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22-25, M

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I Have Low Self-esteem

At the gym, I was in a conversation with another guy. A girl (woman) came by where we were and the other guy invited her into the conversation. The three of us talked to each other. Midway into the conversation, the girl asked, "So, what'...

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Session 19 [Abridged]: Mental Monuments and the IDEA of letting go... "Have you ever thought about letting go?" "No... I mean, what do you mean?" "You know, letting go... letting go of the past injustices you feel... of the ...

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I Am Coming to Terms With My Childhood

THE 3 X 5 WORLD CREATED AND LOST ONE SUMMER... One lonely summer I remember stumbling on the idea that I could keep myself company by finding something to do on my own. I was a socially awkward kid who was shy and deathly afraid of being "foun...

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Session 17: A victory emergency... "What happened...?" "I... the thing is... I guess I got invited to a party?" "Oh really...? Wow! I wasn't expecting that. That's good news, right? How come you seem so apprehensiv...

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I Often Feel Left Out And Lonely

On Being Unselected... Unselected Never wanted Always left out Feelings of being deficient Not popular drilled into me Behaviorally trained to have low self-esteem Lost and alone; no one wants me One step forward; then, always many steps back Buildi...

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I Battle Insecurity

Greetings from the land of insecurity Even when I recognize I am making personal development progress, I allow self-doubt and lingering self-hatred to infiltrate my state of mind. It is easy enough to tell myself, "you are over-reacting,...

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I Feel Sad For Complete Strangers

I have noticed him before. He, like me, is often working out alone at the gym. He is neither social nor anti-social. He's an older guy, but not that old. He seems dedicated to his work-outs, but not obsessive or well-built. Tonight, he seemed sa...

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Session 16: Confronting the memory... "So, the last time, you recalled a memory..." "Yeah, it was more like reliving it." "Well, it's sometimes like that. But, how did it make you feel?" "I guess it made me fe...

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Session 15: Forcing out a memory... [Later in the session...] "What's the memory? Remember you are safe here." "Me and a friend went skiing for the weekend. He had a contact who got us a resort hotel suite. I drove us up to the ...

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I Am So Down And Out

Feeling cast out, like no one likes me, like no one could (ever) like me, like I don't belong, like I repulse people or at the very least bore them, that I haven't been constructed to be with others on any meaningful level, that I am horr...

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Is it true... "some things are better left unsaid?"

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Session 14: A sad revelation, a step backwards, and hope... "You know, we would make better progress if you committed to coming to see me on a regular schedule." "I know..." "Well, what have you been up to? Any revelations?...

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Is it possible to have a meaningful, purposeful, and fulfilling life without a reciprocal emotional connection with anyone?

WHAT IF... you have zero friends... no one seems to like you... that weighs on your mind (for some reason)... you do function in society and you are not a hermit... but you just can't emotionally connect with anyone. DISCLAIMER: I am not sayin...

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Friends & Acquaintances

Session 13: I need therapy... "To tell you the truth, I was thinking about you and hoping I would see you before the holidays. I remember this is when you always feel like you need to talk. So, I am glad you are here." "Yeah, I gue...

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I Am Feeling Left Out

Constructed to be solitary... I can recognize and acknowledge that I have been making steady progress in my social development journey. Several months ago, I agonized that I interacted with no one on a social level. I described the experience as bei...

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Session 12: Finding support by feeling unsupported and crying about it... "It's been awhile, a long while..." "Yeah, I guess I know." "So, what's been going on? How are you?" "I think I realized something...

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I Am Going to Say Something Controversial

The idea that Donald Trump is a successful businessman is one largely promoted by him and Warren Buffet has disputed the idea. The idea that Donald Trump would keep us safe is one largely promoted by him and the former CIA Director has disputed the i...

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The sadness that never leaves... It's always there. Sometimes it's active; other times it's idle. It remembers every moment and uses those moments to make its presence and power known even during its down time: The fear of asking ...

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I Need More Positive Social Interactions

MAYBE... I can't deny that I have been making slow and steady progress in building more positive social interaction. It's been hard, but it's been enjoyable. I am able to engage in conversations, even initiate some of them. I don...

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I Am Going to Say Something Controversial

From an American's perspective, here is why Donald Trump was chosen to lead the Republican Party, instead of some other contender? What some Americans see in DT that make him appear as the best option. [NOW with no censorship] D. Trump offers t...

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