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arcangel i read that sentence as meaning to "cope" in an unhealthy way thinking it protects me somehow. obviously that isn't the solution.
ygrec i am in a lot of agreement by your comments re psychology today..but i felt the topic could be one for discussion. and it is!
my greatest self sabotaging behavior was my alcoholism. it almost took my life. it caused me to compromise my values. 21+ years sober now, my life is manageable, and i've learned character defects i had/have that got/get in the way of my becoming the person i wish to be. it is a lifelong process of changing behaviors that can/could have drastic outcomes otherwise.
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Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle.
The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours..~Ayn Rand
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