Hi,

My name is Laura. I am 19 and have suffered, on and off, from depression since I started school. Right now, I have a job, a moderate circle off friends, and a clear head. I can concentrate, and I can sleep and this is a wonderful situation. In spite of all the wonderful happenings in my life, I still seem to focus on all the negatives in my life: the university program that I had to quit, the boyfriend I do not have, or the other imperfections I see in my self. I know that this preoccupation with the faults in my life will do nothing to help improve its shortcomings and will do nothing more than accelerate my re-decent in serious depression. So why of why do I ceaselessly continue in behaviour that I know is self-destructive.

L.

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