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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 508829" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>Have you always been like this? If so, then yeah, it could be ADHD. However, if this is new, then it's something else.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Not necessarily. Just because you are not actively sad or depressed does not mean that your body is not in *depression*. You seem like you've always looked at the bright side, or taught yourself to look at the bright side - to a fault. While generally this is good, it can go to an extreme and not allow you to process negative emotions that really need to be processed. I"m not saying that you have to put every difficulty you have under a microscope and process every negative emotion, but there has to be some sort of (even very general) outlet for all those negative emotions. There's a reason many women like those weepy Lifetime movies - it's an excuse for a good cry, or at least a good tearing up without having to deal with their own emotions. When's the last time you had a cleansing cry? Because yes, crying, for any reason, cleanses the soul.</p><p></p><p>You are also a religious person, so I'm guessing you pray on a regular basis. Do you get into deep meditative prayer? Like really deep where it's like you're in a trance? Prayer is just one way to get there. You can also try relaxation tapes - same concept, just secular.</p><p></p><p>Working is great. Working can be very therapeutic, but it can also be a means of escape (workaholics). Unfortunately you are currently dealing with a lot of ugliness in the place that brings you the most joy - work. As calm and gracious and forgiving as you are, this is still a HUGE conflict. You are working your sweet patootie off trying not to let it get the best of you, but you have to release the negative energy somewhere. Venting on the board is good, but possibly not enough. Find outlets for it. Prayer, meditation, yoga. Lifetime movies and Hallmark commercials. Need to physically vent? Try a kickboxing class or a baseball bat in a junk yard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 508829, member: 11965"] Have you always been like this? If so, then yeah, it could be ADHD. However, if this is new, then it's something else. Not necessarily. Just because you are not actively sad or depressed does not mean that your body is not in *depression*. You seem like you've always looked at the bright side, or taught yourself to look at the bright side - to a fault. While generally this is good, it can go to an extreme and not allow you to process negative emotions that really need to be processed. I"m not saying that you have to put every difficulty you have under a microscope and process every negative emotion, but there has to be some sort of (even very general) outlet for all those negative emotions. There's a reason many women like those weepy Lifetime movies - it's an excuse for a good cry, or at least a good tearing up without having to deal with their own emotions. When's the last time you had a cleansing cry? Because yes, crying, for any reason, cleanses the soul. You are also a religious person, so I'm guessing you pray on a regular basis. Do you get into deep meditative prayer? Like really deep where it's like you're in a trance? Prayer is just one way to get there. You can also try relaxation tapes - same concept, just secular. Working is great. Working can be very therapeutic, but it can also be a means of escape (workaholics). Unfortunately you are currently dealing with a lot of ugliness in the place that brings you the most joy - work. As calm and gracious and forgiving as you are, this is still a HUGE conflict. You are working your sweet patootie off trying not to let it get the best of you, but you have to release the negative energy somewhere. Venting on the board is good, but possibly not enough. Find outlets for it. Prayer, meditation, yoga. Lifetime movies and Hallmark commercials. Need to physically vent? Try a kickboxing class or a baseball bat in a junk yard. [/QUOTE]
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