Posted by Eddie Sylvano on September 2, 2003, at 9:42:28
In reply to Discontent, Confusion, Loneliness, Longing, posted by Tabitha on September 2, 2003, at 1:56:38
> I don't know if the loneliness is telling me to find companionship, or to look deeper at myself.
----------I'm convinced that other people can't make you happy. They may temporarily distract you from feeling bad, but if you're not able to be satisfied on your own, the other person will feel the increasing drag, and things just get worse. The only truly useful thing that others may be able to offer is proof that you're not unloveable, which was a dismal notion that I had for quite a while.
I think that the key to feeling better lies heavily in doing different things. Talk to people you wouldn't normaly talk to. Go places you haven't been. Walk instead of dive. Anything to make your brain have to adapt and grow. A depressed brain silently controls your actions, and you need to wrest control back from it. Subvert yourself. Good ADs don't hurt the process either.
poster:Eddie Sylvano
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