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I'm sorry to ask u so many questions. I'm sure its not too late. You are not old and I hope the illness is not so bad. As soon as you recover you should move on & marry some other person. Why love the one who does not love u. Love is 2 way relationship not one way.
its ok you can ask me anything i just dont want to talk about my illness right now..
 
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its ok you can ask me anything i just dont want to talk about my illness right now..
I would just suggest u to move on with ur life. I don't know much about u but I can tell u are a person with good heart and I'm sure ull find a good husband and have beautiful children. May God give u true happiness :) amen
 
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I would just suggest u to move on with ur life. I don't know much about u but I can tell u are a person with good heart and I'm sure ull find a good husband and have beautiful children. May God give u true happiness :) amen
thank you ...i just been feeling bitter later because the people and things around me make me feel like crap.
 
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thank you ...i just been feeling bitter later because the people and things around me make me feel like crap.
That's how the world is. It makes u feel insignificant. We need to find our own happiness and that will happen when u keep away from negative people and look for positive people.
 
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That's how the world is. It makes u feel insignificant. We need to find our own happiness and that will happen when u keep away from negative people and look for positive people.
i just feel like my family thinks i am crazy. and put me down a lot. never believe anything i say. and dont care about my life or happiness. and then there is other things and people that make me feel like crap.
 
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i just feel like my family thinks i am crazy. and put me down a lot. never believe anything i say. and dont care about my life or happiness. and then there is other things and people that make me feel like crap.
Honesty even I am treated bad by my father. And there are other reasons which let me down but happiness is something u need to choose. You should decide u will be happy despite what people say. You need to convince yourself this. At the same time look for a simple man and make a separate family & stay away from people who let u down. Marriage is the best solution.
 
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Honesty even I am treated bad by my father. And there are other reasons which let me down but happiness is something u need to choose. You should decide u will be happy despite what people say. You need to convince yourself this. At the same time look for a simple man and make a separate family & stay away from people who let u down. Marriage is the best solution.
i am ill..cant marry..thanks
 
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i just feel like my family thinks i am crazy. and put me down a lot. never believe anything i say. and dont care about my life or happiness. and then there is other things and people that make me feel like crap.

If your like me, you've been brought up to believe getting "angry" or "losing control" is a bad thing but part of self-respect is learning to respect yourself and how you feel. We're made to feel afraid of getting angry at authority figures because we feel we will get punished for it. But our emotions are part of how our brain regulates itself, and anger can be very useful to establish a sense of boundaries when we feel others have violated it. They aren't necessarily "bad" thoughts or feelings if they are a proportionate response to the situation and you are not a "bad" person for thinking and feeling that way.

My relationship with my parents isn't great but we manage to "work through it". That often means me holding stuff back or outright lying about how I feel so we don't have rows or threaten to make me homeless and throw me out of the house as has happened in the past. My dad in particular is very anxious and susceptible to sudden mood swings. He doesn't like "conflict" and tries to bury the sources of disagreements by not talking about. My mum tends to just simmer for long periods and makes the room toxic to be in if she doesn't like what's going on. Its not healthy but there aren't many alternatives available than to try and give myself some space sometimes.

Find somewhere you can go that is safe away from your family and friends and let off some steam. Get Angry and let it all out. Sometimes writing it out can be enough because you can really think about what you are writing and why. That can sometimes be a healthy response to a situation. I find this works for dealing with the "deadening" feeling because if people around you are making you feel like crap, you can allow yourself not to take it and to stand up for yourself, even from people who say they care about you and have the best of intentions. Good relationships work because people talk to each other and respect each other. Its the fact that this feel "out of our control" and feel trapped that makes the deadening feeling difficult to deal with.

I can recommend long walks or taking a trip out for a day to get away from the pressure. Sometimes just getting out the house is great as it can feel a bit like a prison. I have favourite spots to go out and eat which usually cheers me up (even if I do try to eat healthier nowadays :D). It won't solve the underlying problem but it can make it easier to deal with. :)
 
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If your like me, you've been brought up to believe getting "angry" or "losing control" is a bad thing but part of self-respect is learning to respect yourself and how you feel. We're made to feel afraid of getting angry at authority figures because we feel we will get punished for it. But our emotions are part of how our brain regulates itself, and anger can be very useful to establish a sense of boundaries when we feel others have violated it. They aren't necessarily "bad" thoughts or feelings if they are a proportionate response to the situation and you are not a "bad" person for thinking and feeling that way.

My relationship with my parents isn't great but we manage to "work through it". That often means me holding stuff back or outright lying about how I feel so we don't have rows or threaten to make me homeless and throw me out of the house as has happened in the past. My dad in particular is very anxious and susceptible to sudden mood swings. He doesn't like "conflict" and tries to bury the sources of disagreements by not talking about. My mum tends to just simmer for long periods and makes the room toxic to be in if she doesn't like what's going on. Its not healthy but there aren't many alternatives available than to try and give myself some space sometimes.

Find somewhere you can go that is safe away from your family and friends and let off some steam. Get Angry and let it all out. Sometimes writing it out can be enough because you can really think about what you are writing and why. That can sometimes be a healthy response to a situation. I find this works for dealing with the "deadening" feeling because if people around you are making you feel like crap, you can allow yourself not to take it and to stand up for yourself, even from people who say they care about you and have the best of intentions. Good relationships work because people talk to each other and respect each other. Its the fact that this feel "out of our control" and feel trapped that makes the deadening feeling difficult to deal with.

