I went through the shame thing - mental illness - eek!
but you know what? now I just want ot be healed -
Is it ever over... geez I hope so! there have been some posts here from people who have gotten better - so yes it can for some - each person has a different time frame though and everyone is different in thier ability to heal - dont give up hope
i am a lot better than I was 2 years ago - I've prob had 1 years therapy out of that - tried CBT, EFT, Hypnosis, Mindfulness, meditation, EMDR, now looking into DBT on a forum here and still seeing a T. (changing T's son as she leaves
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Its a hard road but its worth it
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Its not how many times you fall down that counts 
its how many times you get back up! 
(Thanks to fenrir for my Picture 
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When you have come to the edge of all light that you know and are about to drop off into the darkness of the unknown,
Faith is knowing One of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly.
by Patrick Overton, author and poet