Please accept this apology

>I've already sent a PM off to Cathe, now I need to come here
>and apologize for my earlier post. Calling it stupid would be
>an understatement. I've gotten quite good at stupidity over
>the years, so I qualify as an excellent judge.
>
>I've been treated with nothing but respect here from day one,
>and my comments were uncalled for and unfounded.
>
>This week has truly been one of the worst of my life on a few
>levels, not the least of which is the fact that I have a
>condition called spinal stenosis, which, in the terms of my
>doctor, takes athletes and turns them into non-athletes, not
>the thing I needed to hear when you mix in the fact that I
>have already lost one brother to suicide and the odds are
>great that I may be losing another, as he is on suicide watch
>in Colorado.
>
>That is not an excuse for m post, just an explanation. I am
>not the most religious sort in the world, but I have heard
>that God never gives us more than we can handle, I sure do
>have some work ahead of me. I am still determined to be a
>success story, despite my screw-ups, the jobn is just going to
>be tougher than first thought, I need to be up to the
>challenge, as opposed to alienating people who have never been
>anything but nice to me.
>
>I am truly sorry, to all of you and esp. Cathe



Welcome back! Hang in there.

Viki :)
 
Jerry:

listen, no apology needed. Seriously, your other post, that little "temporary mental aberration" is already forgotten and totally meaningless in any scheme of things.

At some point or other, everyone who posts on these forums is going to have a run in with someone, or a day when they misinterpret something and get hot under the collar or just lose it generally. It's expected and totally par for the course, so sweep it under your step and move on.

But don't go, because I like having your fresh voice and insight around here.

In the 6 years I have been on the boards, no-one has ever made me feel OK with the fact that I don't do "guy" push-ups, except you Jerry!

You might be surprised to know how many people here at cathe.com have suffered from depression and/or panic disorder. I am one of them too. So, I know what you go through sometimes. I send you all best wishes to get you through this current moment, and I hope to god your brother pulls through. My thoughts are with you both.

You have a place here.

Clare ;-)
 
Clare,

Thanks so much!!! I'm glad I could help you with the pushup issue, I'll never do another "guy" pushup again, I feel the bent leg pushups exactly where you're supposed to feel them, and they are safer on my back, especially now in light of my spinal condition, which, in all honesty wouldn't have made a difference in which style I chose, I prefer bent leg, am pleased with the results, it's that simple.

In the past, I may have been surprised by the number of people who suffer from depression/panic disorder. No more. The more educated I become, the more I realize just how common this is, and while I feel tremendous sympathy for those who go through it, my heart aches even more for the people who won't seek treatment, or won't live up to their end of the bargain when it comes to their treatment plan, such is the case of my brother, he's the most intelligent person I know on so many levels, yet he continues to abuse alcohol and marajuana and wonders why his condition worsens. I've done all I can to try to steer him in the right direction, he just has to want to get better. If you don't have the "want to", recovery becomes so much harder.

You are so right when it comes to run-ins, and people saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. The STS FAQ comments, on their own, probably would have gotten a chuckle out of me, but heaped on everything else, they were like the straw/camel's back, or, as I like to put it, the side order of slaw the came with my sh-t sandwhich and fries.

I fully intend to remain here (on the forums) to keep fighting, and to become a success story, and to maybe show others who go through depression that life can still be great.
 
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