
Depression Support Group
Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.

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~*~ I Feared...Until ~*~
I feared being alone,
Until I learned to like Myself.
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I feared failure,
Until I realized that I only Fail when I don't try.
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I feared success,
Until I realized That I had to try In order to be happy With myself.
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I feared people's opinions,
Until I learned that People would have opinions About me anyway.
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I feared rejection,
Until I learned to Have faith in myself.
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I feared pain,
Until I learned that it's necessary For growth.
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I feared the truth,
Until I saw the Ugliness in lies.
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I feared life,
Until I experienced Its beauty.
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I feared death,
Until I realized that it's Not an end, but a beginning.
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I feared my destiny,
Until I realized that I had the power to change My life.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared hate,
Until I saw that it Was nothing more than Ignorance.
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I feared love,
Until it touched my heart, Making the darkness fade Into endless sunny days.
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I feared ridicule,
Until I learned how To laugh at myself.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared growing old,
Until I realized that I gained wisdom every day.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared the future,
Until I realized that Life just kept getting Better.
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I feared the past,
Until I realized that It could no longer hurt me.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared the dark,
Until I saw the beauty Of the starlight.
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I feared the light,
Until I learned that the Truth would give me Strength.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared change,
Until I saw that Even the most beautiful butterfly Had to undergo a metamorphos is Before it could fly.
Anon
~*~ I Feared...Until ~*~
I feared being alone,
Until I learned to like Myself.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared failure,
Until I realized that I only Fail when I don't try.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared success,
Until I realized That I had to try In order to be happy With myself.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared people's opinions,
Until I learned that People would have opinions About me anyway.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared rejection,
Until I learned to Have faith in myself.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared pain,
Until I learned that it's necessary For growth.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared the truth,
Until I saw the Ugliness in lies.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared life,
Until I experienced Its beauty.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared death,
Until I realized that it's Not an end, but a beginning.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared my destiny,
Until I realized that I had the power to change My life.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared hate,
Until I saw that it Was nothing more than Ignorance.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared love,
Until it touched my heart, Making the darkness fade Into endless sunny days.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared ridicule,
Until I learned how To laugh at myself.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared growing old,
Until I realized that I gained wisdom every day.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared the future,
Until I realized that Life just kept getting Better.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared the past,
Until I realized that It could no longer hurt me.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared the dark,
Until I saw the beauty Of the starlight.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared the light,
Until I learned that the Truth would give me Strength.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I feared change,
Until I saw that Even the most beautiful butterfly Had to undergo a metamorphos is Before it could fly.
Anon

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I love that poem. It's kinda of like the optimist versus the pessimist. I think that's the problem sometimes. You see the negatives without the other side. Very profound post x

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Kudos. Very good post.

deleted_user
Beautiful and so true

deleted_user
This is awesome! It's definitely a keeper for my scrapbook quotes. Thanks for sharing. : )

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I love the post. Good one.
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