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Originally Posted by Ygrec23
I've lived with my troubles for so long that they're pretty much like my toenails or my elbows: just there as part of the whole. If they act up more than usual they get a little more attention until they quiet down again.
Actually, to me at least, my problems are so old they're boring and irritating. I can't wait to get rid of them, if I ever can. T isn't terribly optimistic in that respect, and I'm not happy hearing her. Supposedly, us oldsters are just going to have to put up with at least some of that crap forever, which (happy side) won't be all that long.
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What is she not optimistic about? There is some problem that you can't totally revolutionize in yourself? Aren't there any other possibilities? Redefining the goals is pretty normal and doesn't mean you've failed, right? I don't know but I want to believe it's reasonable to try to feel some satisfaction in life (not from overindulging) even if I gain some new insight into the depths of my problems and I don't have enough time left in life to fix them. I already don't. Maybe no one does. Time to redefine the goals I think.
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Originally Posted by Ygrec23
This pisses me off intensely and very much helps me continue my attachment to all kinds of behaviors that would, if I were thirty, be considered self-destructive.
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I think they are scary, sad and self destructive at any age.