How do you go on when you can't go on?

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When I worked for GE Capital (I hated GE Capital) they had a lot of jargon, but one was "low hanging fruit" - pick the low hanging fruit first - i.e. do the easiest things first. Another way of looking at what Canyonwind said.

At times I feel I have become frozen by stress or a feeling of being overwhelmed. But once I start to take some action (anything at at all) then other things seems easier to or to get motivated to do.

One thing I tell myself when I don't really know what to do, is there is no-one around who can do it better than me, so I just have to try.

Greentea, are you still in the same job as you were a couple of months ago? (sorry, I haven't been keeping up to date). So you are still hanging in there? I wonder if that's worse than making a clean break or if its a hopeful sign that it will all work out?

I don't do anything, I just don't make an effort to die I just play video games.

All I can do is to hold onto the hope that I can have a better life elsewhere. All I need is to finish college here and to get more funds.

Hi Greentea! I'm glad to see something more positive coming your way! Glad to hear you still have a job!

I'm also dealing with elderly parents, & I understand how hard that can be. I'm an only child, & never had a sibling to help carry the burden. I mostly talk with my dad, mom is too weak. I think her health is failing, she's 88 & has multiple bouts of pneumonia & other problems over the past decade. Last year, she lost her only surviving sister. I feel she's not going to be around much longer as she has been slowly giving up. Dad is also having his own good & bad days. His mood affects me as well, as he vents a lot of his frustrations with me. There is little I can do to change things for either of them. They chose to move far away & are now stuck in a place that I had warned them about so many times. There's nothing like feeling helpless to also bring a person down to a very depressed state.

It's not easy to carry so many burdens, but as others have said, choose the easiest tasks first, & the rest will follow. I too have my "downer" days. Sometimes I feel like there is no place for me. But then something happens that makes me keep going. My parents rely on me, & even though there hasn't been a lot of love from them, I am still there as best I can be, mostly out of a sense of obligation.

I hope things continue to improve for you. Keep working on the photography! It's great for lifting spirits & creating a better outlook on life. Take life one moment at a time!

Best of luck to you!

Tomboy

Hi Tomboy, thanks for sharing! Being responsible for others is hard for me, because I can hardly take care of myself. Very hardly, actually. I wish I could just be indifferent like my siblings. But it's usually the "black sheep" that is the most loyal...

Bazza, they haven't fired me so far, but I was demoted. It's very hard, but at least I have a job, since I can't look for one now after the operation.

gee, chinashopbull, I can't think of a nicer person to get thanks from!

Merle

Is it OK that I tried to catch the flea of your avatar to make sure it wasn't for real?

me too - lol

LOL I did the same thing!! !

Now the flea's gone!