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I admit I am clinging to my former idenity and reluctant to establish a new one.
This sounds silly but I saw this morning a Jeep drive by with a bike on the rear rack. Sniff. Minutes later I went across the bridge and realized in previous years I would have had my kayak in the river by about this time. Sniff, Sniff. Just four years ago I my life was full of extreme adventure. I would say my jeep and kayaks were pretty symbolic of the type of person I was - of WHO I was. And now, as I take a transit bus across the city I realize that the bus is a symbol of the person I now am. I am so sad today. I have clung for a few years now to the hope I might once again be that person I used to be.. Oviously that wasn't a good strategy for me and it didn't work well. It has only contributed to the depression I feel as spring and summer approach. Likewise I am reluctant to embrace the life mine has become. |
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Sorry you are grieving your lost lifestyle. The fact you admit you are clinging to your former identity is a hopeful sign.
Reinventing ourselves is part of life. We change through all the stages of life. It is not easy but going with the flow is easier than clinging to a lifestyle we can no longer live. I was active and went to yoga and exercise that fed my sense of vitality and adventure. If interested and your doctor has approved you for exercise including yoga, check this out.
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Your post really resonates with me. I still cling to that which was. I need to move forward and live in what is now. It's hard tho and I get it. Sorry you had a hard day.
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I feel as if I spent the last 13 years trying hard to make changes that would bring me closer to where I want to be in life. Instead I seem to have moved myself in one huge circle. That led to a relapse of severe depression. Currently finding my way out of that and holding out hope that I will be able to find a new path. Right now it is so hard not to be blinded by the failure behind me. I'm working on it.
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