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No Vested Interest

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6. It's far easier to lead an open life, than to be consistently

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 02:02 PM

Oct 2013

covering up, back-tracking, looking sideways and backwards about what you have wrought.
Covering up, although often understandable, is dishonest in a way.

Not that we need to blast out our problems to every soul that comes along - most aren't that interested or don't have the time or energy to take on another's concerns when they're just struggling to get along everyday themselves.

Too much self-revelation can be, or at least can be seen as, narcissistic.
Having inner peace, knowing that you're doing the best you can with what life has brought to you, is one of life's greatest gifts.

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I have reached a monumental decision in all of this. I am going to proactively out myself ... [View all] Denninmi Oct 2013 OP

. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #1

I think most people understand that PTSD is a serious problem and not a personal weakness BlueStreak Oct 2013 #2

I have come to.learn that no MI is a character anything. Denninmi Oct 2013 #3

And it is a continuum in most cases BlueStreak Oct 2013 #4

I applaud your decision, my dear Denninmi! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2013 #5

It's far easier to lead an open life, than to be consistently No Vested Interest Oct 2013 #6

You might not keep all 10 in your life, but you'll find out which ones didn't deserve you. (n/t) Jim Lane Oct 2013 #7