Faith, as bad as the economy is, I am sure you are not alone in selling items for cash, gas. I have been to the pawn shop more in the last year than ever in my life, pawning tools for groceries. I had a recent experience though not sure how it rates on the sanity scale, but I woke up and felt that black dark cloud settling over my head. Sinking for a moment, knowing that depression was setting in. I just got angry and literally jumped out of bed and screamed NO, not today. You are not getting the best of me today. I do not know if it was the adreneline rush of getting up quickly or the anger that was rising but I immediately got in the shower and just went on with my day. I was OK the rest of the day. Not really happy but not completely down either. I guess the point is to never give into negative thought patterns. If we do they will take over. I still battle them everyday but they are not who I really am, and someday, I hope I can push past all the mind things I deal with.
Do what you have to do to be well..........
Gem