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I gotta look at the big picture...

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deleted_user
I just sat here and totally made myself sick... I sit here and complain about myself and think things are sooo horrible just because I cant control my thoughts I do things impulsively and I never know how I feel or going to feel. I can control this. How can I sit here and feel like my life is so horrible when there are people all over the world who truely have the right to feel this way. I really need to think of this and my dear friend haruna who is in japan right now with all these horrible things going on, my friend who I havent heard from since this all has happened. maybe then will I realize I have no room to bitch.
penny59
penny59
i was just thinking about that yesterday.. but you know everyone has something in there life to deal with and those poor people in japan have the worst things to deal ..it makes what i deal with seem small. but when i am in bad shape i think mine is so bad too. i cant imagine what they are dealing with.. prayers going out to those people. they are going to need them..
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I think it is okay to feel bad for yourself -- sometimes. Penny is right, everyone of us have problems. They are just different, and on different levels.

This is what I tell my doctor; Do you know why my sicknesses are worse than everybody elses? Because they are mine. You don't even want to be around me if I catch a cold or some other disease.

I'm sorry you are feeling down, and hope you will hear from your friend soon. MK
deleted_user
deleted_user
thanks that helps alot... and finally heard from her today.. her and her family is doing well!
deleted_user
deleted_user
when it comes to things like this, I feel like theres no limit to suffering of just what can lead a person to believe they're suffering...so in that I think its ok to feel bad, even if its for no reason. the big picture cant always be seen when in that state, and even so it doesnt always help, it can even make things worse.
DeathByDegrees
DeathByDegrees
Had to add my 2 cents...
Just because someone else has a greater pain, in no way invalidates your pain. You are entitled to feel bad, and the fact that someone else has different or 'greater' does not take away your right to your feelings.

It has taken me 10 long years to realize this.
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Just like we shouldnt think our pain is the worst out of the bunch - there is always gonna be someone worse off, we shouldn't minimize it either Noone should judge anothers pain or should it be rated on a scale and this includes our own It is real and needs to be acknowledged for what it is and how it plays a part in our lives
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