Back on the water after 5 months.....

[CaseyP]

I am not the same person I was and I think dealing with the thyroid was the thing that really put me over the top.

fella, please do not take what i am about to say the wrong way; i been there and i want to suggest something: your medications may be messing with your head a bit.
this happened to me, and my family just thought i was tired or out of sorts because of the medical stuff. i wasn't incapacitated, just not interested in some of what i used to like. a friend said "Go get screened for depression. Some medications cause it." yeah, right, i thought, get off my back and go jump in the lake. friend insisted, so i did. whaddayano..some of my medications did cause the depression--and they were not known to do this, but they did for me. lots of adjustments and few compromises later and i'm back to loving what i used to. and i'm horrified i let the sun go out of life to such an extent, but you can't feel that from inside.
forgive me if this is out of line, but i just had to say something.

[Wes]

hinighthawk
after everything you've been through i can't imagine how you can be anything but depressed and worried. hope you've managed to get diabetes under control. give it a little time and talk to someone you trust and/or a professional but do let it all out. i did the same thing with fly tying tools out of depression plus illness and never thought i'd tie another fly. almost sold all my tying materials but could never get out of the funk enough to catalog it. all my fishing gear went during difficult financial times and that magnified depression. When you come out the other side you'll be fine, maybe even laugh about the stuff that gave life meaning and direction. whatever you decide fare well and be well my friend but please don't stop coming around here.

[perch]

Having been away from the board for a quite awhile I am unfamiliar with whats been going on here . Yours was the first post that I opened. Sounds that you have been going through a lot of bad and sad times. Me too, been dealing with some pretty serious issues. Been fishing twice this year (still collecting gear though) and that isnt regular for me . Sounds like depression may have set in on you and speaking from first hand experience it is a crippler. Get checked out for your own peace of mind. It is an illness that can be treated effectivley.
Best wishes ,
Peter

[Steve Molcsan]

How bout posting some of your fall colors that your talking about Eric I always have enjoyed them...

[Marco]

Eric,
Why burn the bridges ? You just may "change" your mind. Give it some more thought and then act as you wish.

Mark

[Grubb]

life is good, enjoy your camera

[nighthawk]

I appreciate all of the sentiments folks and I do love all of you folks. Here is an oldie but one of my favorites:



I have caught a lot of fish of many species out of that lake. Lots of yellow perch, rainbowsn brown trout, tiger musky, big blue gills and crappies the size of an omelet skillet.

and another more recent one at the boat launch area for that lake:

[Mato Kuwapi]

You may want to talk to your doctor before you make any decisions. It sounds like you may be suffering from depression. With all you're working through...it's something to think about anyway.

[Troutbum 1975]

Don't do it you will regret it im here to tell ya i sold all my gear on here earlier this year BIG MISTAKE but i lost my job and decided to part with my gear to make ends meet i went into a depression and sold everything now trout season is here all my buds are fishin and im home because i have nothing i'm without a job and have no money to replace it i feel the choice i made was a BIG MISTAKE that i will never be able to afford to replace now goin through these hard times and all the stress i wish i had all my gear and be able to fish with my freinds thats the medicine i need right now to make things better dont make a mistake like me keep your head up and keep your faith in the man upstairs the passion is still there it will come back.