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Dec 02, 2016, 08:39 AM
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I am forever trying to convince myself and sometimes others of my talents, achievements and rightness. Yet every now and again I whisper to myself 'I'm worthless'. Right now i'm in the depths of despair, depressed, barely working, avoiding responsibilities (why i'm here I guess) isolating myself until forced to interact with others. Going over all my past misdeeds, self flagellating and hoping that this new found awareness will continue and at some point i'll be at peace and be able to strive towards some sort of normalcy and have happy, fulfilling mutual relationships. Don't feel connected to the world but unsure how others ever became connected.
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Dec 03, 2016, 03:40 PM
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Hello Gerry Mander: Welcome to PsychCentral… from the Skeezyks!
 I hope you find the time you spend here to be of benefit.  PsychCentral is a great place to get information as well as support for mental health issues. There are many knowledgeable & caring members here. The more you post, & reply to other members’ posts, the more a part of the community you will become.  Plus there are social groups you can join & chat rooms where you’ll be able to connect with other PC members in real time (once your first 5 posts have been reviewed & approved.) Lots of great stuff! So please keep posting! 
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Dec 05, 2016, 05:40 PM
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How old are you if you don't mind my asking?
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Dec 21, 2016, 06:43 PM
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Jan 05, 2017, 04:40 PM
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Hello Gerry,
I am sorry that you are feeling depressed and worthless, I sympathize with you. I can understand how frustrating it must be to have to always 'prove' your worth to others. I want to commend you for taking a step forward to connect with others going through the same or similar experiences that you are experiencing. How long have you struggled with narcissism? How has it impacted your life? |
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Jan 09, 2017, 11:58 AM
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Maybe your looking at the whole thing wrong. We're not all made to be alike. Your feelings are who you are. Trying to fit in with the norm isn't that great. In fact this would seem very boring to me and I don't like being bored. I have many of those same feelings, the difference is that I don't think it's fake or made believe. If I think i'm great, then I am. I don't struggle with questions, especially ones i'm asking myself. Is it that your achievements are false? If not then what's the problem? If so then you know the problem! When I was first diagnosed it tore me apart. I went through the struggles of wondering how someone so great could have a "disorder". The truth I found was words made into a sentence are from someone else's perspective which took to others that went along with it. Yes I may be different than others but does this make me wrong? It does because people are told that people like me are wrong, mean, dangerous and so on. Well did we decide what ways we were shown at our impressionable times in life? NO we weren't, we had to come up with a way to get us through those times. If this is a disorder than so be it. Why are so many of us alike? Why was this coping mechanism created in the first place that so many of us can relate to. We didn't ask for this, it just became us. We learned a tactic in life to cope with whatever the poison was. The trick to success is to learn to deal, to do what is expected when those times are needed. We cannot change who we are. Trying to do this will cause you much unnecessary anguish. Modifying is the only real change, training your ways to do different things at different times. See who you are and why. Look deeper into you and not what OTHERS want to see. This is when peace within yourself can be reached. I have modified many things but have also realized who I am. Again we cannot change who we are only try something different. Stay true to yourself has to be first, create a path and see where it leads you. There will be some good days and some not so good ones, just keep going!
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Jan 11, 2017, 03:04 PM
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I think I just may have heard a pin drop... Not sure exactly what it was but if I had to guess... Yup it's a pin!!
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