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Hmmm indeed. You want to follow the Pied Piper? Beware.
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WantED: (past tense). Oh, very much so. Just as in Pinnochio I, like him, very much wanted to be a real little boy.
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"Never give a sword to a man who can't dance." ~Confucius |
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It seems to me that you are on the right path to overcome your social problems. You have identified your difficulties and gone to therapy. It's going to take a long time but hey that's what we have most until our cycle is over. It is possible that you have a dissorder, your therapy will help you with that. What I can suggest you is to observe or remember how other people behave in social situations and it works. Discover little by little what are the behaviors that elicit positive reactions from others and in groups, as well as which are the behaviors that screw things up. I am not saying that you become someone you are not or imitate to the letter someone else's personality. But make it a point to "study" the social subtle rules and messages people go by at work, or school, at the market, in gatherings, church etc. You have gotten into the habit of not listening to people and you have to break it. There's all kinds of people in this world some will like you, some will hate you, and some will be impartial, try to stay around the ones who like you. Open your heart to good people and let them love you and like you. Yes you are not perfect, but nobody is. We are contradictory creatures, with wonderfull virtues and ugly flaws. Enjoy the positive things people have, forgive the ugly ones. Something very important is to put yourself in the other's shoes. Sometimes we don't hear or see ourselves hurting people, but we get a clue by his/her reactions. Apologize inmediately and ASK what you did to hurt them.
Good luck in your therapy, as I said you will overcome this issue at least in a 50% but it won't be easy neither quick. Wish you the best. ![]() |
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I think toward the end one works on all the stuff one put off/didn't realize before but one has all one's life experiences (and there have been a whole lot!) to sift through and put together in one's own impressionist painting ![]()
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Another thing I wanted to mention is - many older men don't realize their hormones shift a great deal as they get older too. A low testosterone level can make a man feel down and sluggish. You also need to do some form of exercise.
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ahh ygrec, paying bills is a thing, an action...a passion is feeling somethin' strongly. (know you know the difference. couldn't resist
![]() in reading this thread i "hear" from you that you are miserably unhappy with your past life and now. pardon me if i'm wrong. i had that prob in spades once and here's what has worked for me. perhaps you'll give it a go too. rather than looking backwards at my life/past and ponder over the what-ifs and i'd be happy if only this hadn't/had happened..i learned with the help of my T to stay in the now, albeit uncomfortable at times. for if i don't live in today what would give my life meaning? joy..or even sadness? i learned how to feel true happiness just because i was alive. i don't wish to regret not enjoying what is "given" to me at this moment. it pains me to see you struggle with life. course we all struggle to find the right fit, but your mind must be on overload with all this conflict within you or around you, imho. i believe humanity at large has to conquer the demons we all experience. i'm putting it out "here" simply stated. i may be in the wrong ballpark, idk.
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Oh, no, madisgram. You're definitely in the right ballpark. You've got me dead to rights. And that's always flattering. You are quite correct. I haven't had an enjoyable or satisfying life and I'm fed up with it. To the point that I don't think I'd be bothered having it end right now. But I'm way beyond "what-ifs." It isn't a question of what I've done wrong in the past. Like all so many others I've been so messed up in the head since the beginning that I can't blame myself or really blame anyone else. It's just something that's happened.
As to staying in the "now," I do believe you're right. If I could only get into a "now" that's even halfway bearable. In other words, when and if I get our financial problems resolved, I may be able to do that. Before then, however wrong I may be, I kind of doubt that it will be possible. It shouldn't take all that terribly long (I'm thinking in terms of months, not years), but understand that this is not a "marital" problem: it's entirely on my head. Which I resent, it's true, but that's the way it is. A long, long time ago someone gave me a paperback copy of "Be Here Now" by (of course) Baba Ram Dass (or Weinstein or whatever his name was). And it was a VERY good book. But it's long since disappeared and I don't have the money for another copy. I have the idea that he was talking about what YOU are talking about now. And, frankly, I have no doubt that you're right. Living in the "now" is the only thing for people of our age to do. There's no other choice if you want to take advantage of what you have in your hand. And not only that, I actually have a "role model" in that regard. My paternal grandfather. Probably the most laid-back, happy-in-the-now, smelling-the-flowers person I ever met. He was an old-fashioned American working man. Born and raised on his father's chicken farm in Rhode Island with his five brothers. From which he escaped (after a third-grade education) at the age of fourteen to run around the country as a hobo riding the rails. And be a miner in Colorado and Idaho. And serve in the army (under a false name) in California. And finally wind up as a butcher boy in various parts of the east, which he did for the rest of his life until his son (my father) was successful enough to hire his own father as the head of his factory's loading dock. This man knew how to enjoy every breath he took. And he passed that on to his grandsons, though I don't know how he did it. If I can just get this daily economy thing down, I think I can live like he did. I just want to be able to pay the bills. Take care! ![]() Quote:
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Respect to your paternal grandfather, Ygrec. ***hand over heart***
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thanks for your thoughtful reply, ygrec. now in your response you stated:
