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From: pooh@unirot.UUCP (Pooh)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: sensitivity
Message-ID: <266@unirot.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 29-Dec-85 13:26:27 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec 29 13:26:27 1985
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In article <362@l5.uucp> laura@l5.UUCP (Laura Creighton) writes:
>
>I don't know how to get an instant *poof*, but there are a lot of people
>who could feel a lot less depressed/angry/worried/whatever if they would
>work at it.  A great many people do not figure out *why* they are feeling
>what they are feeling. It is a case of ``I have a feeling and that's it''.
>This is really limiting.
>


I have a question for everyone:  WHY should these depressed people
get over it?

For you?  Is your best friend offending you by being depressed?
Is it taking too long?  Do you hate to see someone depressed for
a reason that only you know about?  And they won't even LISTEN
to you when you try to tell them what their problem is.  Gosh.  <-- sarcasm

How about for themselves?  How about letting your friend get
over it when HE's good and ready, whatever that takes?  It's HIS
depression, after all.  Help him if he wants it--but don't take
it as a personal affront if he doesn't.

Let's stop prescribing for other people and just work on what
WE want to accomplish for ourselves.

Cheers,
Pooh          topaz!unipress!pooh
              topaz!unirot!pooh

"They're only lonely for the life that they led. . ."