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    am i a disloyal friend?

    Hi peoples ~ For as long as i can remember i have had difficulties maintaining friendships, and the recurring reason seems to be my "cat" nature - i am loyal only to myself - or so i am told. There are times when i feel a friend is pointing to something, or dropping their keys, or engaging...
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    am i disloyal friend?

    Hi peoples ~ For as long as i can remember i have had difficulties maintaining friendships, and the recurring reason seems to be my "cat" nature - i am loyal only to myself - or so i am told. There are times when i feel a friend is pointing to something, or dropping their keys, or engaging...
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    Alone

    Hi ~ sometimes people think they are caring by turning away - weird but, they get parental and feel others shouldn't "lean" on them - so much for that great Drifters song. Others, don't care. But it is not becasue of you. They have issues of their own, and their journey requires their...
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    Help with ADD

    Hi, I may be adult ADHD - diagnosis pending. To deal with the hyperfocusing i have small activites to act as "vents" throughout the day...forums, a dictionary becasue i am socailly dysfunctional :-), housechores, walk my dog, water the garden. I study on my own in a low stimulation environment...
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    need advice

    Hi ~ this is a "crunch" time for you isn't it? What really is the best thing to do....the Lord says we do not have to make that ultimate decsion... i have a friend who is diagnosed schizophrencic, my family worry about my freindship with her. They feel uncomfortable, blame her past drug use...
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    Not trusting yourself

    I am not schizophrenic, but a couple of my freinds are. And well, they haven't quite figured out how to do this either. Although one has actively kept a dream journal for almost 7 years, and we now make time each week to type up the dreams and her interperetations, we may make a book from it...
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    What do I do now?

    Hi Amber ~ it is not unual for the medication to take away that hyper feeling and for you to feel lost and un-you. Many people are on medication for their whole life, it doesn't have to be a bad thing. Although i am not one to talk, after being on Zoloft for a year i took myself off, and have...
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    Rejection woes....

    Hi ~ I'm hoping that things have changed for you since your post. Rejection is always difficult. Don't be too hard on yourself, sometimes people reject others as a from of social power. It may be that you are not bending to their will. The times I am rejected i too take stock of who i am as a...
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    Feel Like Giving Up

    My sister was very put out that I made my studies a priority, she had just had her first child - and well, she is the type of person that often wants others (family) to feel obligated. Although she is there for me heaps : ) Anyways, I said no, she said I was not spending enough time with my...
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    Feel Like Giving Up

    Are you able to incorporate your friends into your studies. Maybe have regular bible studies/discussions where you can explore the topics that you are studying. Do you have a study group? Even online would help. I would enquire about the supervision, its an ehtical requirement that students...
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    A big deal?

    You are worth it. You won't know about hotlines unitl you try them. You may not like talking on the phone, but maybe if you emphasise the positives - such as at least there is a hotline. Your previous counselor sounds selfish. I've met a few of those, more than the unselfish, its why I went...
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    Feel Like Giving Up

    What about deferring? Just take some time off and indulge your psych needs at this time i.e., your hobbies. Does it matter that you may not get work from your Masters? Is that the worst that could happen? What is your degree if you don't mind me asking. My roomate was 75 and was in his fifth...
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    I Wonder

    I have found that many therapists have no idea, I have met one or two that walk their talk. You may have to see a couple - shop around so to speak. I went to uni and got my degree in psych b/c of the gap I found when I was practicing SI and basically losing the plot every 6 months or so. At...
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    A big deal?

    it matters. You are desensitising yourself to the practice of doing yourself harm. You are most likely cutting because you have feelings that you want to express but don't have words for. You may be angry at others and taking it out on yourself. Your behaviour is not healthy phsyically, metally...
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    I need some help on this! Please read!

    Sometimes others just can't be there, epecially the one's we are close to. Its hard, but it helps us to realise we are responsible for how we feel and act, and that we can work through something. It's probably not what you want to hear... And all the best with the you're moving house. I am very...
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