Love Coelho - I am not sure whether this is what you are referring to - but I am starting to realise the route of my problems may be partly due to that fact that I feel things so deeply. The depth of these feelings lead me to caring for those who are in pain or suffering as I am able to empathise, has led me to vegetarianism (poor helpless animals) and generally respecting and considering all creatures great and small. I wonder if the flip side of being free of these dark times would be not to feel things so deeply and is that what I want? To not know the pain and suffering of others to not be able to really empathise and even not to feel the wonder of the more positive feelings too.

So although for me the dark times are a real hard struggle right now, I acknowledge that without them, I would not be me and the one thing I like about myself is my ability to care and and be mindful of others on this planet of ours.