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Jan 24, 2014, 12:35 PM
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Member Since: Jun 2012
Location: USA
Posts: 3,517
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Welcome, ynwa.
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Originally Posted by ynwa1892
. . . I just want to live the life I want, but often feel it impossible.
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Can you be more specific about what the life is that you want, and what seems to be making that impossible?
I’ve been in and out of therapy for 50 years and, ultimately, living your life is the important thing. Perhaps you could relieve some of your concerns if you consulted a psychologist – or perhaps you would be led deeper into a morass that would not be helpful and is not necessary, at least not right now. Maybe you want to go on the self-exploration journey anyway? And maybe if you put it off, a need for it could become unavoidable later. But I don't know of any way that anybody could tell that for sure right now.
You are still young and I am old (66!). The most I can say is, life is complicated!! Could it help to focus on the life that you want and work only on what’s keeping you from that? What you want from life could change, too, but that is part of what makes life complicated.
I think the PD diagnoses can be helpful (mine has been to me) but ultimately they are not who we are and the categories and understanding about what causes PD's and what helps make them better changes too.
I hope this helps some. Best wishes! 
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