I would love to have a conversation about this, being in a similar boat, one of these days, though I'm just settling back into normal life & brain function
I think you are a very accomplished and tremendously interesting and substantial person
I generally believe that you're on the verge/in the middle of a general breakthrough in your life
it's hard to be a solitary person bucking the system
I didn't think you were actively suicidal, but I knew you were feeling really bad! :(
You're so right that doing mental health work is real and hard work. And it's sooo important.
You know what? Even though I have a regular old job, I hate when people ask me what I do because answering "benefits administration" really says nothing about my interests. It's just uncomfortable for a lot of us to be defined that way, I think. I understand why people say it - you're asking what people do during the day and a lot of people do a job or schoolwork. But there are probably better things to ask like: So, what do you like to do? Sometimes I've asked people: What do you do during the day? I don't know if that's better or not.
Anyway, I'm thinking of you and wishing you good sleep and better days. You are awesome! There are lots of us out here to remember that even when you might forget.
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I would love to have a conversation about this, being in a similar boat, one of these days, though I'm just settling back into normal life & brain function
I think you are a very accomplished and tremendously interesting and substantial person
I generally believe that you're on the verge/in the middle of a general breakthrough in your life
it's hard to be a solitary person bucking the system
I think you're doing a great thing
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I didn't think you were actively suicidal, but I knew you were feeling really bad! :(
You're so right that doing mental health work is real and hard work. And it's sooo important.
You know what? Even though I have a regular old job, I hate when people ask me what I do because answering "benefits administration" really says nothing about my interests. It's just uncomfortable for a lot of us to be defined that way, I think. I understand why people say it - you're asking what people do during the day and a lot of people do a job or schoolwork. But there are probably better things to ask like: So, what do you like to do? Sometimes I've asked people: What do you do during the day? I don't know if that's better or not.
Anyway, I'm thinking of you and wishing you good sleep and better days. You are awesome! There are lots of us out here to remember that even when you might forget.
Keep in touch!
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