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Old Dec 12, 2011, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by sittingatwatersedge View Post
I was thinking about this a couple days ago.

If depression is "anger turned inwards", then as the anger is released in a healthy way (with T, or with T's direction, etc), then the depression should dissipate. And although if you asked me, am I changing, I might say "not that Ive noticed", well actually I do think I am a lot less angry, so maybe the answer is yes after all.

Those "mundane goals" ... I respect them.
Accepting & carrying out a commitment to speak in public,
going to tend a sick parent with a lot of history,
eating alone in a restaurant,
taking a chance and being the first to give, or to forgive,
getting on a plane,
taking that first tiny step to stop eating/drinking too much....
just trying to do any of this, especially for the Nth time, having failed before .....

and a thousand other things that those IRL might call mundane; they can be immensely hard and they reach to such deep levels. Good work I say, for all those who accomplish them or even try to do so.
thank you for your affirmation! I do think the mundane goals that I'm now going for could never have happened if I wasn't in therapy for years to begin with! It's almost that you don't notice how rapidly the train is moving if you don't stop it from time to time to feel....!