Today i thought of all the darksiders.

[traybuck]

I dont know why. but today i thought of all of you when i woke up this morning. As im heading to a job that i just started a month and a half ago i couldnt help but think of the trouble i was in just back from dec to july. I had a job that i like vary much that i got strait out of high school. 10 years i worked there never had any real trouble till x-mas of 2010. I got laid of from my job right after x-mas day. I have two kids and a house that i bought when i was 22. I needless to say right away i felt that my life that i spent 10 years building was going down the drain. I tried lookin for other jobs but no one wanted to pay me anywhere near what i needed to get by.Pretty soon bills were pile'n up and i started feeling like there was nothing anymore that was gonna get me out this mess i was in. deeep depression started kickin in and it didnt help that im also on methadone 8).. It was by far the worst shit i have ever gone thro in MY life. I felt like a shitty father cuz i could no longer support my famaly And for the first time in my life i started having thoughts of killing myself and for what looked like at the time a damn good reason. Slowly and slowly things started getin worse and i was so depressed that i no longer went out lookin for jobs or even cared for that matter. then june 19th i told my wife that i might go apply for this job at a company that my old job used to get products throu but of course i keept putting it off. june 22nd my wife came in our room and said babe please just go down there and try applyn for that job that you (I) had told me about. So i said fine i will but really thought i was just waste'n my time again but hay i will do it.. Turned out i got that job and it was union and thay offerd me way more then the old job i worked at for 10 years was payn. And with all the OT ive had i was able to put my life back together before it all fell apart. The reason why i even wrote about this is ive been reading post from the darkside for sometime now. I never write much but ive always cared for other ppl and what thay were going throu. This is just my story and may or may not relate to you but i do beleave that things can go vary vary bad and then turn around later down the road. I wish everyone of you darksiders the vary best of luck and hope you will trully just give MY story a small thought.. And please beleave there is always a better way thanks.

 

[Dave]

That was a lovely post traybuck. I'm so glad to hear that you were able to turn things around so well.

By the way, have you checked out Blogs yet? Not that it's not great to hear about stuff like this -- success stories are wonderful -- but this post would have also made an excellent Blog entry. Check it out; I'd bet you'd like it!

 

[traybuck]

Thanks dave. I will check out the blogs. I don't really see it as a success story but hay sure.. Sorry if it was the wrong place I never post outside OD so please forgive me. I just had a strong feeling all day to write it here so I quess I kinda rolled with it I just want all the ppl out there that are having trouble you never know what's coming down the road from now.

 

[OverDone]

I know what you mean, traybuck. I'll be going about my day and TDS is just under the surface of my thoughts. I think it is a part of me now.

 

[Dave]

No worries tray; just thought I'd suggest it. If there had been a problem the thread would have been closed, merged or what have you. 'Sall good.

And I'd certainly call that a success. Going from unemployed and depressed about it to a great job and feeling better about yourself. Every improvement in our lives is a success, whether they're big or small. I'd not call that a small success though either.

 

[Svieri]

Thanks for sharing that. Another proof that there is always a way back up when we're down. And it's even better when you have someone supporting you. I recently joined TDS but I've read through many posts, and well, TDS is full of people giving heartfelt support to those who need it.