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Originally Posted by Boater
Hello again,
I see from your reply that you are on your way to figure things out and make things happen.
One book I would recommend before you can afford to go into therapy is Feeling Good by David Burns, cognitive psychologist. It is a self-help written by a true professional, well researched. There are exercises, too, if my memorery serves me well.
One thing that striktes me when I read your posts is that you are critical of your parents. However, they too, are only human and have done as THEY thought best; they didn't know any different and neither you or they can change the past. You can, on the other hand, take a firm hold of the future.
Going home to mull things over has served you well, you are getting some perspective, just don't get stuck. I wish you all the best in your pursuit of a good life.
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I actually just began reading Feeling Good. Thanks for the tip. If my posts seem overly critical of my parents, please realize it is because this is the first time in my adult life that I've been willing to place blame on anybody but myself. I am tired of hating myself on a daily basis and it's easy to see that all the issues I'm dealing with stem from things that I began experiencing well before I was an adult or teen.