Posted by paxvox2000 on April 26, 2002, at 20:25:00
In reply to What is wrong with me???, posted by Penny on April 24, 2002, at 10:09:31
Penny,
I have not read any of your previous posts, if you have made any, but I will comment about this post. First, how do you feel about yourself, I mean do you LOVE you? I know that may sound trite, but perhaps you are not ALLOWING yourself to let guys get closer to you because you don't feel too good about yourself. Depressive illness, as some have already said, do indeed skew your self-confidence, and your feelings of who (and what) your are, and want to be. At 26, you are still young enough to have a future romantic life with all the trimings, if that's what you WANT. However, as is often said, "what's the use of loving somone else, if you don't love yourself?"
Sooooo...not to sound too campy, but continue your therapy to the degree where you are comfortable with who you are, faults and all, then, IMHO, you will find that maybe that one guy you would never have thought would have given you the time of day, might actually think you are a great person that they would like to get to know.I feel I can say these things, because I have been that route myself. I can personally attest to the fact that unless you are at least IN TOUCH with WHO you are, you never will be who you WANT to be. Also, there is someone out there right now, already waiting to say hello to you, and blush when you smile back at him.
Good luck, let us know how things are going!
PAX
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