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I am FUBAR Today.

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I have been thinking about me and DS. That post about addiction to the site is what hit me. I am always on because it always makes me feel better to help others. Of course it does. Then I do not have to look inward. LOL Anyone else have this problem? How do you center back on youself? I would never stop helping. Love it, but how do you tune back into yourelf? Love, Michele.
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Oh yes!! When I first started on here that was completely the case, all of a sudden there was a world of people that were as sad if not more than me, and then I found that I wasn't thinking about myself so much. My doc says its positive projection, like my need to help others is because I don't want anyone to feel as bad as myself! Its a sort of maternal thing, and from what he tells me its a good thing! We actually conciously or unconciously care about the people here!! Works for me!!
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And should add that when you think about the people you have helped you begin to feel hope and that as you've helped others eventually you'll realise when its time to focus on yourself!
Lee
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Trust yourself, you will know when you need help for yourself and at that point you willbe able to focus back on yourself with the help of all your friends on here.
I agree with Lee, it does help to help other people
xxxxx
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I understand what you are saying here, Michele. Sometimes I realize though that listening to others and reading about others in turn helps me. Sometimes I feel like I don't have things that bad and sometimes I just learn from others. There are times I have to step back and deal with me as I am definitely one to avoid dealing w/myself.
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i think for me reaching out to others helps me because when i am helping others i help myself. when i see that i am going down that deep hole again i have to back off and regroup and i do that with love. not stopping caring about someone its just that i have to have the time to work on donna. i agree with what lee said about instinct also you know the nuturing kind of thing. love you girlfriend love donna
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