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Old Sep 18, 2011, 01:12 PM
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Wait a second. This is what he said:
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his response was that I've been living in misery ever since he's known me. and that instead of death I should choose to continue to "live unhappily"
And this is what you are saying:
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The most I can achieve is continuing to live in misery.

I feel awful

But I think he was right

for some people, maybe that is the most they can hope for.
continuing to live, not letting themselves die, even if it means living in misery.

but I don't want that .

If those are the only two options, which I think they are, why else would he have said it, he would know, he has more than 30 years of experience in the field,
If those are the only two options death is preferable.
Those are the options you see at the moment. They are the conclusion you make, based on your perceptions and experiences.

We are the way we are because it is the only way we know how to be.
This is the exactly what psychotherapy can help with.