In a nutshell it is about cultural expectations that some of us can't live up to and are therefore shamed. And we shame ourselves for not living up to them or for having a really hard time living up to them. The pressures can be enormous and cause much conflict within us.
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The "paradox" is only a conflict between reality and your feeling of what reality "ought to be." -- Richard Feynman
Major Depressive Disorder
Anxiety Disorder with some paranoid delusions thrown in for fun.
Recovering Alcoholic and Addict
Possibly on low end of bi polar spectrum...trying to decide.
Male, 50
Fetzima 80mg
Lamictal 100mg
Remeron 30mg for sleep
Klonopin .5mg twice a day, cutting this back
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