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  Oh my god i'm about to pull my hair out!

  by SeekingSanity in

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  alright.... everyone keep saying over and over again ..you can't love someone without loving yourself first.

  all people ever do ...even the ones that are in codependant relationships that are violent and upsetting say 'you must love yourself first' ...i've been told that all my life...'love yourself first love yourself first'.

  that's like telling someone that doesn't know japanese......'you gotta learn japanese first!

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  seaking sanity:

  I just want to be whole. I want to be one. I want to be filled not empty and hallow. I want to be able to say 'YES' and 'NO' and MEAN IT! without feeling the way I do when I say these things. I want completion. I want independence from my mind. It's driving me crazy. I want it reprogrammed ......so I'M THINKING not like 'oh my god i have to do this'

  Slow down and breathe. You sound like a very dear soul. Drink a warm cup of tea, or drink a beer and decide what is important to you as a person. Do not let others decide it for you, especially a new girl friend as wonderful as she may be.

  What do you feel strongly about? Start at the beginning of yourself! Simple questions: Do you like order? Or are you naturally messy, Do you love to have pets, or can't stand them, What do you do for a living right now?...is it what you want to do or would you like to go further?

  Do you like sports, or hiking, or walking. or would you prefer to watch.? What are your favorite foods? Do you like to cook, or do you like to go out to eat? Are you a car aficionado, ? The list is endless. Write down everything you enjoy and work from there.

  What are your favorite scents, tastes, foods, music. pet peeves, Make a list and keep going. You are unique. No one can answer these questions for you, and no answer is wrong.

  r.

  You need to discover who you are.
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  Oh my god i'm about to pull my hair out!

  by SeekingSanity in

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  alright.... everyone keep saying over and over again ..you can't love someone without loving yourself first.

  all people ever do ...even the ones that are in codependant relationships that are violent and upsetting say 'you must love yourself first' ...i've been told that all my life...'love yourself first love yourself first'.

  that's like telling someone that doesn't know japanese......'you gotta learn japanese first!

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  I get what your are saying Seeking Sanity.

  Nope, after you've been told all your life you are not worthy, and/or you are probably going to die in the "Great day of Armeggedon", or feel that you will, loving yourself is pretty impossible.

  It takes small steps, very small steps, to accept who you are, and realize you are worth something.

  I'm certain you are a lovable, worth while person ,....but it is a long haul to believe it yourself.

  I have spent my entire adult life trying to be worthwhile. Raising my sons and giving them as much support mentally as possible.

  I am an animal lover and will do anything to support their well being to my abilities. I am a PETA supporter. Although I do not always agree with their tactics, I support what they want to accomplish.

  I just watched on HBO..." I am an animal"...the abuse was so shocking, so abhorrent, I screamed out loud, and then cried for 30 minutes. They showed some kind of dog, being skinned alive. These abusive pigs are the wretched dirt of the earth.

  Not you and not me.

  I am Always watching for those in need and contributing, I am also, watching for those who are desperate in the street. In front of me, or those of Katrina, and now Haiti.

  In the end, I will stand before God, and ask him, but was I really so horrible as defined by the JW's?

  I suspect, you are quite an exceptional person, just because you asked the question!
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  I wonder how long it will be until we hear about JW's helping only JW Haitians

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  My first post was suppose to give you religious statistics for Haiti, They didn't show. JW's seemed to be about 13,000.

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  I wonder how long it will be until we hear about JW's helping only JW Haitians

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  OTWO: LOL, sadly, their official media site has not mentioned their own. Or...edited to add, they have not even acknowledged the disaster yet.

  Must be pretty comfy, up there in Bethel. The world can fall down around you, and as long is your hind end isn't in danger of something....the admin. will get to addressing the problem when it's convenient.

  But surely, after the fact we will hear of many heart moving stories, (unsubstantiated ofcourse)

  r.
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  I wonder how long it will be until we hear about JW's helping only JW Haitians

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  restrangled

  This mistakenly wound up under scandals, I didn't mean it to be, am not clear on how to change it. On the other hand, I'm going to feel mighty upset, if JW's just help JW's. The entire population needs help. How and why.... if it happens, would they pick and choose as to those they will help.

  I have the sinking feeling that's exactly whats going to happen.

  r.
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  I wonder how long it will be until we hear about JW's helping only JW Haitians

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  40 years ago today...

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  i entered marine corps boot camp.

  it was -220 when i got on the bus at home in wisconsin and 780 when i got off the plane in san diego.

  seems like yesterday.

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  restrangled

  I shoud have known better....

  r.
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  40 years ago today...

  by poppers in

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  i entered marine corps boot camp.

  it was -220 when i got on the bus at home in wisconsin and 780 when i got off the plane in san diego.

  seems like yesterday.

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  restrangled

  Sir Yes Sir!

  r.
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  40 years ago today...

  by poppers in

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  i entered marine corps boot camp.

  it was -220 when i got on the bus at home in wisconsin and 780 when i got off the plane in san diego.

  seems like yesterday.

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  restrangled

  Meant to add....glad you're still here Poppers! Marines are the toughest soldiers!

  r.
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  40 years ago today...

  by poppers in

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  i entered marine corps boot camp.

  it was -220 when i got on the bus at home in wisconsin and 780 when i got off the plane in san diego.

  seems like yesterday.

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  restrangled

  Ahh, the Marines, considered the toughest of all the military.

  Best regards poppers.. I had 3 cousins and an uncle in the Marines. What fine men they were!

  3 died from exposure to agent orange in Vietnam, all Marines, and my Uncle, their father was a Marine Vet from WWII...He was on the Island of Pelieu and feigned death for 40 hours after getting hit. He survived and lived until he was close to 90.

  r.