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Originally Posted by KCKristi
I don't know if you believe in a "Higher Being" or "Religion", but a good place to start is the Psalms in the Bible. And then head over to Proverbs. Both are good "up to date" books that teach us to not rely on others for our self worth - and how to be a good person, despite all the horrible people around us.
I totally agree with "book smarts don't equate with emotional smarts". I read a book called "The Emotional Intelligence of Children" when my kids were young....and although I have 3 "mediocre" sons (rated on society's scale) - I KNOW they have good hearts and will never cheat, and will always treat their wives/family with respect. That - to me - means, I was successful at raising them.
And to your question, I would say yes...it is common for people to just have to pull themselves out of "this" on their own. No one else fully understands or can relate to what YOU are going through, because YOU are an individual - with YOUR own experiences....both good and bad. YOU have to make them what they are - either good (learn and do better), or bad (learn and move on).
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I do need to say - while I too believe in God, Jesus and the bible: first, one of this site's rules is to "try to avoid political or religious discussion as it can be triggering" and second, there really (until you mentioned it) was no comment about religion - again bringing the first thing i mentioned into play because since it was not mentioned, you had no call to mention it and risk triggering people (especially the poster who is more than likely to read your comment even if you HAD put a trigger icon next to it - which you did not) I don't think you meant to be malicious when you wrote your comment - it seems more like you were trying to give advice and etc, but in this case the poster was just asking for experiences and knowledge based on those experiences not really advice on how to deal with it. I also don't think you are a bad person, I just think you should be more careful to make sure your comments match what the poster is saying and what the forum rules stipulate. I do wish you well. Take care.