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Old Oct 16, 2009, 03:02 PM
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ITD, we all have messages behind our unhelpful behavior. If you can focus and uncover these it would help you to change your behavior to something that you would prefer. These messages that we pick up while growing up are very powerful and really control our behavior. An example might be how you were treated when you tried to express yourself. If you were discouraged, shamed or even punished this would have a huge affect on you.
A few months after first suspecting I had depression (and about 1 week after being diagnosed), I decided to open up to my freinds at the time and later - after that - about my self harm. They disowned me because I was too 'emo' and 'depressing'.

So much for being myself!
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