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So towards the end of my walk with my mom and her friend, they were talking about some song that said when you're 17- everything felt like a disaster. I told them that it wasn't true for me, I just keep rollig with the punches. Oh sure, I'll shed a few tears- after all, those punches can hurt, those punches can bruise, but in the end you can either sulk or pick yourself up and keep moving, and that's what I've decided to do with my life, to just keep moving because sulking isn't an option for me anymore.

Now don't get me wrong- I'm still coming here to PC, but with a new purpose is all. My purpose here is to try my best to brighten the lives of the friends that I've made here- to litsen to their stories and when I am able to- to give any comfort and guidance that I can give. I am not going to deny my problems either anymore, but I'll deal with them in the here and now, and once they're gone...it's just best not to dwel on them anymore because unless it's something chronic (and they rarely are) they're done for quite awhile. So in other words, if I have a problem i'll talk about it, but I'm not going to look for problems anymore just because I feel guilty about being content with my life.

Before, my purpose here was quite the same as the paragraph above, but with the added expectation that if i was to be a member in this forum that I had to have something wrong going on. (Bizzare form of peer pressure?) so if nothing was bothering me, then I'd just get the urge to fish around my memories until I find anything bad that has happened until something was bothering me. Looking back on it right now and reading what I'm typing it seems like just a vicious attack on my own psyche (I guess to me that's pleasurable? Mental masochism? But I digress.)

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I hope nobody feels bad reading this, all things considered my life hasn't been really turbulent (minus the moving around and several years of being bullied), so this decision comes (realativly) effortlessly and that for alot of people here it would take alot of work to just let things go.

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Sorry for the typos/blatant grammar mistakes for people who like perfect spelling and grammar. </font>

This being the perfect example of a problem that I am having at the moment and thus posted about it.
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[selfy]

i understand exactly what u mean kaika. i always got worried about my presence here because i didnt have as many issues as most other people. took me a while to realise theres nothing to say that im not allowed to be here.

[Doh2007]

I think it's important to have some people in a positive healthy place to keep the mood of the forum optimistic. We're so much more than our problems.

[DePressMe]

Kaika, I love your attitude! You sound like you are in a really good spot. I think PC is here for me when I am in a good spot or a bad spot. You're right getting stuck on your problems and dwelling on them does not help the situation. I am so happy that you can work through your issues and then move on. You are a good example for us all!

[I_WMD]

Alright >>>>..... Another peep to help pull the curtains back and share the sunny days too ,,, and not just the grey ones !!!!!!!