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Old Jan 01, 2015, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by arsenal99 View Post
Thanks guys,

Really appreciated the support!

I mean my close friends or my family would not have too much of a problem telling them what I've been going through for almost a decade(I would think so). But I'll take that with a grain of salt.

The thing is, I've now realized that maybe I expect too much of myself; academically, financially and emotionally. I've sort of never been satisfied with any shortcomings nor have been fazed by any of my achievements. And when I am, it's usually very short term.

I have some important papers to turn in. These "papers" are what drew me deeper into my depression which was already serious in the summer of 2014. I want to make sure everything is perfect from the wording to the grammar. This time to the point where I don't end up kicking myself.

Maybe then I might see an on-campus counselor but I also suffer from social anxiety too (That's another story). I don't know. I'll see, though.

Apologies if this was too long.
I hope you see the school counselor. Negative thinking is not you speaking, it is your depression speaking. Yes, there is no magic but our lives are worth living and yes, we have the right to hope for the best and have good expectations about ourselves. It is our right and part of our human dignity
. I send you a big hug and all my support whatever you choose to do.
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Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out. Vaclav Havel