Posted by ClearSkies on April 17, 2006, at 21:17:32
In reply to Mama and the Meaning of LIfe...Patterns, posted by Shay Sweet on April 17, 2006, at 18:28:30
Hello, there. I saw the title of your post and I'd just seen it on a website for a rehab clinic as recommended material.
Ain't that strange. You said
"I have always felt despondant though. With or without medications/self-medicating, I have had these feelings. The meds simply push the feelings down and torture me instead with horrible side effects, the worst of which is weight gain. ....
and
"It's true that we cease maturing as adults at the age we begin stifling our feelings with our compulsions. There is no room to grow if we suppress the inevitable. We simply slow down and fall behind, becoming shadows of our former selves."
I tend to be depressive too, and have been as far back as I can remember. I didn't start drinking seriously (like I was practicing before??!! lol) until I was 16, and it's true - I got stuck right there at that age, and didn't "wake up" until I was 37. I'm 43 now and finally feeling better more days than I don't.
I wanted you to know that I read this, and I can identify with it.
ClearSkies
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