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Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Dec 17, 2023 | Replies (40)
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@dougkeon I've been handed a lot of comments that have been less than helpful. I won't try to make a list here, but things people say (and even more what their attitude is) have been hurtful and, for me, traumatic. I avoid such people as much as possible. We all need safe people. I haven't read through all the comments here, but I hope you have someone, perhaps a therapist/counselor, who will listen and speak empathetically to you.
Jim
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Thanks Jim,
I can relate with all you say. I do see a counselor regularly. Dont have kids, but I am blessed with an incredibly supportive, understanding wife (whom I've put thru hell so many times). I can relate to avoiding certain people too. And I've cut back on the number of "Friends" on FB. So much "look at me and how happy and wonderful my life is, and pics of all these exciting places I've been to, and all our beautiful family and friends." (Anti)-Social Media can be very dangerous for those of us not living the "exciting, terrific, happy, spectacular, good and no bad lives." I only have friends I know and trust the few times I go on it. So good to have THIS platform to share with others the truth of reality!