A note to a friend

I just wanted to say hi and wish you well. We haven't talked yet but from reading your page, I feel like we have a lot in common. I go in and out of feeling normal. I don't have it bad, but its bad enough to rob my live of most of its joy. You try to explain it to family and friends and they just can't comprehend what your up against. My buddy, trying to commiserate one day, told me "Hey I understand, I get the blues sometimes too" to which I replied "But your first instinct, isn't to go home, set the house on fire and pull the blanket over your head when you feel like that, do ya?" And thats when they just look at you... That blank, vacant look as they attempt to process the emotional holocaust you just unleashed... and its over. The conversation, there attempt to understand, and often, that friendship... We walk alone.
I just wanted to say hello, and remind you that your not alone.
All the best... j