Posted by dove on October 16, 2000, at 11:04:42
In reply to Re: What's a typical day like for you? » Cindy W, posted by noa on October 16, 2000, at 8:48:29
One word: Empathy!
You have a very precious gift that may cause you pain and disappointment, but will prove invaluable throughout the path of life. Not many people can actually understand, much less feel the pain of depression in all its many forms.
A normal day is something so foreign to me that I'm actually trying to disassociate from the entire concept in order to halt the vicious cycle of failure and personal condemnation. Getting out of bed is a *huge* deal, and though there are platoons of people who successfully manage this everyday, there are also the legions who don't.
Try to focus on what these struggles are actually giving to you, the wisdom, the knowledge, the comprehension, the discernment, and the empathy. Consider it a learning experience that is helping you to discover and refine your special "sight" into the pathology of human physiology. Indeed, you may find yourself quite able to identify symptomatology and distress in others, and you will fully understand what they're going through. You will understand the difficulties in trying to explain your state of being to family members and friends.
You may have abnormal days but there is knowledge to be gained from this, and even now you're giving to this cyber-society, you're enabling others to think, reflect, and refine their feelings and perspectives in regard to becoming "normal" :-) Thank you!!!
dove
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