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Are there any SW members that you have talked to that helped you improve yourself or your life in any way?
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HootyTheNightOwl Best Comment
Yes... some of my closest friends have changed my way of thinking and believing in many ways.
4th July 2019 is a date that I will always remember because it was the date that I planned to leave this world.
I was in a terrible place and had been since 4th March that year... I just couldn't dig my way out of a terrible depression that had hold of me.
A couple of people reached out to me publicly and privately - and they slowly helped me to dig my way out of the black hole that was depression. In fact, the first guy didn't step forward until the 1st of July that year... and I don't think that he ever knew just how close I was to actually putting my plan into action.
He helped me through the worst of the worst and got me to the point where I could see a future again.
In time, I found my man - and he gave me a couple of things to do that saw me bulk out my circle of close friends pretty quickly... and they helped me to change my views on my illness collectively.
I finally see now that I have a future, even if I am still not quite sure how to get from here to there just yet.
4th July 2019 is a date that I will always remember because it was the date that I planned to leave this world.
I was in a terrible place and had been since 4th March that year... I just couldn't dig my way out of a terrible depression that had hold of me.
A couple of people reached out to me publicly and privately - and they slowly helped me to dig my way out of the black hole that was depression. In fact, the first guy didn't step forward until the 1st of July that year... and I don't think that he ever knew just how close I was to actually putting my plan into action.
He helped me through the worst of the worst and got me to the point where I could see a future again.
In time, I found my man - and he gave me a couple of things to do that saw me bulk out my circle of close friends pretty quickly... and they helped me to change my views on my illness collectively.
I finally see now that I have a future, even if I am still not quite sure how to get from here to there just yet.
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vetguy1991 · 51-55, M
@HootyTheNightOwl you deserve it
@vetguy1991 I don't really talk about that time much because I lost a lot of friends overnight because of what happened... they couldn't handle the depression - and I don't blame them, it went on for so long that I was reaching the point where I couldn't handle it anymore.
All they could really do was to advise me to seek psychiatric help at a time when I just wanted someone to just sit with me and help me to process what had happened.
I mean, we were right at the beginning of the Covid19 pandemic - and none of us had any clue as to what was going on or how bad it was going to be. I had been abandoned by the one person who I had been closest to for the two years prior to that and I had to pick up the pieces and deal with this scary new world at the same time. I was told that I had to self isolate for 2 weeks on the 4th of March... I only had a chest infection and needed antibiotics - I knew that from a lifetime of experience.
Sometimes, I miss the friends that I lost, but, now I see that I have learned so much from what I went through and I built back better from it than I ever had before.
I was approached by the person that was the catalyst of all this a few months ago, but I was able to ignore him because I have changed so much over the last two years that I don't think that I can go back to being the person I was, even if I wanted to. I don't even know where I would begin to fill them in on the two years of my life that they missed to be fair.
All they could really do was to advise me to seek psychiatric help at a time when I just wanted someone to just sit with me and help me to process what had happened.
I mean, we were right at the beginning of the Covid19 pandemic - and none of us had any clue as to what was going on or how bad it was going to be. I had been abandoned by the one person who I had been closest to for the two years prior to that and I had to pick up the pieces and deal with this scary new world at the same time. I was told that I had to self isolate for 2 weeks on the 4th of March... I only had a chest infection and needed antibiotics - I knew that from a lifetime of experience.
Sometimes, I miss the friends that I lost, but, now I see that I have learned so much from what I went through and I built back better from it than I ever had before.
I was approached by the person that was the catalyst of all this a few months ago, but I was able to ignore him because I have changed so much over the last two years that I don't think that I can go back to being the person I was, even if I wanted to. I don't even know where I would begin to fill them in on the two years of my life that they missed to be fair.
vetguy1991 · 51-55, M
@HootyTheNightOwl well it was a difficult time that still has influence on you, its not easy but you survived it and are stronger for it
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vetguy1991 · 51-55, M
@BeefySenpie good deal
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@iamonfire696 💖💖💖
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vetguy1991 · 51-55, M
@BackyardShaman understandable
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vetguy1991 · 51-55, M
@ginnyfromtheblock very cool
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vetguy1991 · 51-55, M
@SarahGillbert nice
SomeMichGuy · M
Not really but I used to enjoy sharing with countable.
User, we improve n grow only when we have that urge. Our willingness n readiness takes us up. Others play their part in the background as timely prompters.
User, we improve n grow only when we have that urge. Our willingness n readiness takes us up. Others play their part in the background as timely prompters.
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Yes, several. One in particular - not so much. 😕
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Sad, She was amazing
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@honeybee111 who?
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Absolutely....
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Yes.
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OogieBoogie · F
Yep.
I sleep better because of exceptional advice I was given .
My cooking is better because of tips and recipes .
I found solace in the fact that some of my experiences in life weren't me going crazy, they were just bad people.
I found that others think deeper too and that not wierd 😄
And I found that my life isn't as bad as id like to think it is.....it could be waaay worse .
People here have given me perspective 🤗
I sleep better because of exceptional advice I was given .
My cooking is better because of tips and recipes .
I found solace in the fact that some of my experiences in life weren't me going crazy, they were just bad people.
I found that others think deeper too and that not wierd 😄
And I found that my life isn't as bad as id like to think it is.....it could be waaay worse .
People here have given me perspective 🤗
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vetguy1991 · 51-55, M
@TurtleEclipseOfTheHeart nice people
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