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I am sad all the time.
lindadoesntlivehereanymore
"...and I don't know what to do about it. I don't want to take anti-depressants, as I am afraid they will drastically change my personality(as in cause me to be suicidal/homicidal). I have thought about going to a therapist, but I fear they will ask, "so, what's the problem?"...and I don't know what my problem is...I am just always sad....even when I am laughing/having a good time, I am sad inside...
I need to make some decisions about my life and I am paralyzed with fear..so I just go through the motions of my day and hope tomorrow will be better. :("
The emotional roots of overeating.
seabreeze
"I have self-soothed with food for as long as I can remember. Through therapy, I have come to understand that anxiety is one of my triggers. Although I grew up with loving, caring parents, I was teased by my siblings for being chubby. I also endured the same name-calling at school. It seems so counter-intuitive, but I ate to comfort myself from the teasing. One of my siblings died when I was twelve and I turned to food to help me grieve. As an adult, I am not overweight, but I still have a love/hate relationship with food. I am so tired of this "battle" and want to find a healthy, balanced way of living."
Let's talk about that infamous word "Love".
gretcheemaree
"What is Love? That is my question. Men think we women are trying to get in their heads when it is their hearts we want in. We try to draw them out and they think we are trying to analyze them. I want a relationship not a degree in psychology. LOL"
Live Chat with Dr. Keith Ablow.
lttmoderator
"I hope you'll join us for a live chat with Dr. Keith Ablow. Please note: Dr. Keith may not be able to answer every question, but he'll do his best. We hope you'll join us!"
Where do you go when you think your marriage has hit rock bottom?
troubledwater
"Is anybody in my shoes? Have been married to this man for 11 years. This is my third marriage. And I am or happy. for the second time I have married a very controlling man. I spend many hours alone because I live in a foreign country and don't speak the language. I turned to alcohol for comfort. And before long I found there was no comfort in it. I have been sober now for 3 months and want to stay this way. I want to get control of my life again. I want to be able to decide what type of dress I want to buy. I want to go through a whole day without being made to feel totally stupid. I divorced last husband because he was physically and mentally abusive. Yet could not see this man had many of the same qualities till it was too late. Now I feel trapped and cant find a way out. I am totally dependent on him and I hate it. I want my life back!!"
Why is shared custody generally avoided?
Momoffour
"I do not want my ex husband to have shared custody, and he does. He fought me for full custody and he lost, I won (barely). As a result of a $78,000 divorce process I was forced to settle with neither of us having custody, just "physical possession". He only has the children for 6 nights a month, which is no where close to equal time, but because I did not continue to fight for full custody he has all the benefits of shared custody, including reduced child support payments. I resent this immensly because he got me into this position because of a bloody divorce process where he made up lies about me and played the legal system. I was on the verge of bankruptcies, and thought to minimize my losses. However, the truth is that he can now abuse me over and over again through the legal process and I realize the only way he will ever be stopped is when my 5 year old turns 18 (or 22 after college). It makes me very angry that I went through the divorce to get him out of my life and now he can legally still terrorize me. It also makes me crazy that although I do everything for the children, and always have, he sits in front of probate court officials and pretends to be the best father ever, which he is definitely not. On top of all of this, the children buy into his crap and often side with him, which makes me hurt and sad because I feel that I bend over backwards to make their lives great and they don't appreciate it."