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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 673008" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Copa... the problem with this whole statement is the <em>last word</em>.</p><p>Two people may be a problem for each other, and yet shine on their own when not with that person. That may have been true for your mother. <strong><em>But it is also true for YOU</em>.</strong></p><p> </p><p>My dear Copa. Depression is ugly. And one of the ugliest parts of it is that we end up thinking that the depression <em>IS </em>us. It isn't. It's a disease. No different than cancer, or bi-polar, or diabetes, or addiction. It can be terminal. But we do not need to BE the disease. The disease is just part of the picture. We need to focus on the REAL "me". Which is hard, because things like depression really cloud our vision.</p><p> </p><p>Start with one thing, Copa. Bring one thing under control. I'd suggest... start at the "top". Your hair. Get the right products (I sent you a private message). Work out the tangles. Then, put your hair on a schedule. Brushed out twice a day, and done in a specific hair style. And I'm going to suggest that you <em>change that hair style at least one a week</em>. See how many different things you can do with that hair, the way it is.</p><p> </p><p>If in the end you feel like cutting it, do NOT go really short. It will be too much shock. Do something in-between first. So it doesn't take so long to grow out if shorter isn't really you. That's just my opinion, but I've seen lots of young women regret cutting long hair really short.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 673008, member: 11791"] Copa... the problem with this whole statement is the [I]last word[/I]. Two people may be a problem for each other, and yet shine on their own when not with that person. That may have been true for your mother. [B][I]But it is also true for YOU[/I].[/B] My dear Copa. Depression is ugly. And one of the ugliest parts of it is that we end up thinking that the depression [I]IS [/I]us. It isn't. It's a disease. No different than cancer, or bi-polar, or diabetes, or addiction. It can be terminal. But we do not need to BE the disease. The disease is just part of the picture. We need to focus on the REAL "me". Which is hard, because things like depression really cloud our vision. Start with one thing, Copa. Bring one thing under control. I'd suggest... start at the "top". Your hair. Get the right products (I sent you a private message). Work out the tangles. Then, put your hair on a schedule. Brushed out twice a day, and done in a specific hair style. And I'm going to suggest that you [I]change that hair style at least one a week[/I]. See how many different things you can do with that hair, the way it is. If in the end you feel like cutting it, do NOT go really short. It will be too much shock. Do something in-between first. So it doesn't take so long to grow out if shorter isn't really you. That's just my opinion, but I've seen lots of young women regret cutting long hair really short. [/QUOTE]
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