(May 4, 2015 at 6:07 am)EvidenceVersusFaith Wrote: No but I know I need to take responsibilty and sort myself out. Also I am noticiably quite elated in mood most of the time and I just don't get taken seriously. I am the kind of guy who grins while his life slowly falls apart.
I think the problem may be self-contempt and self-sabotage. I can come across as cocky but I feel it is a mask of artificial complacency and deep down my self esteem and self respect is rock bottom.
I can identify with those words perfectly, for I am the exact same way. The way I get through it most times is to first realize that I need to fix my life (which you clearly have done), seek assistance through the internet or phone (which you are doing now), and just think about it. I know this advice is pretty lackluster, but it really helped me. The main thing I did, and still do, is to just sit in my room and talk to myself. I know it is an odd thought to just ramble to yourself, but I have solved many of my problems by doing just that.
