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PETRUS

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16. Seek what you need.

Reply to nobodyspecial (Reply #11)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 11:21 PM

Jan 2012

Everyone's different. In my opinions, meds are a mixed bag. What helped me the most are the same kinds of things that make life good even when I'm happy. Friends are maybe #1. I also like to do things that can function as a distraction but make me feel like I'm improving myself somehow. Studying something, practicing my instrument, playing sports, etc.

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Went through a whole bunch of photos [View all] nobodyspecial Jan 2012 OP

no, not like that and not with photos seabeyond Jan 2012 #1

I'm working on the healing nobodyspecial Jan 2012 #4

the best to you seabeyond Jan 2012 #19

My life has fallen apart so many times that I'm bent over from picking up the pieces. But, yeah. freshwest Jan 2012 #2

I'm not beating myself up over it nobodyspecial Jan 2012 #5

I can't say it's going to get any easier. freshwest Jan 2012 #9

Yeah, but since I've decided to climb back out of the pit nobodyspecial Jan 2012 #12

I had a friend of mine who shared a progress story about 'the pit.' freshwest Jan 2012 #20

Are you whole again yet? PETRUS Jan 2012 #3

No, but I'm done wallowing nobodyspecial Jan 2012 #6

Hang in there. PETRUS Jan 2012 #8

Thanks nobodyspecial Jan 2012 #11

Seek what you need. PETRUS Jan 2012 #16

I'm basically an isolationist nobodyspecial Jan 2012 #17

Photos? Not as such. Xipe Totec Jan 2012 #7

Wow nobodyspecial Jan 2012 #14

If you knew who it was, you would fall in love as well Xipe Totec Jan 2012 #15

Your tale sounds much more poetically sad than mine nobodyspecial Jan 2012 #18

Check your PM. Xipe Totec Jan 2012 #22

epiphany? handmade34 Jan 2012 #10

Yeah, no need to alert the suicide hotline or anything. nobodyspecial Jan 2012 #13

LOL. yes. RainDog Jan 2012 #21

No, but my baby brother once claimed that my evil grandmother PUSHED him in the receiving line.... PassingFair Jan 2012 #23

Sounds like quite a woman nobodyspecial Jan 2012 #24

She was a scourge! PassingFair Jan 2012 #25

Never cared for my appearrance under the age of 18 or so. Populist_Prole Jan 2012 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author auspicious May 2012 #27