How Can I Feel Better?

Today has been pretty bad.  I'm 27 and for at least the last 15 years or so I've felt progressively worse each and every day.  It's to the point now where I feel like I don't have anything going for me.  I've been crying all day and went to a movie just to get out of the house.  I saw "Million Dollar Baby" and it was probably the most depressing movie I've ever seen in my life, so if you don't like sad movies definitely don't see this one.  I feel even worse after seeing the movie and I don't know how to make myself feel a little better so I can get some sleep.  I hate complaining like this but I don't have anyone to talk to about how I'm feeling.

Gretchen,

Sorry to hear that you are having such a hard time right now. I am grateful you made the effort to reach out to us in your time of need. It is very hard for me to do that when I feel like I am in the middle of a storm especially when I feel like I have lost sight of the lighthouse needed to guide me safely through it. Reaching out and asking for some help/support is the first step in I need to let the light penetrate the darkness that is surrounding me. Hang in there, and please don't feel like you are complaining. Each of us needs the strength of others at different times in our lives.

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We can respond to irritation with a smile instead of scowl, or by giving warm praise instead of icy indifference. By our being understanding instead of abrupt, others, in turn, may decide to hold on a little longer rather than to give way. Love, patience, and meekness can be just as contagious as rudeness and crudeness.