why can't i

i wrote about depression today on the boards.


i don't want to beat myself up - maybe I should rest for a while.


I wonder why I seem to need some other force in my life to get work done


rather than independently achieving a goal.


my whole family are entrepeneurs 


maybe with some gentle self talk I'll be able to


do something like that too.

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lvplay
lvplay

Hang in there my friend. Your awesome just as you are.
malibumark
malibumark

thanks lvplay!
beckyp
beckyp

I agree with lvplay, you are awesome just as you are. Just be yourself.
malibumark
malibumark

thanks becky!
arfie
arfie

You wondered: "why I seem to need some other force in my life to get work done

rather than independently achieving a goal."

In my own therapy, I worked/work to replace the "rather" with an "in addition to." As much as I would rather be a solitary grizzly bear, living most of my life in glorious solitude, I am still stuck being a human being and humans are a gregarious species. We are hard wired to need other humans.

Still, we humans also need our independent goals.

Continued support while you find your own personal balance, Mark. Balance in all things.
malibumark
malibumark

thanks arfie, your words make good sense!!