BudFox posted this quote in another thread and it pierced me so precisely that I felt it warranted its own thread. I seriously felt like someone was looking straight into my brain when they wrote this (and Bud if you can tell us, I'd love to know)



Depression, anxiety, doubt. These are all just symptoms. Symptoms I have been able to effectively treat....in therapy, or with medicine, or on my own with self-care.

But the shame? Haven't figured out how to rid myself of shame. I've decreased myself of the emotional dependence on others....and THOUGHT I rid myself of shame. But under extreme duress, I still can find it there.

I'm not complaining. I'm doing well right now. I just realize that this is just a facet of me that I don't "get rid of". I just carry it.
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