I honestly wonder if there has ever been a culture or time where people were able to look at themselves and be like, "Awesome." Are we even capable, as a species, of being happy with ourselves? I want to think so, but it's pessimism Friday, and I'm going to say no.

There was nothing at all condescending in what I said. You're attempting to discourage people from seeking help from churches who don't conform to your particular religious flavor and that's wrong. People are capable of deciding for themselves what is helpful to them. A church that would tell a mentally ill person…

Hey! I am soooo late to this conversation (long term lurker, first time poster, yeah!) I am a fellow Brit, living in the Midlands, long-time sufferer of depression but firmly of the opinion that reaching out DOES help (and I am shit at it too, I am Empress FineFace, never need anyone etc etc). I have been where you…

Sorry to hear about your troubles. I'm a dual citizen living in the UK and have experienced homelessness in both countries. When I moved from the US to the UK my mother found it difficult to find work and we ended up having to leave the self-catering place we were staying in temporarily. The council in charge of the…

Thank GOD you are still with us. I don't blame you a bit for how awful you feel, but please know you are irreplaceable.

Holy shit. I am so, so sorry, and I'm thrilled to hear you're OK. Longtime lurker here. If only your story went viral...or you get one of those crowdfunding accounts, like kickstarter but to help individuals, and maybe share it with Jez? Your story is so heartbreaking and, well, even saying that feels cheap and…

Thank you for being here!!!!! Your comments are always smart, compassionate and spot on; we're lucky to have you with us. Unfortunately, neither the old nor the new Kinja experience is letting me read entire threads tonight, so please forgive me if this post redundantly repeats something that's already been said, but…

I am so glad = and so grateful = that you posted again. please know there's a hell of a lot of Internet Jezzie sisters that care a lot about you.

Sending some positive thoughts your way. I'm sorry things have been so rough for you.

Yayyy! So glad to see you on here again. Honestly, you were on my mind for a long, long time after your post that night. I am SO glad that you are safe and sound! I'm so sorry all of that happened to you. Please know that you have a venting area here if you should ever need it. xoxox

Please know that it will get better, I know it doesn't seem like it will, but it will. Take care.

I didn't comment on the initial thread, though I read through all of it. I just wanted to say that I'm so glad you're still with us. I've also been struggling with depression for some time now, and... it's such a bitch, even when life itself is good. Sorry you've been dealt a rough hand lately. Sending good vibes and…

I'm so glad you're back posting here MsFMercury. I've thought about you so often over the past weeks, feeling so bad because I couldn't help in any way.

I'm so glad you're still with us! Though I'm so sorry you've been through so much. I've been in dire financial straits before and luckily managed to crawl out of it, and I'm sending you lots of good vibes hoping you can find a job soon. I'm so, so sorry about your husband. I can't imagine what that must have been…

MsFMercury!!! So glad to hear from you. I am so sorry you're going through what sounds like EVERYTHING right now. I can't even imagine. But I'm so so so happy you posted an update and are still here. I wish I could offer some tangible help to you, but please know that you have a bunch of us here to listen. You…

Oh wow am I glad to hear from you. I had been wondering what happened, I'm really happy you are still here. But I'm sorry you have been having such horrible luck :(

Glad to see that you are still with us and that the comments helped. I don't have any advice or anything, I just wanted to let you know that.

I want to be your Barbies.

My Barbies were on the wrong side of the law, always escaping headless Ken the cop, robbing banks and such.

One of my sister and I's favorite games was "Barbie Diving Contest" which meant chucking our barbies as far as we could head-first into a 1-foot deep plastic wading pool. Barbie survived the ordeal admirably. Ken, however, lost a leg at the pelvis. Our dad created a pretty great artificial hip for him though, and…