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It amazes me how many depressed people have a victim mentality. It REALLY bothers me to see that. No one can help them except themselves. Noah Levine said, "Happiness is not a birthright. You have to work at it. " You want it to be different? It's up to you to get the help. Up to YOU to wo...

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It's taken me 48 years to figure this out. And then, only when someone else said it. Noah Levine said this. One of the coolest dudes I know. He's "punk." And Buddhist. The Buddhist approach has done nearly as much for me as active therapy has. Its main concern is reducing and try to elimin...

I refuse to acknowledge that I got sucked into looking at your post, Warmie, owing to my rights under the Fifth Amendment (of the US Constitution, for those who may not know!)

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Des, Listen, I have this exact issue. But, please, learn from my errors! My tendency to clam-up not only has short-circuited my therapy at times, it so affected my marriage that it nearly ended it. I [i]still[/i] worry about being judged, for sure. I get that. But when it comes to a. the quality of ...

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My friend, Geez,

My heart goes out to you. Really does. Loss of a child, and all the emotional ups/downs and abuses. And yet you've emerged (or are emerging) as stronger. THAT is an inspiration. Thank you for for sharing that. What you wrote spoke to me.

NK

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YuYu, Bro, I just ended a relationship about 3 months ago. Dude, it was soul shredding . So, I get that. I gotta second what Wayne has said about no contact. Its harsh and its hard. But it is the best thing to do. From there, let time do its work. Yes, it sucks right now. It starts to suck less and ...