I also struggle with bouts of depression and poor mental health occasionally and I've fought my way through some scary times. So I agree, it shouldn't be taboo to talk about it. The support of communities like this, or pets, or even specific humans in our life can be such a lifesaver. I'm sorry this Halloween was such a yucky time for you, my friend. I hope things are on the up and up, as they say. Much love 🧡
Hello Samantha. Beautiful message for all who are "going through it"! Thanks for sharing. You are one special Lady!! I'm celebrating you today with making a pair of fingerless gloves and will think of you every time I wear them. ❤
Samantha, its been 84 years since we've seen you! Im here ugly crying and im up in all my feels. I never thought i could be someone like that for you and i am glad i messaged you about the gloves. I still need to make a pair of the Vampy Reds. I'm so glad i can share all things creepy, spooky and crochet with you! I'm also really glad you still had skeins of the halloween yarn. One of the reasons i continue to crochet is that it has helped with the anxiety and dealing with the sad. My goal by the end of the year is be back on medications because crochet can only do some much. I love you! I appreciate you so much! And im glad that even though we're miles apart i can wear these halloween gloves and think of our friendship. I hope you feel better soon!
I love you too! 💜💜🫂 Crochet is meditative that way too for sure, I almost use it like a fidget toy to keep my brain from going every which way. I am so glad you messaged me and I love that we have that connection, both with so much in common and with fun spooky gloves!!
Amen sista!! Thank you so much for sharing. Yes, I am right there with you with the chronic depression. Meds for most of my life. Your message is important! Do what makes you happy whenever you can. ❤🫶Hugs to you. It’s wonderful to see you back on the RU-vids. 🤗
Hugs back to ya!! 🫂🫂 It's important to take care of yourself, right! Whether that's remembering to take your meds or making silly things with fun yarn, or both! 🥰
Saaaammmm! I am virtually giving you a long hug! I lost my mom in January of 2021 and we had a complicated relationship too. It honestly sucks, but I am so sorry for your loss ❤ Anyway, I knew we were kindred spirits. Big hugs for you in this time of sadness.
Hey my lovely Samantha I want to send you the biggest hug from across the pond 🫂. I can relate to this in so many ways. It can be a daily battle for me and my youngest son. We both deal with different battles and it isn’t easy but since I have come to terms with my own health I can talk about it and boy it felt weird at first but now I know it helps in so many ways. I hope one day my youngest will be able to talk to others like I do. I am always here for you and I’m so pleased you spoke about it. Crafts are our therapy and you have us all here for you. Loving your fingerless mitts they look fabulous. Keep resting as much as you can and I hope you feel much better soon 😘 xxx
Oh, my dear. Sending a big hug to you. I'm in such a down right now, your video comes at the perfect time. I just lost both of my parents in a span of 3 weeks, so I'm still trying to process all the feelings and the pain. Thank you so much for this sweet message. Hope you feel better soon 💜
The biggest hugs right back to you!! I am so sorry, friend. My heart goes out to you! I hope you are feeling better soon too, but be patient with yourself. Loss like that.. just takes time to heal. One day at a time. 🫂💜
I’m glad you’re feeling better. Ever since my son and I had the flu at the same time when he was a kid, I always get a flu shot and hope I do not get it. It’s absolutely awful. November is my birthday month and the month my mom passed. We were best friends. I miss her so much.❤
I always get a flu shot too and just hadn't gotten around to it this year yet..... figures, right? Lol. Trust I will not drag my feet so much in the years to come getting one! You understand the happy and sad feeling too then for sure, I know how hard it can be to have holidays and celebrations feel sad too. Your mom is with you though, blowing out your candles, I know it. 💜💜
Oh NOO. I thought about sending you a FB Message Tuesday but I was like nah, she might not see it. Then last night I said if I don't see anything from her I'm sending it Saturday. I'm so sorry, you're going through this. If you ever need I'm here for ya. I've been there and did it alone and had to put a brave face on so my kids didn't see 'mommy was hurting and daddy's half way around the world'. I don't have the greatest relationship with my mom. She's my only parent. And when my husband got out of the navy, let's just say our 3 options were stay in VA (cost of living was too high for that), IL where my family is (way too much drama) or NC (where his family left the area but we had a few friends), yeah we live happily in the country in NC. Hugs, if you ever want to reach out I'm here for ya, no one should have to go through that. Hope you feel better soon.
You are just the kindest soul, Rande. I hope you know how much I appreciate you! 🫂💜 It sounds like you made the right decision, and those kinds of things can often feel selfish in a way.. but your happiness matters! I get it.
@@AmethystCraftworks TY I appreciate that and I try to be a good person. OH I've had family try to make me feel guilty for not wanting to move to IL or MO, but I don't. I don't think mentally I could have handled it well.
Sorry that all this stuff is hitting at once. Gotta love that ol' snowball effect 😂 (🖕 to said snowball effect). I have some similar mental health issues along with PTSD, and I start a snowball also about this time of year. Take any time you need to sort yourself out and a little joy project now and then never hurts either. My whole crochet journey restarted from simply wanting a beanie that didn't squeeze my head to the point I got a headache and set off an anxiety attack after all. ❤
Seriously! A little 🖕 emoji doesn't even do it justice. I hope you are doing okay too, even if it's just day by day. Crochet helps, just as a distraction too. So does having a comfortable hat!
@@AmethystCraftworks First hat, then a blanket for my bed to burrito up in, it's kinda snowballed from there. 😅 It is a day by day sorta thing, but sometimes I have a 60 pound chaos monster (dog AKA a furry clown), and a Velcro cat that likes to tag team with no attention span and I get times where I'm lucky to do anything beyond the bare essentials.
Right Miss Lady, Dr Vicki says " come in to my blanket fort, we have crayons, colouring books and cookies" . I also have Dysthymia (sound much more fantasy novel than chronic depression) , and SAD, (and ironically, some form of plague - but not the testable sort), so i know the battle. This year will hit you, but you recognised that and therefore maybe a little forearmed. Can you get to your dr before the big sad really hits? Hopefully you can and theres sometime that can take the edge off. If not, do as much or as little as you need to to get by. Your shiny will return, but in the mean time if existing is the most you can do, just exist. If you need someone to walk this journey with you babbling inconsequential gibberish, im there, if you need a blanket fort and human burrito rolling, same. Please, i know time differences and whatnot but if you need, email me.
There are no words sometimes, for how letters on a screen can make you feel. But just know that you just made me smile and tear up all at the same time, in the best way possible. 💜 A blanket fort is exactly what I need!! And yes I'm off to the doctor at the end of the month too, just to be safe. 🥰
Hi Samantha, I'm very sorry you were (are?) not well. I understand the struggle with your mother, I had a quite similar relationship to mine and yes, sometimes it sucked. About your worries about heathcare, I will never understand, why the richest nation on earth can not make healthcare for everybody a normal thing, that's so weird to me and certainly must be causing lots of anxieties. Get well soon and be nice to yourself. I wish I could do more than just write something. Sending you all the best wishes and a big hug 👋😘☃️🦇💐🍵🤧👋
Your words are more than enough!!! Reading through the comments this morning helps more than you could ever know 🥺 I am humbled and grateful for everyone's kindness- and all of the hugs, too! Sending so many back to you!! 🫂🫂
