Music helps sometimes. So, that band helped me out at some point. But if you think it will depress you more then don't listen. It's really beautiful music from the same people in Swell Season. The lyrics can get a bit sad though (don't listen to song 8 unless you are really grooving the music)
Also, knowing this has helped me out too... no matter how shitty you got it right now there are people worse off...
And finally, a sob story that turns into [semi]success to maybe make the outcome a little brighter for you. I had a nasty break up about 2 years ago (April 24th 2011 the date is easily remembered and you will soon know why) with a girl that I adored. She was sexy and beautiful. She was a gamer and loved nerdy things like Star Wars. She dumped her fiancee for me and we had a fantastic Summer... maybe too good of a summer because she got pregnant. When she moved in with me things just went completely south. She was not comfortable in my place because she was alergic to cats but we had no other place to live. She tried to force me to stop talking to a girl who I had dated a decade before and havent seen her for ~5 years at that time but we kept up through facebook. We moved into her Grandma's house which just turned into a HUGE issue. I could never do anything right. I chose to go to school instead of get a job as a janitor in the inner city of chicago (even though my school was 100% paid for and I still worked for about the same amount the janitor position would pay... but obviously less hours). I had to keep the house clean, shovel the snow, go to school, work at 4am - 8am 3 days + every Sat & Sun a week and take care of my girlfriend (dr visits and such)... her grandmas house didn't work out so we ended back up at my mothers after the kid was born March 24th 2011.
Well, ontop of her trying to get me to stop talking to my friend and me being stressed out because of the amount of work on my hands I just about had it. I could never do enough to help her with the kid. She complained about me not feeding him (he was breast fed and she never pumped any bottles) and other stuff... well one morning I woke up to leave for work and she hid my car keys on me. The car I bought for 6k because the only car I had was a sports car. She said she needed it for a Doc's appointment which I said I could bring them but she wouldn't give me my car. I told her I wanted her shit out of my house because I had enough of her bullshit (there was more than the select few instances than I shared... alot more).
She actually listened, she moved in with her Aunt... however, she then wouldn't let me see my son. She said "i threw them on the street." Mind you the reason her grandma didn't work was because supposidly I was lazy and rude so that was an option for her since I would no longer live there. Well, April 24th her mom flew up from Texas and took my son, car, TV, pots, dishes, and vacuum. Havent seen either since. Been in a on-going court battle that she never shows up to.
I'll admit I cried, but more to do with me not seeing my son. I still get very depressed from time to time (like now my sons birthday is in a week). Well, I hit rock bottom about a year and half ago (holiday time). I was a mess.
I met a girl in class and went on a date with her. We hit it off immediatly. I didn't think of either my son or the girl AS much as when I was with her. She is very smart. We had a bet who could get the highest grade in the entire class (She has won twice by a couple points each time). She plays FPS and guitar hero with me. She has since became my wife and now we live in Milwaukee going to school.
So, just as it didn't seem like I would get out of my funk and just keep sinking deeper and deeper into depression I found my wife who I love... (when she doesn't steal my GoW lol)
