7000 Photos Gone, PLEASE HELP!!

I opened iPhoto 08 and instead of 8000 photos, i now have 1000!!! I have no recollection of moving anything into the trash, but i did empty it when i woke up this morning..UGH this is the worst. I WAS JUST about to buy a external, unfreakingreal. PLEASE someone tell me there is a way to get them back, please!
The wierd thing is iPhoto has been freezing my laptop alot lately, and even tho those photos are gone, my diskspace remains the same, how it that possible, please someone help me get those pictures back, they were my life for the past 4 years....please.

Ever wish for a corrupted database?
Try these in order - from best option on down...
1. Do you have an up-to-date back up? If so, try copy the library6.iphoto file from the back up to the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) allowing it to overwrite the damaged file.
2. Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
3. If neither of these work then you'll need to create and populate a new library.
To create and populate a new library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same Events and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.
In the iPhoto Preferences -> Events Uncheck the box at 'Imported Items from the Finder'
Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Event Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.
In the future, in addition to your usual back up routine, you might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database corruption.

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