There are some serious good words and advice here, so there isn't much that I can add...but, sometimes it really helps to look around you and "count the blessings" and positive things that you have.
There are others that have lost limbs, or like Mutiny Sfears is saying he is losing his eyesight. I have my limbs & eyesight (so far) and am thankful for that.
Some folks in other countries, heck even in our own country, state, city, or neighborhood don't even know where their next meal is coming from. Even a bowl of rice or macaroni is a GREAT meal. Macaroni & cheese can get one by for awhile if need be...it's sad to see some of those folks on television starving...
Some folks have been bombed out of their homes and cities, or they don't have water because of droughts, etc...
I'm not meaning to minimize your problems. These are things that I think of sometimes when I get depressed. I indeed want to minimize my problems, and though I feel sorry for those other folks...there's not much I can do. I can't save a whole country.
Doing what you did with your television was a very nice thing to do and they will certainly appreciate it! You will be respected not only by them, but by us as well! You sound like one of the good guys raggie!
We all have our good and bad times. The bad times make the good times that much better! It won't last raggie...hang in there, consider the words & advice that's been posted here by your friends. Don't dwell on the negative things, it will get better! Time has a way of healing things! Give it a chance...
Rick -aka Sigman-