What Wil Said. I am at risk for Type II diabetes and started on a low carbohydrate diet about a 1 1/2 years ago. My blood Glucose levels improved, my weight dropped and I gained more energy.
I know what stress is, I posted tothe list a few weeks ago and believe me, even though I'm not going through the same hell you are, I've been dealing with my own stresses lately and I can definitely sympathize. When you start dealing with the items that are under your control, ie diet/exercise, then you start feeling more in control. The more you can affect your life in these areas, the more areas you will be able to affect your life. If your health insurance will cover it, I also suggest seeing a therapist. Just having someone to talk to and being able to give up some of that burden you are carrying an hour a week or so really helps. We are here for you Nathan, we care ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sandra Clark Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion 5.0 Developer Shayna Productions http://www.shayna.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Original Message----- From: Will Swain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 6:18 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Just feeling Bad Hi Nathan, Well, I'm sorry to hear about what sounds like a terrible year. Sounds to me like you are depressed, which is unsurprising considering what has been going on for you. The problem with depression, at least from my personal experience, is that it is very difficult to break out of. One knows that one isn't motivated, yet actually trying to motivate oneself is so difficult. There isn't a magic answer to any of this. However, you CAN cope with it all. It is VERY important that you remember this. You have to start doing something about the things that you have some control over. I bet if you do, you'll feel a hell of a lot better able to deal with the things that you have no control over at all. So, start exercising for example, but don't set your goals to high. Keep them attainable, and you'll find if you do start doing something, you'll begin to feel a whole let better, as you regain some self esteem. Start learning a new programming language. Start off simple, and just do it. You've done it before, and I'll bet you even enjoyed it, so you can do it again. Whatever you do, don't crawl into a shell and just do what you have to to get by. You have to make yourself keep going. You have to fight. Life is a struggle, for some more than others, but it's not impossible to keep going, although it might seem to be at times. And try to stop worrying about things that you have no control over. You'll probably find this easier once you start dealing with the things that you do have control over. Take that control back. You are not a victim, you have a say in how your life goes. I've had some pretty bad times in the past, and somehow I've gotten through them and I'm still here. I've tried to take the positive out of everything that has happened to me, and found that that can help sometimes. I'm sure you'll sort it out. Good luck Will -----Original Message----- From: Nathan Stanford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 03 December 2001 13:51 To: CF-Community Subject: Just feeling Bad I hate to ask this since I know there is no one answer... however please understand I am simply asking because I do not know what to do with myself. Here is my life... I was diagnosed with Type 2 a couple of weeks before Christmas. Since this event so many things have happened in my life... 1. My feet and the lower part of my legs do not have hair. (Great concern even though the doctor says it is ok.) 2. My Mother-in-law broke her ankle bad it spiraled into her ankle so it broke both bones and will never heal correctly. So she stayed with my wife and I for 3 months or more. 3. My Father-in-law got laid off after 29 years and 8 months working at Firestone. He then took a job at Sears Pest control and did not want anyone to know he felt shamed. (I know he should not have) He finally took another job at a school in a poor neighborhood and then he and 3 other teachers due to race were asked to resign. 4. My Mother-in-law got laid off from American Airlines due to 9-11 5. My Mother went in for a procedure and ended up needing a triple by pass on her heart. (She has diabetes) 6. I go laid off of my job in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. 7. After 3 months I found a job in New Orleans, LA for $20,000 less in pay. 8. We had to sell our house which we had talked about it being our dream house. 9. One year ago my parents moved to the Dallas/Fort Worth Area from Boston, MA area to live near us. 10. One month ago my Brother, his wife and two girls moved to the Dallas/Fort Worth Area too. I am a Computer Programmer so I do not exercise at work. I tend to be on the computer when I get home as an escape and do not exercise there either. I need to loose weight bad. My recent test the doctor said was good but I still have not heard what the actual numbers are. My wife with all that has happened is very depressed. My wife now is taking some medicine so she can handle what is going on for now. I am worried the loss in pay I will not be able to afford our new house and I am worried I am not exercising enough and will have complications from my diabetes. My wife is with her mother in Dallas/Fort Worth letting my two boys finish school until the Christmas break. I am worried about the fact that I am a ColdFusion Web Programmer and if ColdFusion does not stay on the up and up I maybe without a career. Everyone tells me to study other languages and I want to but I can not get motivated. I also started a website on the side 2 years ago that has been successful in bringing people however not in bringing money. I started a new website which charged it started out great then one by one all of my helpers quit. Sorry to cry on everyone's shoulder but I am at my wits end and do not care anymore. Not sure what to do. My wife will not be here for a couple of weeks. I feel lazy and like a loser to not be able to make the money I need to stay in Texas. I have gained weight here and feel very rotten about that. I started to go to church yesterday and when I sit down in my car my pants ripped. I feel very bad. I am at the point I want to quit both websites and craw in a shell go to work and do what I have to just to get by. Sorry I should not send this out to you... but I need someone and I do not want my wife to worry anymore then she already does. You do not know me and so I feel I can do this without anyone knowing me. 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