You couldn't have recommended a better song for anyone struggling with almost anything. "Keep Pushing" is almost an anthem for me and has gotten me through quite a few challenges for sure!
I have a colleague who early this morning was suicidal. Struggling with PTSD - and many other issues. WE all need to reach out and let others know they aren’t alone, others have shit going on in their lives, nobody has a perfect anything and most importantly IT IS OK AND UNDERSTANDABLE that at times we are not strong and it seems impossible to keep pushing on.
But tomorrow will come and we all get a new start, a clean slate, a chance to make life a little better for ourself- first and foremost.
I came from a dysfunctional Irish Catholic (with a dash of Scotch Presbyterian) family, alcoholic father who had me hide his liquor from my mom (at age ten) nuns, priests, corporal punishment, too many kids and not enough food, using medi-cal and food stamps, wearing hand me down hand me downs.
Manic depression. My own alcohol and drug use to mask my pain all the while acting ACTING a part that wasn’t me.
Now I run, garden, work, enjoy movies and books and my dog and cat and my sweet D.
I LOVE MY BORING LIFE! That’s my personal motto. Each day is a struggle. But I get up, MAKE MY BED, workout, step out the door and get on with my life. It sucks at times and is brilliant at times but THAT IS LIFE.
1979 this song got me through the heartache of my high school sweetheart l- blond blue eyed volleyball player (#5) heading away to college. ( her parents HATED ME) I was poor white trash stoner juvenile delinquent on the edge of adulthood.
Shit gets stacked against us all and life fucking beats us down at times - but there is only one way forward and that is one foot in front of the other.
Mental health issues have such a stigma. Fuck that. A chemical imbalance is no different than needing blood pressure medicine or your body not making enough L-lysine and you end up getting cold sores.
Find help. It’s out there. Find some answers. They are out there.
None of us are alone if we just ask. And none of us should ever ignore anyone struggling with depression, sadness, moodiness et al. Trust me. While you are “blue” and people try to encourage you and you brush it off there is a small spark inside you that holds the help and as you get up from the funk you DO realize others care. The hardest part is realizing at the moment, reaching out, crying if you feel the need and saying three words. Please help me.
Keep pushing on.