Zolia Lily

Tomato. With the balsamic and the roasting of the tomatoes and the yummmmm woooowww factor afterwards.... What's your favourite type of soup to eat?

Feel sick even THINKING about the rides! Ask Maria... we only went on the ferris wheel Although i am CRAZY for popcorn. I love popcorn. Mmmm............ What was the last thing you ate?

WOW, nice to hear it! Do you normally not sleep much? URgh... i'm basically a zombie without my full eight hours of sleep!

um..... laugh....? In a nice way. To cover the awkwardness of the situation..... Totally.... If you were to diet, what food would tempt you badly enough to give in?

Stop time! I'd never be late or run out of time ever again!!!

I think this one's over. I don't usually write short pieces, so this one took me by surprise, but I think it's run its course. My sister has OCD - it's not germs that bother her but electricity, fire and death. She used to go around the house a hundred times a night checking every power point. And god, the crying... I have to say, medication never actually occurred to me, but I think Jake probably needed them... Maybe I can just say that Paul doesn't know about that part Thanks so much for reading and commenting!

Thank you gorgeous

Working on something else to post now! I'll probably need some pokes along the way, but it will happen! Thanks for reading!

Thank you! - and high praise, wow!

Pyjama pants, t shirt, no socks. If my feet get hot, i can't sleep, so i generally take my pyjama pants off and that seems to help. How many hours sleep do you need in a night?

I like sushi in moderation - and without the fish. I'm shellfish intolerant and hate most other fish. Describe your favourite pair of shoes?

I guess it was the relationship i didn't even know i was in. I got an email saying "ps. I got a new girlfriend", and i was kind of like "we're 13. and we had dinner. Once." I think me not knowing i was in a relationship was a very big barrier to that relationship going anywhere.... What's the weirdest thing anyone has ever said to insult you?

Was thinking - maybe we should post some links here - any tips or anything anyone has ever found helpful for dealing with depression? I'll never say no to those!

Maybe isolation, maybe another symptom, too. I used to do it, but now i imagine things differently: now, rather than thinking about other people and what they might be saying about me, it's more that i see people on a train and imagine where each of them are off, to and where they live... all sorts of things. Also - maybe it's something about the creative side of us? We write stories, poetry, draw... it's like being creative... I think as long as it's not an anxiety fueled imagining, then it's all good.

George Michael - Faith! LOLS

Paul never expected to get on so well with the little cutie from work. Then again, he didn't expect him to turn out to be a crazy stalker, either...

Paul M. Rexer headed into the kitchen in yesterday’s cotton trunks. He didn’t have any fresh underwear with him. Or clothes. Or much else for that matter. He hadn’t expected to see the cutie from work in the street. Hadn’t expected to go for lunch, or to spend the afternoon hanging out, and certainly hadn’t expected dinner to be part of the equation. And then mind-blowingly good sex to top it off. Who would have thought that quiet, unassuming little Jake Preston was so much fun? Or such a tige

SO sorry i'm still going to be in the UK! Nevermind. Will have to keep an eye on them when I get back home...

I'm sorry to hear it, Bee - and in some way i agree with you. That anyone has to resort to suicide is a terrible thing. Spaces like this are important: to provide places for people to talk, giving people opportunities to find help and to learn to cope and to hope again, before things get so bad that suicide begins to seem like the only option.

Yes, Lily is what I call myself And NEW KITTEN! AWwwWWW!!! I didn't know ! What you say about havng forums like this, safe places to talk, is really true, Roan, but i also think it's important to be able to speak out openly as well. When i was depressed, i used to talk about it to people, and my mum would get really upset. She'd tell me that not everyone needed to know - but i couldn't make her see that to me that was perpetuating the stereotype rather than helping people understand and perhaps even giving someone else the opportunity to reach out. By being open about it, i've had some really interesting conversations - and i've had people who wouldn't normally choose me to talk to about important things come to me and ask questions and try to learn more. (from a recent spate of ads in the Metro in the UK. I quite like them )

LOL that's a fun word! The word "nice". ARGH! What does that even MEAN???

Mark and Joe, you've struck on something I think is really true; thinking things are normal when they're not. It's so impossible to beleive things aren't normal when you don't know any different. Just gotta keep beleiving things get better

Really sorry if this is you, but my biggest pet peeve is SMOKERS!!!

I think admitting to it and being able to face it takes a lot of courage - the aloneness is one of the most difficult things and being able to talk about it makes you realise there's really no such thing; we're here for each other! (I hope this post doesnt' sound weird. It's 1.30 am and i am soooo full of adrenaline right now... and kind of tired too.... Getting followed home = NOT COOL!)

For me, it's the quality of the writing. No matter how good the plot or hook is, i cannot keep reading if i struggle with the writing. On the same note, if it's well written, i don't care if it's sci-fi, fantasy, romance, coming out story, crime, the age of the characters, locations, length, whatever - if it's well written, flows, has good characters and can keep me reading until the end of the chapter, likelihood is .... i'm in.