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[chrisg92287]

in the interest of full disclosure, i'm seeing a shrink. many keep these issues close to their chest, but i think it's important that i share with everyone, especially considering that so far, i've shared with no one

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[loleliselol]

I've been sitting here for the longest time trying to write this sentence so that it sounds right but it won't come out the way I want it to.
I just want to say that I'm really proud of you right now.

[jus2flyaway]

Chris

[chrisg92287]

becky - you wanting to shoulder blame speaks volumes about how much you truly love people. it really should've never gotten as far as it did. i knew that i had a loving group of people around me, and that their silence was not apathy, but uncertainty on if, how, and when to bring something up. God has put me in a place where i can get the best, most sincere advice from anyone in the world, all i need to do is ask. unfortunately, i am very proud, and it took me 3 months. oh well, i know it will never take me this long again.

[klutzy88188]

chris girard...
you've come far in the last few years, but i've never been prouder of you. when i talked to you seriously about this a few months ago, i was concerned, but you sounded so happy... so in control of everything that i just shrugged it off. that made me one of the biggest culprits and i'm sorry.
as a victim of peoples comments "oh my gosh kaleigh eat" when i can't eat because it hurts... i feel like i should say i can sympathize, but i know that does absolutely nothing. looking back, i know that i probably commented at you because it made me feel better or something. how stupid.
you're amazing chris, your faith is an example i can look up to and be amazed at. God is good. not to mention that there's no doubt in my mind that you'll be a perfect gaston...i've seen what you can do. and you have my sincerist apology.

plus you're "such a tall, dark, strong, and handsome...hehe not brute? :P
i look forward to chasing you around like an idiot on stage

[chrisg92287]

please don't be sorry, you have always been the person i go to when i have somethign i need to get off my chest. i should've simply went to you again, i have no doubt that you would've helped me so much. yah, i did seem "happy" in february, but it was more complex than i led on. God is good, and i was angry even a couple of weeks ago. but i realize that God is getting my attention, and getting me to priorities where they should be in my life.

bravo!

[wachachi86]

it may seem like I popped out of no where but in college, I have dealt.. well dealt isn't the word, but helped a few friends through this.
As an outsider, and as Becky said, I can see you and your friends all joke around a lot but physical appearance isn't a huge issue among the "God Squad." So I could see that the wanted validation wasn't there. I did notice the weight difference at the show and actually mentioned something to Christine I think. But that was after not seeing you since December, while others don't notice the gradual change when they see you everyday.
I just want to say good luck with everything and I know you have closer friends, but I'm here for ya buddy.

Re: bravo!

[chrisg92287]

nah, i didn't think you disapeared, i sensed your presence at market basket rowley. anyways, thanks.

[megem519]

oh, chris.

you're awesome! :) i know what you mean.. having OCD and anxiety problems and having to go on meds for them and going to a therapist made me not want to tell anyone, but i told myself that i'd be as open about it as possible so other people will start to look at disorders as real medical problems. in english about a month ago i let michelle read my interview from her paper out loud to the class about my OCD problems, and it scared me to death and even my dad told me that it was inappropriate to talk about that sort of thing publicly. i don't regret it though.

i admire you for turning everything around so quickly.. i've been on meds and everything since december (the only reason why i got help then was because of my many panic attacks) and i've yet to reach the point where i can stop doing my OCD rituals. your courage is so admirable. if you ever need someone to complain to, i'm here! believe me.. i'm a champion complainer!

Meg

[chrisg92287]

you're absolutely right. i used to see people who went to therapists as weak-willed, but that was ignorant and wrong. a mental problem can be as unexpected and random as a physical sickness, and i felt obligated to fill people in. the only way these things get better is when you liberate yourself of them, not by denying or surpressing them, but by owning up to your problems and opening up to your friends. thanks for all you wrote, it means a lot.