These rang so true...sorry if it is a repost but it really connects with me. 1. “Get busy, and distract yourself.� “With significant mental illness, [distractions] won’t work, not even temporarily,� Howes said. After a person slogs through various diversions, they’re still left with the ...

What Cooper said really does help, you cannot vent to family and friends a lot of the time – either they cannot understand what it is you trying to say, you come across as though you are complaining or it just feels as though something is amiss. However, a therapist allows you to get those thought...

It certainly sounds interesting enough, but I am always a little concerned about brand-new posters who make recommendations right away. Call me cynical, but I just get the whole alarm going off. I would also get the idea that I would be a little claustrophobic in those situations…

Hey Aquarius, Thank you very much for sharing this with us. I think many people really get this idea of just wanting to ‘contribute’. I will be honest, when people were talking about work at parties etc. I would often feel left out, just because I felt as though I was not contributing anything i...

I would say that one of the most problematic issues has to be train travel. I often feel as though I am left to my own devices there, which is very frustrating because I know that train travel would really get me a bit of mobility back that I am missing in my life.

I think that this is something that can only come from within you – I cannot pretend that this is going to be easy (I would never dismiss anything like that) but I think that the only change that you can make it mental. I hope that you have since found it a bit easier to deal with.

As someone who still has someone close, I cannot imagine how difficult it has to be to want to find someone when you deep down have these other issues to deal with. I hope that people start coming here more frequently and actually gain a partner that way – would warm my heart.

I understand that there is no magic word that I can say that makes you feel better – I just hope that you can find a better place in your life. I am very sorry that this has cost you so much so far, that just makes my situation feel …insignificant almost. All my love and prayers.

I just wanted to share that there is nothing like the sense of relief that you feel once you receive that approval letter. Especially if you feel you have put up a long and lengthy fight, it may have been frustrating but it makes the victory even sweeter. My family has had to fight for more than yea...