Instructions: Listen to Aaliyah — I Care for you (While reading this). It is not a denial of anything to have been always without it, and what Troy had never enjoyed he did not miss; but, being fully conscious that what sober people missed he enjoyed, his capacity, though really less, seemed greater than theirs. A man in public life expects to be sneered at, it is the fault of his elevated situation, and not of himself (the same can be said about women in high positions). Get a hold of yourself! Emotions are not as simple as they may sound. They often gang up on you. If we simply felt one feeling at a time, that might be easier to deal with. However, it is not unusual at all for a person to experience several emotions at once or one right after another. To people who are comfortable with their emotions, being deluged with feelings is not a serious problem. However, to those who are unused to feeling much or who do not like or want emotions, such an experience may be like an attack of illness. Sometimes when people are guilty of abusing you, they try to act like nothing happened to you. Not everyone is good. Do people have trouble feeling joy? It seems so. Some individuals are convinced that life must be painful. They resent any good feelings in themselves or others. Joy seems somehow irresponsible to them.

 Sometimes you hear a person say that it is wrong to be happy when so many people the World over are in pain. However, I do not think I have ever heard of anybody, anywhere in the World, getting happier because I held back on joy. Do some natures delight in evil, as others are thought to delight in virtue? Or is there a pleasure in being accessory to a theft when we cannot commit it ourselves? The main thing in life is not to be afraid to be human. Depression happens. We have all been down, bummed-out, unhappy, restless and fretful, sad and tearful. Depression is an extreme of this. It is painful and no one likes it, but is it still a normal response. Feeling depressed usually means we are angry or blocked, at some point. Rather than denying the feeling, we would rather be healthier to use the natural time out that depression creates to work it out. If a person feels angry, but cannot let the emotion out, one often turns it in on himself and gets depressed. He gets headaches when he would rather hit somebody else on the head. He gets sad and tearful when he would much rather make someone else feel that way. However, for whatever reasons, the typical cause of depression, in most of us, is held-in anger or resentment. Sometimes people in positions of authority (parents, religious leaders, and others) use guilt as a way of controlling undesired behavior; for this and other reasons, some of us end up feeling a lot of unnecessary or invalid guilt. If you feel guilty over a bad situation, check out the facts to make certain that you really are or are not to blame. Even if you are, find some way to forgive yourself and keep a healthy self-esteem. Continuing on a guilt trip helps nobody, least of all, you!

 Most people know obviously enough, when they are down. Depression can be more than a minor fluctuation in mood when these five conditions exist. You have a consistently negative opinion of yourself; you engage in frequent self-criticism and self-blame; you place negative interpretations on events that usually would not bother you; the future looks bleak and negative; you feel that your responsibilities are overwhelming. Combating depression: If you do not do well in class or at work, how do you react? If you see it as a small, isolated setback, you probably will not feel too bad. However, if you feel like you have blown it in a big way, depression may follow. Men, women, and children, and event pets, who strongly link everyday events to long-term goals (such as a successful career, high income, or love) tend to overreact to day-to-day disappointments. What does the preceding tells us about the blues (sadness or disappointment)? The implication is that it is important to take daily tasks one step at a time and successfully complete them, knowing you did your best. That way, you are less likely to feel overwhelmed, helpless, or hopeless. When you are feeling a little sad or blue, make a daily schedule for yourself, and try to fill up every hour in the day with activities. It is best to start with easy activities and progress to more difficult tasks.

 Check off each item as completed. That way you will begin to break the self-defeating cycle of doom and gloom to prevent yourself from falling further behind. Depressed people usually spend much of their time sleeping. However, a series of small accomplishments, successes, or pleasure may be all that you need to get back on the right track. Nonetheless, if you need help figuring out what do to, do not turn to drugs or drinking, this will make matters worse, and prescription drugs are not always the answer. Sometimes you need several sessions of therapy to recover. Attacks of the blues are common, and should be distinguished from more intense cases of depression. Psychotic depression, which you can sink into if you do not get help, is much more serious and involved patters of depression that are far deeper and long lasting, it can lead to suicide or major emotional impairment. In such cases, it would be wise to seek professional help, as suicide is a silent killer and can sneak up on you when you least expect it. The life blues and bouts of depression are closely related to stressful events. Learning to manage college work and to challenge self-critical thinking can help alleviate mild life related depression.

 Disaster, depression, and sorrow often precede illness. More surprising is the finding that major life changes, both good and bad, can increase susceptibility to accident or illness. Men and women open their mouths to jeer at me; they strike my cheek in scorn and unite together against me. God has turned me over to evil men and women, and thrown me into the clutches of the wicked. All is well with me, but he shattered me; he sized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target. God, put up security for me. Surely mockers surround me; my eyes must dwell on their hostility. Who else will put up security for me? You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph. I entertain the faith that in our venting we shall get addicted to wonder and know the joy of constantly feeling something a little new. Grief can take care of itself, but you get full value you of a joy, you must have somebody to share it with. Misery likes to be alone, but happiness loves good company. There are enough serious, sad, tragic, and fearful experiences in life for all of us. Joy, pride in achievement, and warmth are feelings that deserve their place in the Sun just as much as grief and anger. However, like other emotions, feeling good about feeling good may take some practice! Hey my baby, why you looking so down? Seems like you need loving, baby, you need a girl like me around. Hey my baby, tell me, why you cry? Here take my hand and yeah, wipe those tears from your eyes. Can I talk to you? Comfort you? Let you know I care for you? Hey, sexy baby Why did your girl leave you in the pain? To let a fine man like you go, she must be insane! Hey, sexy baby, there is no need to worry, no. Oh, boy if you call on me I will come, I will come in a hurry.