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By: No Post Day | Spirit Guide « …salted lithium.

No Post Day | Spirit Guide « …salted lithium. — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:32:15 +0000

[...] to think of someone I trust. Someone I feel comfortable with. It has to do with the EMDR thing we started a few weeks ago. The general idea, as I remember it, is to have this someone in mind as I work the knots out [...]

By: i was normal (once)

i was normal (once) — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:24:17 +0000

wow. what the above poster said.

i am sometimes so floored by your writing that you leave me speechless on how to respond.

it does take a tremendous amount of courage to not only explore these issues with your psychiatrist but an even greater amount of courage for sharing your thoughts and vulnerabilities with us.

i think it’s safe to say that a lot of us find solace in your work and thank you for having this site running. it gives us a chance to reflect and process things in our own lives that we’re grappling with.

so thank you for that and keep that train runnin’!

(oh yeah – and that poet was spot on)

By: dame

dame — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:52:54 +0000

gabe, i’ve owed you an email for forever. please forgive me. but i do always keep an eye on you, despite my helen keller’isms. my intentions are good — it’s my lethargy that gives me a horrible reputation.

as for this post, in particular — well, i’d only be silly to praise it, right? but the familiarities, connections, and recollections put me in my place. you’re not alone, and that makes me feel not alone, and i thank you for that. self worth aint in my vocabulary. and it limits my voice.
thank you for putting this in print, from your heart and soul. i wish i had your courage.

and yeah, you’ve got courage. lots.

again, forgive me for not being in touch, not in a ‘forgive me’ way, but in a ‘i so very much appreciate what you say’ way.

i really admire and appreciate you, buddy. =)

By: Tired Of Only Burning My Candle At Both Ends I Tossed It Into The Fire So Now Look At Me Burn « …salted lithium.

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:24:03 +0000

[...] happenstance but changing medications just before starting off on a light jaunt through my most significant clinical depressions was probably not the smartest plan I’ve ever [...]

By: Immi

Immi — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:39:17 +0000

Self-awareness is a precious thing. It’s wonderful you’re starting to see some things in you and that happened to you more clearly. That can really help get past them. Yay for you :)

By: bipolarlife

bipolarlife — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:51:36 +0000

You said: “How can I be worthy of the respect of a total stranger when I’m not worthy of the respect of my own father?”

The only way that I can think to respond to this is to relate a bit of my own story. My father made it clear to me from a very young age that I would never be good enough for him. That there was an inherent flaw in me that could not be overcome. As I was a child I attempted to please him anyway and failed every single time. The only time the man ever said anything nice to me was a few days before he took his own life. But that was his way of saying goodbye and I have not been able to accept his words as true even after 16 years.

Hearing this it should come as no surprise that I have difficulties forming intimate relationships because I simply don’t trust the guys that I date. Any negative comment is perceived as a threat.

I also find it hard to believe positive feedback but have been working on this and have made some headway in this area. Generally after I take some time to process what was said I can start to accept it as true. But it’s hard and varies day by day.

Enjoy the journey.