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TlalocW

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4. If amends can be made, make them
Thu Feb 20, 2020, 02:45 PM
Feb 2020

If you're struggling with depression, you shouldn't go it alone and should seek professional advice.

If you're upset about doing something "stupid" or "screwing up" it's a lesson learned.

I have a generally zen/fatalistic look on life - try not to be too big of a dick with others, realize it's okay to get down on yourself but you're not defined by a single past action, and don't let past actions keep you from being put in a situation where you might screw up again. Unless we have some sort of fame now, after we die, we'll be forgotten in 2 to 3 generations. Things tend to look pretty insignificant compared to that.

TlalocW

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How do you forgive yourself? [View all] irisblue Feb 2020 OP
Give your little kid a hug. Acknowledge what you have done. Realize it is a past that krissey Feb 2020 #1
Thanks for the reply irisblue Feb 2020 #11
I AM WORTH IT!!!!! ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2020 #2
((iris)) blm Feb 2020 #3
Childhood PTSD irisblue Feb 2020 #12
Took decades to get it behind me. blm Feb 2020 #16
If amends can be made, make them TlalocW Feb 2020 #4
Thanks for the reply irisblue Feb 2020 #13
Chances are TlalocW Feb 2020 #17
I struggle with this Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #5
Yeah, more journaling on that irisblue Feb 2020 #14
I don't, and it's caused a lot of problems for me because I make GreenPartyVoter Feb 2020 #6
I have PTSD from my experiences living in Calif. Bayard Feb 2020 #7
Same here! get the red out Feb 2020 #9
I have 2 indoor cats and at least 3 ferals who stop by for a bite of the crunchies irisblue Feb 2020 #10
A hard question Chainfire Feb 2020 #8
Welcome to DU irisblue Feb 2020 #15
Thinking of you. Wishing you well. littlemissmartypants Feb 2020 #18
IB. Find a way to feel good about yourself, first. B Stieg Feb 2020 #19
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