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<blockquote data-quote="WearyWoman" data-source="post: 414813"><p>Steely - Just read your post about your dad. I am SO very, very sorry. I'm touched that you took the time to post during such a difficult time. I also know the unique trauma of having negative stuff happen too frequently in life. And, when it's stuff you can't control, it creates even more anxiety. I do think Star has some great points about the chosen response to such difficulties; that is something we can control, and I need to remind myself of that. Your concept of increased acceptance over increased anxiety is a good one. I pray your dad's memory lives on, shining brightly like the sun, in your heart, all through your days.</p><p> </p><p>Star - First, thank you for the wonderful post. You don't know how helpful I've found it to be. I've read it a couple of times already, and I know I will again. I appreciate that you didn't judge me as a drama queen or negative personality. I am neither, although, I realize I risk that judgment when I post about my troubles. Truth is . . . I seldom talk to anybody about any of them. And, lately, I've felt so overwhelmed with trouble. In reading your post, my current disposition is mirrored back to me, and I can now see just how much I need to work on these issues. With the difficulties I've faced in my life, I have come to lose hope and develop a sense of something being wrong with me that bad things keep coming my way. I have wondered what is so defective about me that I am destined for so many obstacles. After each setback, I rise up, all the more determined to get myself out of the challenging situation, and then I find myself right back there again! I am smart enough to examine how I may be part of the problem, but these happenings are random and not within my control. I feel tired and hopeless at times. How much can a person take?</p><p> </p><p>Now, I am not so egocentric that I think I am the only one in the world suffering with problems. I'm sure many people are and many more are worse off than me.</p><p> </p><p>I think I will seek out someone to talk to about all of this. I am imprisoned by anxiety and fear about the future. Thank you for listening. Thank you for allowing me to share my thoughts and just vent for a bit. Most of all, thank you for encouraging me. Lord knows how much I need it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WearyWoman, post: 414813"] Steely - Just read your post about your dad. I am SO very, very sorry. I'm touched that you took the time to post during such a difficult time. I also know the unique trauma of having negative stuff happen too frequently in life. And, when it's stuff you can't control, it creates even more anxiety. I do think Star has some great points about the chosen response to such difficulties; that is something we can control, and I need to remind myself of that. Your concept of increased acceptance over increased anxiety is a good one. I pray your dad's memory lives on, shining brightly like the sun, in your heart, all through your days. Star - First, thank you for the wonderful post. You don't know how helpful I've found it to be. I've read it a couple of times already, and I know I will again. I appreciate that you didn't judge me as a drama queen or negative personality. I am neither, although, I realize I risk that judgment when I post about my troubles. Truth is . . . I seldom talk to anybody about any of them. And, lately, I've felt so overwhelmed with trouble. In reading your post, my current disposition is mirrored back to me, and I can now see just how much I need to work on these issues. With the difficulties I've faced in my life, I have come to lose hope and develop a sense of something being wrong with me that bad things keep coming my way. I have wondered what is so defective about me that I am destined for so many obstacles. After each setback, I rise up, all the more determined to get myself out of the challenging situation, and then I find myself right back there again! I am smart enough to examine how I may be part of the problem, but these happenings are random and not within my control. I feel tired and hopeless at times. How much can a person take? Now, I am not so egocentric that I think I am the only one in the world suffering with problems. I'm sure many people are and many more are worse off than me. I think I will seek out someone to talk to about all of this. I am imprisoned by anxiety and fear about the future. Thank you for listening. Thank you for allowing me to share my thoughts and just vent for a bit. Most of all, thank you for encouraging me. Lord knows how much I need it. [/QUOTE]
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