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After finishing Mega jail with Louis Theroux tonight I got on facebook to see what was up before I went to bed. I saw that my girlfriend commented some guys picture (saw it on main feed). I dont mind, but it was an ex of hers so I went to her page and saw that her recent activities feed didnt include her comment. So I texted her to ask why and sure enough she didnt want me to see it because she knew it would get me mad(no jealousy in our relationship from either side ever). I ended it right there a year and a half. Am I justified?
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I keep reading threads around here asking "I went on a date with a (bulimic, alcoholic, wife beater, drug abuser, neo-nazi, etc) but I’m wondering if I should continue. I mean, s/he seems really cool and……." blah blah blah.

If you knowingly enter a relationship with the idea "but I CAN CHANGE HIM/HER" then you have as many issues as the person you’re trying to change and could probably use more help fixing *YOU* than fixing the other person.

I’m not saying if your wife gets cancer you should dump her, or if you find out your 3-year boyfriend is a closet alcoholic that it’s automatically over. I’m saying if you go on a date or two and have no emotional attachment, and essentially come away thinking "s/he will be *PERFECT* once i change _________ (some thing)" and that thing is a major life issue, you might as well hang up your dating shoes and head straight to therapy.
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I was wondering if anyone here is using prozac and how it affects you. I’m on day 6 and it feels like I have a little more energy, I was deeply depressed. How long does it usually take it to fully work and how did you feel?
Prozac worked really well for me. I am on something different now. I don’t remember why I dropped Prozac. But I was on it for more then a year and I was happy with it.
My wife who is bi-polar uses both prozac for depression and lithium for her bi-polar disorder, she is at or almost at the max of 80 mg and I would say it has made quite a difference in her depression
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I’ve been seeing various doctors trying to nail down some of my issues. Some with success, others actually made worse. Psych drug roulette sure is fun.

The one thing that none of them ever even touched was my state of constant boredom.

In the past, things I haven’t want to do just looked like procrastination. It’s normal to not want to do things you consider to be work. Cleaning, maintaining my car, going to work, etc. I could sometimes hype myself up to make it happen with the aid of ADHD meds. Once I start something I usually finish it, but it’s always like looking up at the top of a mountain from the bottom as I approach it, so very little actually gets started. I still had the ability to slack off and enjoy something else I found to be more fun than work in the meantime while putting off until the last possible moment to accomplish whatever was on my "need to do" list like paying bills, even if I had the money all month long and it’s as simple as a click.
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My girl-friend, two of my friends, and I were out at a bar having philosophical conversations.

…I believe in the idea of the more you listen the more you learn. I let my friends blabber on and on about the government / economy / etc. Most of the shit that they were talking was honestly shit, so I didn’t bother commenting.

Every now and then, when I could get a word in, I piped in with something to say. Mainly when one or the other was spouting complete BS.

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I am going to copy and paste this email to my sister
So I think a whole bunch of shit just kind of piled on me and I am having a really tough time dealing with it. So I just kind of wanted to vent. I am absolutely terrified about what my next step is after graduating. I know I don’t want to stay up here, cause I feel isolated enough right now and I still have a campus to be on and a roommate here. This next year up here I am scared is going to lonely.
I feel like I have no friends and the ones I do have are either leaving/graduating. This is fragmented as shit, but recently I have been thinking about how I felt I was treated growing up, my lack of ambition in school, and how I just feel lost and stuck up here.
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I am a daytime custodian at a elementary school and this evening I’m going to meet about 12 staff ( teachers ) at a bar/restaraunt for a few drinks and a bite to eat. Up until now I have avoided these socail gatherings because teachers favourite topic is teaching. I’m thinking that the whole conversations will be about teaching I that will piss me off, so much so I will just get up and leave which will of course beg the question why. I will likely say after 2 drinks exactly why " because all you guys talk about is work "
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Do not blame your family member, it’s you who was not able to control yourself. Let it be a lesson – Don’t say stupid shit you don’t mean

Not blaming anyone, just myself.
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Rapid Cycle Bipolar.
PTSD and Other Goodies that came along by being stabbed in the right side of my head by my drugged out brother.

I am a naturally happy go lucky person. I live to laugh and get others laughing. Having a daughter is the best thing that could ever happened to me. 7 years old, and my little side kick. I have my bad days. They vary. Even on medicine sometimes they can be terrifying.

I grew to the age of 13 in a household where my father would beat my mother. Why? Because he was out of pot mainly. When my brother was born I was 8. His crib was in their room and my mom worked 3rd. At night when he’d cry I’d rush in and get him. I swore I wouldn’t let some of the abuse that happened to me, happen to him. After he chilled out, I snuck him back in, then crept bback to my room. A few minutes later I would get beat for being up late. Belt. Hand. This was no spanking.
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Hi all, I’ve been experiencing a rough bout of anxiety for the past 4 months that has been debilitating. It all started with a huge obsession over irrational health fears that developed into constant panic attacks. Before 4 months ago I was a normal guy with a great job. I graduated college 3 years ago, have a house, recently got married, etc. I have nothing to be worried about, but I’m having trouble retraining my brain to get out of the ‘funk’ it has been in for the past 4 months.

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