LJIdol 10.1 - "I need the struggle to feel alive"

[alephz]

Well, hey, let's start this off right:
Content Advisory for content related to mental/emotional health. Seems proper to advise around such issues.

Comments

[lilmissmagic71]

This kind of introspection is my jam. Your take on this journey is pretty pragmatic and yet I find hope in it... You seem to be working what you can work and finding what good you can...

My son says that in order to create something beautiful, he feels he needs to explore and absorb as much beauty/art as he can...

I hope you find the merit in what you lay down... and I hope in putting it out there, you understand it even more. :)

[i_17bingo]

Interesting that you separate mental health from self-esteem. I can't seem to do that.

[eternal_ot]

This raw and very honest. I wonder if I can be that honest with myself. So, Kudos to you for writing this out.

[bleodswean]

This is a pretty intense bit of self-eval. I find myself agreeing with your current acceptance and desire to live within your own definitions.

[alphaloria]

35 was a magic turning point for me where I suddenly didn't care as much about my self-image. Low self-esteem stuff creeps in now and again when my anxiety goes haywire, but for the most part I'm like...eh.