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Subject: To Jo.

Author:
xiuyu

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Date Posted: 17:36:17 07/01/04 Thu

Well, I've been missing out on far too much on the activities here coz of the firewall imposed back in China. Apologies that I'm unable to read everything in detail now.

BUT yah, to Jo, everyone experiences some kind of depression now and then. Juz a difference of degree. I realised that I was in one last summer too, after a friend warned me of the symptons (and which I also checked up online). Still remember the viral infection I had last yr juz 3 days before our BBQ at Seletar? Yah... my apparent weight (and fats) loss was also partly coz of the rough patch that I was going through. It was fortunate for me that I had to return to Beijing for a change of environment, and to consciously make myself snap out of it ---- with online emotional support from close friends too. It took me almost 5 months to really come to my senses... which is like some time in Jan 2004. Perhaps, I was really lucky that my friend (in US some more...) detected and pointed out my depression when I had dwelled in for juz one month (unlike urs, Jo, which had lasted for a yr, based on my limited knowledge from ur msg). I was lucky again that I had work (my graduation thesis lor) and pre-graduation procedure like meeting-up sessions and farewell dinners to concentrate on eventually at the end of those 5 months.

No matter what, it's good that u've already identified, and admitted, urself to be in depression. That is a great leap. I can't do much here; u'll have to count on urself, and get close friends to provide u with the support that u'll need, ok?

On ur own part, dun dwell in the matter, and try to think rationally. Talk whenever u need to; dun bottle up everything. Ur close friends may not be official psycharists or psychologists but they are the best listening ears that u'll feel most comfortable with.

Best wishes.

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