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anonymous
December 22 2005, 16:18:47 UTC
Hey Steph,
It's Matt....I know long time no talk. I read your ramblings and just wanted to say that I hope your doing ok now. I didn't realize you were so heavy into the Catholic Theology stuff. I hope that doesn't make you look down on a "sinner" like me who according to the Bible will burn in hell. Anyways, I hope that things work out well for you and that you stick to your guns and be "who you are", not who people want you to be. I have learned that you can't be someone you aren't. Just like a tiger can't change his stripes for dots or a leopard it's spot for stripes, you can't change who you are.
I really miss talking to you, but you're probably better off without listening to my bullshit.
I hope that when you get married that things work out good for you.
I will always hold a special place in my heart for you.
Hiya Stephanie. Your posts on the muslims community caught my attention. I took Effexor XR and, although it seemingly produced positive effects, it has always been difficult for me to determine the effectiveness of the meds. We may never know if it's the meds or our health improving on it's own. I once tried Zoloft, but immediately discarded the pills in the toilet. Bad idea. Because of the quick withdrawl, my mental health declined rapidly and I would spend the next months trying to kill myself. I hope you gradually were weaned off the medication while being counseled by a psychiatrist. There are effective treatments out their, so don't be discouraged. The best treatment of all, personally, was my Buddhist practice. Lastly, I must say, you have probably the best icon in LJ. :0) Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Yes, I under supervision of a psychiatrist as well as in counseling with a psychologist. I refuse to take medicines of this nature without also being in counseling.
Reason they weaned me off of it was because I got put on Lithium. A mood stabilizer rather than just an anti-depressant. And yes, religious faith and practice is wonderful(though I myself am Catholic, I can appreciate some of the practices of other religions).
Don't let people give you crap. Anyone who is skeptical because you've found your man so early is very likely, deep down, just jealous. It's hardly a marriage of expediency, and it's hardly as though you've just met! Plenty of people get married right out of college - my mother got married at 21, and my parents turned out all right.
What I know is only second-hand, but I hear that most anti-depressants are hell to come off of. I would say pulling yourself through that and managing a 3.0 is a Success. :)
For those who are bothered by your lack of a master plan for your life (or your lack of knowledge of the plan, however you'd like to put it), I recomment finding some nice Confucian quote about the journey being more important than the destination. Winning the game of life is about enjoying it, I think.
I wish people would back off of me, too. I hate it when I tell them what I wanna do and then they bring in their brand of "realism" and I get all discouraged and stuff.
And you're never too young to get married. I think that marriage is good and actually wish I was married by now or, at least, sometime soon the near future by the time I turn 25.
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It's Matt....I know long time no talk. I read your ramblings and just wanted to say that I hope your doing ok now. I didn't realize you were so heavy into the Catholic Theology stuff. I hope that doesn't make you look down on a "sinner" like me who according to the Bible will burn in hell. Anyways, I hope that things work out well for you and that you stick to your guns and be "who you are", not who people want you to be. I have learned that you can't be someone you aren't. Just like a tiger can't change his stripes for dots or a leopard it's spot for stripes, you can't change who you are.
I really miss talking to you, but you're probably better off without listening to my bullshit.
I hope that when you get married that things work out good for you.
I will always hold a special place in my heart for you.
Your crazy dumb male blonde friend
Matt
PS: Go "Noles" Go in the Orange Bowl
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Yes, I under supervision of a psychiatrist as well as in counseling with a psychologist.
I refuse to take medicines of this nature without also being in counseling.
Reason they weaned me off of it was because I got put on Lithium. A mood stabilizer rather than just an anti-depressant. And yes, religious faith and practice is wonderful(though I myself am Catholic, I can appreciate some of the practices of other religions).
Merry Christmas to you too!
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What I know is only second-hand, but I hear that most anti-depressants are hell to come off of. I would say pulling yourself through that and managing a 3.0 is a Success. :)
For those who are bothered by your lack of a master plan for your life (or your lack of knowledge of the plan, however you'd like to put it), I recomment finding some nice Confucian quote about the journey being more important than the destination. Winning the game of life is about enjoying it, I think.
Cheers,
Odette
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And you're never too young to get married. I think that marriage is good and actually wish I was married by now or, at least, sometime soon the near future by the time I turn 25.
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