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Old Dec 29, 2011, 03:56 AM
Severijn Severijn is offline
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You basically sound unhappy in general with your life, especially with your relationships.

You could of course do therapy, take meds, but I've found that doing self-improvement and exercise works much better to manage and overcome mental illnesses. And the good thing is that you not only improve your mental illnesses, but also change your life for the better: make new friends, try new hobbies, become more mature and stable in life, just to name some benefits.

There are tons of books written about communication and social skills. When you go to therapy, you become dependent for your happiness and well-being on someone else. They can't teach you all and every social skill in the world; they can perhaps teach you a few social skills, but not much more. If you want to improve your people skills, you have to do it yourself, and that's when reading self-help books come in.

I suggest you go to amazon.com or barnes-n-nobles.com online, and search for some social skills, relationships, and communication books. Here are some examples:

- http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...=relationships
- http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...skills&x=0&y=0
- http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...ication+skills

Just some list with ideas. I recommend doing the self-improvement route if you want to improve your people skills. Becoming dependent on a therapist for your social success doesn't sound like a success recipe to be honest.
Thanks for this!
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