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Old Oct 26, 2017, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by starrysky View Post
I'm kind of concerned that I'm wasting my life. I'm pretty much just really lonely right now. I notice that there's not much I feel like doing with other people in groups (involving doing new things, meeting new people, etc), out of fear and also depression. I don't have a job. I'm interested in taking a writing class and also in dating. But taking a writing class scares me (sharing my work? Eek!), and I've had a lot of dating difficulties in the past, so I think it's best to take break from online dating right now.

I know this is stuff I need to work on in therapy. But I'm not sure my therapist is equipped? And for financial reasons, I can't leave right now. She's not bad at what she does. So I will bring it up to her again. Sometimes I think I don't give her enough credit. But as far as I know, she doesn't really do CBT. I know I need to advocate for myself though. She can't know what's in my head without me saying, and she will work with me.

Things that ARE going well: I feel the need to post what's going well, too, as a reminder to myself, that my life does not completely suck. So here are the things that are going well in my life: 1.) I have some friends. It's nice. 2.) I'm getting support from a mental health org and with their support, I'm moving out of my parents house next week. 3.) I feel a shift in my faith, and had a revelation today that I want to go to church, and that maybe living a Christian life can heal me. It seems to have really worked for some other people I know.

Thanks for listening.
My son has overcome addiction to numerous prescription and non-prescription drugs. During the year when he was getting used to being drug free, he constantly complained about how much his life sucked. I asked him, for just one day, to go about his day as if he had the most amazing life. Just be positive, or at least stop being negative, for just one day. He did that and that's the day he met the new love of his life. This new person uplifted him and they stayed together for a long time. The only reason they broke up after a long relationship was because my son has decided to move back to Canada to be with us. He's currently living in New Zealand. His life changed that day. I think it's because positive attracts positive and negative attracts negative. Being positive won't fix your life, because your currently existing life was created from past decisions. But it can pave the way for a better tomorrow. I was told this a very long time ago and I didn't believe it. Being positive today is about putting positive things into your future. Being positive today doesn't fix today, it fixes tomorrow. And kudos to you for counting your blessings, literally with numbers!