Help

"Help me if you can, I'm feeling down...
but I do apprechiate you being 'round...
help me get my feet up off the ground,
won't you please, please, help me, help me, help meeeeeeee?"
~The Beatles, "Help"~

I dunno if I quoted that exactly right,
but that always has been one of my favorite songs.
I feel that the lyrics exemplify what I feel sometimes,
when I'm depressed or stressed or anxious or whatever;
which is a lot, considering I'm on meds for it.
Anyway, I've always envied the Beatles,
I suppose, for being able to sing this.
Well, okay, they're a rock group and stuff, but still;
asking for help is really hard to say.
Took me years to even realize I needed it,
since I kept denying it.

Also, being around people, too,
is one of the things that definitely helps when you're down.
Most people say things like "oh, suck it up,"
but they say that without knowing what it's like.
When you're feeling down like that,
being cooped up is the last thing you need.
You need friends.
Just being around them,
as the Beatles are saying in the song,
is a great thing to have.
Sometimes, I sing this song to myself,
just to remind me of that,
and it gives me the motivation I need to call a friend or two to hang out with.
Of course, by then they're usually busy and stuff, and can't hang out,
but at least it gets me off the couch and sometimes then I'm motivated to do other stuff,
rather than just laying around.
Sometimes.

So,
*holds up a glass*
here's to all my friends, who, though unknowingly,
have helped me "get my feet up off the ground",
and aided me a little bit in fighting my depression.
And, of course, thanks to the Beatles, as well!
And, of course, all the other music groups I listen to, as well, when I'm down. =D