Take it from someone else with a checkered past....the past seems to creep up a bit, sometimes......

I listen to a Christian radio show that has a saying offered over and over, be a product of your past...not a PRISONER of your past.....

Easier said than done...sometimes I wonder, if radio talk show hosts ever truly suffered the ways those with our illnesses do...

YES- people DO just GET BETTER...psychcentral is a testament to that, I read it here all the time, actually!

Journaling is a great idea!

When was the last time you made a list of improvements in your life that are _still_ improvements, sometimes, we need a little pat on the back, it seems you have come soooooo far!

Could you write more about what began these negative feelings?