape' in my mind often is enough to give me a little 'high' so I can continue on.

I'm sorry to hear that. I feel like my life is nothing but work and take care of others and live in fear also. I am bored too with no time for anything other than work and stress.

Most of my days are nothing but work, loving the dog and the hamster and making sure my husband and daughter have what they need along with paying bills, cleaning house, cooking, laundry and you name it. summer is coming also and there is the yard work on top of all of that.

I feel like I work so hard to get a head and take care of things but never have time to enjoy any of it.

My daughter and husband enjoy it, so that is one good thing but I always wander when it will be my turn?

time to make some Steph time lady!

Just tell them that if they want something done, they need to help you get some other stuff done - and do more for themselves - husbands can do yard work....

its why my yard is a mess, no husband.... if they can't do it, then they should afford to pay someone to do it

I have never had a whole day where it was totally good. There is always something no matter what.

I have had some very bad days that turned out good though, which is nice.

I have been stuck on bad days for a long time now though and I just cannot wait until they change back to at least a little bit of good things.

That sucks. I know what you mean. We always have financial highs and lows too. We got double charged when we filed our taxes a couple of weeks ago and they are to credit us our money back but have not done it yet. They say tomorrow also but we are still waiting. We try so hard to get ahead and keep going behind. It drives me nuts.

I hope you got your money now.

It is always something!

We have a horrible time trying to get back up every time too. I am to the point that I do not really get in a hurry myself to start on fixing whatever the problem is. I have always tried to get things back on track right away but in most cases it takes someone else to actually fix the problem and they take their sweet old time. Like a mistake on one of my bills for example. they take thier sweet time fixing the error.

I wish there was a happy medium also becuase these highs and lows are killing me. I have low self esteem as it is.