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Trig Dec 26, 2021 at 10:12 PM
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I am 40 years old and a survivor of childhood abuse, bullying, attempted murder, and spousal infidelity. I now have depression, anxiety, PTSD, and severe attachment issues. Therapy does not work on me and so I have been studying psychology in my free time to arrive at a solution. In five years I have only had limited progress. The path ahead of me is likely to be long and difficult with a highly uncertain probability of success. At what point is it rational to decide that I am too broken to ever be fixed and there is no point to life as the chronic suffering is too intense?

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Well... I don't know as I have answers to these questions to offer you. (But I know this is how I view myself.) I think these are questions each individual must answer for themselves. If you're 40 years old, though, you presumably have time to yet find a pathway through your suffering to inner peace. (In my case, on the other hand, I'm old enough there's not enough time left to make it worth worrying about. It all just is what it is... or was what it was as the case may be.)

Over the years, I have found comfort as well as practical coping skills in the writings of the American Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön. In particular I have found the practice of "compassionate abiding" to be of great help. It's not a cure. But it is a way of coping despite the suffering you endure. Here's a link to a mental-health-oriented description of the practice:

Relieve Distress By Allowing It: Compassionate Abiding 101 | Mindset: Perspective Is Everything

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