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I am not quite the best at explaining emotions as of now. Lately, I have been becoming mute every time I have an episode and eventually speak but only by stuttering and slurring my words. In these deep times, I usually hide in my room and blast music that I could feel beats into my skin. I like that feeling of the beat dropping and it drops all your upper organs to the bottom.

I have been having episodes more frequently lately. I usually last 2 weeks happy and wanting everything to be perfect. But then, at the most random of times, I fall into a depression where I do not want to even get out of bed and begin crying my eyes out every second. Sometimes during these episodes I cut clothes, move my room in different directions, or even shave all my hair off, just yearning for something new.

As I am currently writing this, my head is cleanly shaven after hallucinating and crying all week. I felt happier and safer when I shaved it, but now it seems that the euphoric feeling is over.

It has been especially harder these days since my best friend killed himself last August. Without him, I feel like I lost my number one source of safety in this world. I just hope that I can see him one day in the end. Then I will tell him all about that last Cubs game he missed. I know no one will ever replace him but I pray everyday that I could find that one friend to connect with again and not feel alone anymore.

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Hi navyjune, I am so sorry for everything that you are going through. Losing someone so close so young is extremely difficult, I think there are countless stories out there about this. Are you going to therapy? Are you seeing some doctors? I hope that you are reaching out for help to anyone and everyone, this is an extremely difficult time.

"I usually last 2 weeks happy and wanting everything to be perfect." I hope that you are not shooting for perfection, we can never be happy with that as the goal. It is impossible. I hope that you can find some peace. I love Dr. Burns work. His "Feeling Great" book and the Feeling Good podcast.

feelinggood.com/2023/05/15/... it has been a while since I listened to that episode but might be an interesting intro to his work.

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Craigliving4Jane in reply to LoveforAll41

I’m curious about the questions she posed also.

Do you want ideas?

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navyjune in reply to LoveforAll41

Hello, yes I am currently seeing doctors with a weekly therapy session. I will listen to what you have sent and try it out, thank you :)

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