I have had that same thought about receiving love. We might not receive the love/caring from the people we give love/caring. If we put out good vibes then we are more apt to receive good vibes from many different sources. Karma, basically.

Living as a hermit does have its appeal at times. I need my solitude, but it is becoming totally isolated that is bad for me and most depressives.

Good luck to you in finding peace in your heart and mind.

I never really thought of this before,,,, it really has never crossed my mind as it has been a long , long , long time since feeling really loved. by another human,,, except God of course.

REMEMBER, GOD LOVES U NO MATTER WHAT...................
GBU
DRENA B

since my mini stroke i have trouble with speech, so tend to be shy and not talk much. But now i find even reaching out to others thru messages, is also miss understood. My train of thought gets manic i guess and i loose focus. sometimes i am in two different conversations. people do not understand, and quick to judge. So i just stay to myself. Hiding is safe. in our own little world of security. But we all need people. So now that this friend told you how they fee, keep in touch with them, how ever often you agree to check in. that is a good start right there. some where there is always someone some where thinking of us. All any of us want is to be accepted as we are. validated. You just found out you are 'special''! just the way you are cowgirl...

thank you to each of you for your replies, it really helps! :)

I read a very sad story about a woman who lost her sister. She wrote very moving words about how wonderful her sister was, and how people she came in contact appreciated her.

But her sister suffered from depression, and the daemons that rise from depression took her sister away for ever.

Please don't let those daemons dominate your life!

Cling to people you love, and believe them when they say they love you! We all have value, but our depression often hides our value from our eyes. But not from the eyes of our loved ones.

I would have to agree with Pepperman. We have to fight against what the depression is telling us and instead believe what we are told by others. I know it's not easy. I struggle with it too.

in order to receive the love you are missing ....the love that you have so much of to give ..than ...you can't brush someone off when they shoe you love ....you are giving them the wrong idea ...that the love they are giving you doesent mean as much to you as it does to them ....and they might ...leave ....you are lucky you have a good friend there ....who worries about you ...she realy cares .....you have to trust ...and I know that is not an easey thing ..but I think you schouldent feel bad and think that you hurt your friend ...because somthing good came out of this ...you learned ...someone realy cares about you ...so ..you can care about them ....take care ....God bless

cowgirl, as you can see, we ALL have issues. God places us in each other's path so that, together, we can HELP each other THROUGH each other's issues. "I'll get by, with a little help from my friends." -The Beatles. Take this as a POSITIVE, that you have someone, many, many people, who care deeply about you! Peace.

Receiving love is easy: Receive it, acknowledge it, internalize it, be thankful for it, then give it right back! Love is not about keeping score of who gave more and who received more, it just ebbs and flows. Just be open to its vibrations. Enjoy receiving it, then pass it along.