Recent content by Therapon

I don't think people would register here if they didn't want you to message them.

There has to be a reason why it's still happening. What did blood tests say about your thyroid hormone levels?

You can be lonely and not feel empty. I think you probably feel empty if you don't know your purpose and aren't doing anything that makes you feel worthwhile. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emptiness

A lot of people here aren't struggling to meet people, they're struggling to maintain meaningful relationships with the people they meet. 1-3 looking good is obvious. 4-6 while smiling is helpful it's not much good in the long run if you're sad inside. You need to fight your inner demons first...

Men don't usually understand that women absorb emotions and have to "vent" them, so often accuse them of talking about their emotions too much. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anat-baniel/are-you-just-venting-and-he-feels-criticized_b_3646819.html

I don't think there's anything you can do other than wait for your booked leave. Unless of course you find another job that doesn't require advanced notice, but giving resignation notice, finding a new job and then showing up to it for a month so you don't give the impression you're lazy will...

I self-diagnose everything because I find my doctors aren't very good at diagnosing things correctly. I treat everything myself without drugs if I can and have been successful every time. On rare occasions I have to go to a doctor to get a prescription or to get a doctor's opinion. I think a...

What do you love about her? If you can't think of anything then it's probably just the idea of having someone.

What if she rebooks the flight? What is stopping you from meeting her?

Usually if you don't care then it's because you're depressed. I get the impression you don't see the point in anything?

It sounds like OCD.

I second this. I've done this and it's worked fine. You just have to be proactive and PM people who seem like they might share your interests. If you aren't proactive, it's unlikely most others will be - since many here suffer from social anxiety or are equally afraid to PM you. Start by asking...

If you do that you're letting the people who did this to you win though. Maybe you can find another survivor who also needs a friend? This is a good point. Depression creates the illusion of there being no hope when there is.

It's quite common to not be aware that something is abuse for months, years or even decades. Even if you know what abuse is, you're often not going to realise that what happened to YOU is abuse. It's natural to automatically think that abuse is something that happens to others, and that what...

That's so sad. Please keep going though. That's all really tough to deal with, but you can do it if you have others around you. :) If you ever do go back to that place, just remember that we're here.