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Lex, I like your analogy of the ladder. I am thinking of reasons to get back on. Just chatted for 30 minutes to get "up" enough to do simple stuff. The fact that stuff has been better gives me faith that it will be better again ... some moments are better than others. I try to look at the ...

Two great posts ItsOnlyMe.

Have you sold your pictures? If you're trying to build a portfolio put some of them on Wikis under Creative Commons license and documenting.

Thinking a lot about "continuous improvement" . Your sense of humor re-inforces mine.

I don't see how saying yes is the same as "settling". Settling is something you look back on with regret. What did you do after the Farmers Market? Was it better than spending the afternoon with a new friend? Cooking spaghetti squash for someone is not a lifetime commitment. What percentag...

I agree that a great way to deal with depression is feedback ... and it is hard to come by. If you're not to hyperchondriac it might help to look at this list of cognitive biases . You have a lot going for you, you are a very talented photographer, but your feeling that "something" isn't w...

Camami, When you posted here the first time and got that great reply I think you found out that the world is a lot bigger than you thought!. My heart breaks for you when you write how lonely you are. I had similar experiences at your age. There were only two people who would talk to me at school ......

Star,

What I like about your stories is that they let me re-frame so many of my stories. I have funny memories like your doughnut story ... but I tend not to think of them. Thanks for reminding me.

Simon, Yes soldier mode is a frame to interpret the events we process. For PTSD it can stink because combat isn't everywhere. That being said, as a martial artist I try to keep a little bit of soldier mode alive. Took a personality test that asked would I rather have a few close friends or lots of f...

Simon, All my life I've been working on trying not to see things in black and white. It is tough to know what you want and not be able to get it because of circumstances you cannot control. The trouble with wisdom, is that we've heard it before ... and start to think that its too simple. I try to ke...

I love Star's smile thread.

Its been raining every morning around here. Half of the days it clears off, and I think of Star when there are just wispy clouds in the blue sky, but the pavement is still wet.

God its good to put that stuff somewhere, so you can come back and know things changed. Keep venting ... and post here when you find that lining too.

I think the another way to look at this poem is control angel10. Waiting for the anger and frustration to subside to sense which way is up to know how to fall resonates with me. Anger and Frustration come because I'm doing something that doesn't need doing or not doing something that needs doing. To...

Hey Darko,

I use a different name in the chat rooms .... but my style remains the same

Hadn't thought of Kiss musically in at least a decade. I'm sad that Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons came out from behind the makeup

I re-read my post and I notice I said "made" instead of "makes". When my depression became toxic a couple of weeks ago I was feeling really helpless, and decided to fight it. Part of that was joining this site. I posted today for a guy who is also fighting negativity. I'm not sur...

Your smile thread really made me feel great!

Keep 'em coming.

I looked up cognitive biases on Wikipedia the other day. The first two paragraphs are: Cognitive biases are tendencies to think in certain ways. Cognitive biases can lead to systematic deviations from a standard of rationality or good judgment, and are often studied in psychology and behavioral econ...