Almost Certainly Not

It's always best practice to reach for the stars, but it's also possible to get burned. There can be a wide gulf between expectations, hopes, wildest dreams and reality.

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Desperate times call for desperate measures. Sometimes that entails resorting to a mental health treatment typically regarded in the modern age as barbaric and passe. The truth of the matter is far more complicated.

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The view from the bottom is dark and lonely. But fighting is always an option. With the right kind of eyes, fighting is the only option.

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“Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.”

― Sigmund Freud

"Being entirely honest with oneself is a nearly unbearable exercise that often leaves one in a more tenuous position than when they began."

― Dan Lauer

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Have you ever thought: "I could just kill somebody right now"?

To what extent did you mean it?

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It's a dangerous thing to live a life where you won't accept advice. It's worse still to not even seek it.

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On bad days the craving is strong. On good days it is unbearable.

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"It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience."

--Julius Caesar

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Some people just know it when they see it. Some seem to have their eyes turned to the wall. Which are you? Can we tell?

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"The past is never dead; it's not even past."

― William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun

Can I learn to let go?

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