I can recommend long walks or taking a trip out for a day to get away from the pressure. Sometimes just getting out the house is great as it can feel a bit like a prison. I have favourite spots to go out and eat which usually cheers me up (even if I do try to eat healthier nowadays :D). It won't solve the underlying problem but it can make it easier to deal with. :)
wow thats exactly how i feel..thank you so much...its exactly what i needed to hear..yeah i am about to jet out of here..
 
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i dont know...but thank you..

You know the amazing thing is that with faith in God's love you always have hope for better. Try it. Hope in God's love in your life and see how it makes you feel when you have faith in God's love - even if only for a few minutes.

i've got a depressive illness and have been struggling with depression all my life but never was the pit so deep as when i lost faith in God's love. As a matter of fact it grew that deep that it took all of faith in God's love to get me out again. And it took a long time coming.

For me the break came when i started a personal relationship with the Word of God as The Voice to take heed to and love as Spirit of guidance in my heart and mind. Astonishing Jennifer how much life can change believing God at His word and taking His promises personal. He took me out of my pit and taught me to guard my thoughts and to apply His awesome love to me life and to love others instead of constantly thinking everyone was feeling bad about me just because i did. He sure taught me about love and how much love suffers the evil ruling down here.

It is true love has to be lived to grow. So let your love grow. First of all love God for loving you, and second reserve love for yourself hurting life so deeply. Then learn to pray for someone else who is hurting worse than you and if possible do volunteers work with the less fortunate or at least let your thoughts roam to the less fortunate and pray God for solutions to the problem of suffering on this world.

The more you internalise God's love for you the more love you have to give out. The good thing is God's love is not selfish. God's love can endure an incredible amount of suffering without cracking up, no one is as long suffering as Jesus. He will teach you Himself if you follow The Word of God as your guide and His voice of love within.

Be of good courage you can have a better life than you have now even if depression happens to stay as an illness this is true. With Jesus all things are possible.

Peace.

The Living Word Saves
Meeting Jesus down in my deepest Pit
brought an end to all my inner pain
For lovingly The Word made me fit
to have my Good Life back again.

First The Farmer pulled up my weeds
digging up the dirt and rocks within me
then lovingly sowing His Good Seeds
in time harvesting me most abundantly!

Yes The Word's Voice in Spirit of Love
The Living Word brought me under His care
His love dwelling within me from up above
His everlasting Good Life with me to share.

So please do from your pit walk away
also farming His Good Life in your soul
finding New Life in God's Truth today
The LIVING WORD your constant goal.

 
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You know the amazing thing is that with faith in God's love you always have hope for better. Try it. Hope in God's love in your life and see how it makes you feel when you have faith in God's love - even if only for a few minutes.

i've got a depressive illness and have been struggling with depression all my life but never was the pit so deep as when i lost faith in God's love. As a matter of fact it grew that deep that it took all of faith in God's love to get me out again. And it took a long time coming.

For me the break came when i started a personal relationship with the Word of God as The Voice to take heed to and love as Spirit of guidance in my heart and mind. Astonishing Jennifer how much life can change believing God at His word and taking His promises personal. He took me out of my pit and taught me to guard my thoughts and to apply His awesome love to me life and to love others instead of constantly thinking everyone was feeling bad about me just because i did. He sure taught me about love and how much love suffers the evil ruling down here.

It is true love has to be lived to grow. So let your love grow. First of all love God for loving you, and second reserve love for yourself hurting life so deeply. Then learn to pray for someone else who is hurting worse than you and if possible do volunteers work with the less fortunate or at least let your thoughts roam to the less fortunate and pray God for solutions to the problem of suffering on this world.

The more you internalise God's love for you the more love you have to give out. The good thing is God's love is not selfish. God's love can endure an incredible amount of suffering without cracking up, no one is as long suffering as Jesus. He will teach you Himself if you follow The Word of God as your guide and His voice of love within.

Be of good courage you can have a better life than you have now even if depression happens to stay as an illness this is true. With Jesus all things are possible.

Peace.

The Living Word Saves
Meeting Jesus down in my deepest Pit
brought an end to all my inner pain
For lovingly The Word made me fit
to have my Good Life back again.

First The Farmer pulled up my weeds
digging up the dirt and rocks within me
then lovingly sowing His Good Seeds
in time harvesting me most abundantly!

Yes The Word's Voice in Spirit of Love
The Living Word brought me under His care
His love dwelling within me from up above
His everlasting Good Life with me to share.

So please do from your pit walk away
also farming His Good Life in your soul
finding New Life in God's Truth today
The LIVING WORD your constant goal.
it aint the depression. i can handle the depression. its the stuff thats causing the depression i cant handle. and i love God, im just confused right now and feel guilty about a lot of things, mainly because people are making me feel that way.
 
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wow thats exactly how i feel..thank you so much...its exactly what i needed to hear..yeah i am about to jet out of here..

I'm glad to hear it. I know things won't radically get better but I hope it still gets a little easier. Sometimes its the little things that are really positive that can really make the difference to the day. :)
 
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