What is this life thing?

The more I know the less I understand

Sometimes I wonder just how bad I can feel…

I’m sick of it, I’m tired of it. It’s so wearing. I’ve had depression all my life and I just keep walking in nothingness. I feel like I must be able to control it somehow, that I must be creating it myself and that I should be able to do something about it. But I can’t.

I’m so tired of asking for help. It takes so much energy to ask for help and then when I do and get nothing it’s harder than muddling through it.

I’m not good at asking for help and when I do and get nothing I feel worse than I did before.

I’m not sure this is cathartic, I’m not sure if I’m going to publish it, but somehow I have the feeling that maybe I should, just to help others who have experienced it too. Or maybe it’s to be truly honest.

I don’t know.

How would I describe it I wonder…

Maybe the best way is to say how it has felt the few times in my life it has lifted. It felt like a black cloud lifted from above my head. I could see it move. It was the most liberating feeling. I yearn to feel it again…

I wake up empty, I go to bed empty

I can't touch or feel anything but pain

and I don't like myself very much for that

Problem is I see no happy ending (or middle) coming along

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Motel service?

Over the weekend was my niece's engagement party. We decided to stay at the venue and I booked for 3 singles. This was for myself, my 22 year old son and my 15 year old daughter. When we arrived there were 2 double beds. I called reception and mentioned that I had booked for 3 singles. They simply responded by saying that they couldn't do anything about it. I asked if they had another room, or simply a roll out bed. They said they didn't. "You can speak to the manager if you like", I mentioned that I thought it would be nice if they had a chat with the manager and asked the manager to call me with a response.

The other problem with the room is that the wafting aroma in it was stale cigarette smoke.

A few minutes later the phone rang. It was the manager who obviously had no idea what I had called about. I explained my concern and he said that nothing could be done and wanted to find out when I had booked the room to try and ascertain who had taken the booking so that they could be chastised. I explained that their processes were not my concern and that I didn't feel that that was important. I simply wanted to feel good about my stay at the motel. He again said that nothing could be done and that the person who had the authority to do something to make me feel good about the experience would not be available until Monday.

I suggested that they explain my concerns to that person and that the person calls me Monday.

Needless to say, I am still waiting....

My question is - should I name the motel?

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