What a great post!!!!

I believe our thoughts can have a HUGE impact on every aspect of our lives, from careers to relationships to the way we cope with adversity.

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one of the best ways for us to defeat our problems is by being aware of our thoughts and emotions and then analysing thier relationship to reality.

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ahhhhh.....yes that is a great point! Although, reality can be very subjective ..... which can be quite confusing for some of us.

Oh, I agree with not getting caught up in the "labels" of mental struggles(I like to refer to them as struggles--- not illnesses) I'm NOT ill, I'm just struggling with some things.
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The more stock we put into those lables the more valid they become. The cure isn't going to come from a bottle but from the mind itself.

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Yes, it's all in how we want to believe ourselves to be-- hopeless or hopeful! though, I've been told that some meds can help to get a person going into the right direction, in order that they may take sole control in the future..... (I find the med-dependency culture to be very controversial and personally triggering -- in order not to offend those that believe in them... I won't say anymore)

I hope many people read your post and will give "thought therapy" a try!



mandy