"As to staying in the "now," I do believe you're right. If I could only get into a "now" that's even halfway bearable. In other words, when and if I get our financial problems resolved, I may be able to do that. Before then, however wrong I may be, I kind of doubt that it will be possible. It shouldn't take all that terribly long (I'm thinking in terms of months, not years), but understand that this is not a "marital" problem (no, i ddn't refernce that as what "it is'): it's entirely on my head. Which I resent, it's true, but that's the way it is." you can do a 180 and turn your perspective in another direction rather than, "but that's just the way it is". it doesn't have to be the way it is. ok i'll play devil's advocate here. take me for instance. i had always planned ahead with investments, was monetarily successful working and living in manhatten, and planned an early retirement at age 60. i was movin' and groovin'. then up popped life with it's funny sense of humor. i was pulled out on disability way too young per doctors' orders. they (6 of them in cahoots) submitted the paperwork due to health issues that i was paying no heed to. full speed ahead says i, and ignoring their strong warnings re my health. (they cared enough about me and wanted to help me have a longer life span.) i pitched, ranted, raved...said, well i don't feel sick! what's all this bother? i finally accepted the NOW. i went from making booco money to living on LTD and SS disability. (thank God i had invested heavily my whole career. (i'll get back to that in a minute.) since 1998 my income is SS and LTD, that ends in 2 years. i receive paltry increases in SS benefits, except nada from them for the last 2 years, and my company LTD reduces the same amount when SS is increased. so no gain. i've lived on the same fixed income since 1998 when i thought the figure was waaayyy too little to live off of. fast forward to now and the current cost of living index. i'm still back in 1998 income wise. the exact amount. last year i had $15,000 for my medical deductible alone on my income tax return. if i didn't have those investments, that i now sell to pay for medical costs, i'd be living at poverty level in 2 years. when the investments run out, if i live that long, the only income i'll have is SS disability. i'm illustrating my no win monetary situation and i'm still relativitively young!!...in the NOW. how i view my monetary challenges: i thank God i had some systems in place-LTD, whick i took out as a health insurance option when i was young and didn't even foresee any health complication and the wise choice i made to squirrel money away rather than living like a queen-ok, well i did splurge sometimes ![]() my attitude re my monetary status: i look at young families that owned their first homes now living in a shelter. the parents may or may not be employed due to this "brave new world" we live in. they rely on salvation army to feed them. they have no health insurance. they are stripped so bare that they can't possibly be able to muster hope or see change/improvement on the horizon. for me it's an attitude adjustment. i can be looking at the glass half empty awaiting for the future to miraculously change or see it half full and be eternally grateful for what i possess in the NOW. i can't put conditions on my situation or outcome. but i can change my outlook and attitude. i'm glad u had that wonderful grandfather in your life. you can live by his example right NOW! whay say u? OOOPPS sorry for the long post.
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sorry forgot one thing. i am in no way minimizing your financial concerns. they are real. i'm just attempting to put your dilemma in balance in how you can perceive it. yes, you must be struggling to hold head over water. yes, it's most difficult but it does not define you or what your life can be if you strive to change your perspective. everything need not be contingent on what you have or don't have. everything else need not be put on hold.
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Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours..~Ayn Rand |
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Hi. I am a 59 yr old female who has been a weirdo all her life. Please read my profile to get a better idea of just some of the things I have had to deal with over the last 55 years. I have no idea if this will help you, but it may give you some info for consideration. When I started school at the age of 6 I was immediately branded as a weirdo. I was too smart, spoke in a different way (small rural school, not allowed to speak country at home) did not understand or like childish things. Could not understand the other children, frankly thought they were ignorant and stupid. They in turn considered me arrogant and intimidating. I still feel the same way about those kids as well as 99% of the people I have met since. I was socially,and emtionally tortured my entire school life. By the time I was 18 and going into the work force I realized I had two choices, adapt or die. So, I began a conscious effort to adapt. I studied people like lab rats. I was also excruciatingly shy. And thus began my acting career. By this point in time I deserve several Oscars. I can be anything and anyone you want me to be. And, at this point in time, it is effortless. Tiresome, but first nature, rather than second. I realize that at our age it is a little late for you to do this. Just sharing my survival mechanism. Also, I started out with exactly the same feelings that you now describe. My heart goes out to you. Frankly, I don't know that the problem is with you. Have you ever considered that you may just me more evolved than most other people? Perhaps it's they who simply cannot come up to your level? Many people fail to conform to society's standards, and many of them acheive greatness. I know this does not help answer you questions, but know that you are not alone. Please read my profile and send me a private message anytime. Good luck.
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You mean you studied people as though they were lab rats, or you studied them as lab rats would?
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You made me stop and think there, madisgram. Accepting the now. In light of what you've said, I get a better understanding of what I'm actually doing. What I'm really doing when I talk about the financial stuff is saying that I'll be able to live in the now when my anxiety level is lower than it is at present. And that's it. Forget finances, it's ANXIETY that makes it harder for me to live in the now. And I've had GAD all my life. Can I just walk away from the anxiety? Grandpa certainly did. But the good mental genes were all on his side of the family. Mom's side had the bad ones and I got a good dose of those. I'll really have to think about this, though I'm sure I've got it right: anxiety is the culprit. Thanks! Take care!
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Forgive my lack of formal education. I was busy surviving. Just trying to ease a fellow beings pain. And anyway, would it matter? Lab rats may in fact be studying us even as we study them. How would we know?
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Sorry, I have avoidance, dependent, and obsessive compulsive disorders and are working thru them on my own. So 55 years after they began I am still a work in progress. Thank you for even responding to me. I can be overly sensitve a lot because frankly most people don't get me at all and think I am a weirdo. Which I am and I am totally O.K. with. This site is the only place I let others see the real me. In life I am a chameleon to make things easy.
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lol, what doesn't kill you, will make you stronger. works for me. ![]()
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Thank you for acknowledging my post and being thorough. I am sorry your problem is complicated and eventhough you are concious you have it you can't control it. Nevertheless, be sure that one day will come in which the sum of all your efforts will result in what you are pursueing. Because there is an infalible formula:
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