Cecilia,

Your "down time" sounds quite a bit like S.A.D. Seasonal Affective Disorder. If you are on meds for your depression, and they aren't quite fitting the bill, see if you can get a script for a light box. Worth a shot...

Take care--and congrats on the weight loss!

Good Morning OH'ers.. IT'S FRIDAY ! !

Today I am grateful..

For Fridays..

For Daisy..

For my car.. It may be a POS but it is paid for..

For skipping things last night..

For being smart enough to do some things..

SONG OF THE WEEK.

THE DANCE BY GARTH BROOKS..

Looking back on the memory of
The dance we shared 'neath the stars alone
For a moment all the world was right
How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye

And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance

Holding you I held everything
For a moment wasn't I a king
But if I'd only known how the king would fall
Hey who's to say you know I might have chanced it all

And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance

Yes my life is better left to chance
I could have missed the pain but I'd of had to miss the dance

MOVIE QUOTE OF THE WEEK..

THAT'LL DO DONKEY, THAT'LL DO.. FROM SHREK..

Dying of Liver Disease will be painful. He needs to be willing to accept the help.

If you try harder than he does, you will burn out. It's hard. Alanon is good suggestion...get support for you.

depression is a terrible thing.  you could be sliding and not know it.
i lost my job in dec 08.  fine.
Jan. -  i will sit out the holidays.  ok. done. over.
Feb. - well i could use a vacation.  ok. done. over.
Mar. - well.  i can do the things ive been meaning to do but couldnt.  well.  on shaky ground here. 
April - omg.  i am alone.  ive been doing stuff w my time.  i just dont lay around.  but.  what am i going to do?  hmm

i set out in feb-mar to lose weight.  i lost 10.  gd.  but. .

i set out in mar to do what i havent been doing around house (another story there) did some stuff but.

any excuse is a gd excuse.
yes i am on meds.  yes i take my meds. 
no i dont interact w any one ea day (either in person or verbal) i do read the boards here.  i do go to the gym but dont bother w anyone
no i dont have girlfriends or date or any thing like that.  why?  gd question.  story of my life.  i would love to date but am told i am a tough *****  i like being one of the boys. 
how did i get to this part of life and stall out?

i get like this.  i guess this is considered a down time.  if this a down time, they are getting closer together. 

i am sure i am not alone.  just wanted to vent. 
didnt mean to bring anyone down.

 I totally understand the desire to help.  It is in our nature to do so, especially with our relatives.  It was not easy for me to NOT bail out my son, but I learned that NOT helping him in one way was helping him take responsibility for his health and behaviors.

AA has a link, which you can send your brother.  www.aa.org.  He can check it out on his own, and read the AA Big Book on his own.  Also, he can use Web MD to read about the liver damage caused by excessive drinking.

Good luck,
Trish