Posted by gardenergirl on March 20, 2005, at 23:27:34
In reply to Re: feelings of grandosity to comphensate for depressi » mmcconathy, posted by Tamar on March 20, 2005, at 19:12:49
Hi Matt, it's good to see you back. I think you are at an age when figuring out who you are takes up a good part of your energy. It is like that for everyone, but perhaps it's been harder for you given your experiences.
You've asked in other posts whether you should follow one path or another. What I have observed is that you seem to jump from one idea to another very quickly.
My advice would be to give one idea a good solid try, say of six to eight weeks or more. That may seem like a very long time, but it's really not that long. And as far as putting on a personality or identity, the same thing goes. We all learn to adapt ourselves to situations, but we need to have an idea of what our core self is like to be able to do this well. I think sticking with one sense of self that you "try on" for a period of time might be helpful. Think of it as an experiment. Try one identity and watch and feel how it is like. Observe how it works or doesn't work in certain situations. Then tweak it. It's the same with medications. Start with one plan, see how it works for a period of time (six to eight weeks), observe what works and doesn't, then tweak it.
Does this make sense?
If you keep changing too much too quickly, you will never get a solid idea of what is working and what is not. And then of course you will feel all jumbled and out of control.
Hang in there, Matt.
gg
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