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Jacob asked in HealthMental Health · 8 years ago

AM i wrong to think like this?

Well, like most teenages, I went through a cycle of horrible depression apon hitting puberty, and like most older teenages, Im still in that cycle. (im 17, this whole scenario started when i was 14)

Well, I love to rationalize my priorities and decisions. I categorize out to myself what my priorities are, how to best bring about "happyness", and most allevate "depression"

I feel obligated to justify things I do, And i often use my priorities and objectives to motivate myself.

For example, I rationalize that the only way to actually achieve this metaphpysical "happyness" is through friendships and pleasent sociable-interactions. Ive realized that OTHER people are the roots of all happyness a person finds.

So, when commiting actions, I do certain things based on how they can improve my interactions(dont get me wrong, I still do plenty of things that are negative to my goals, like eating that slice of cheesecake)

I rationalize, that to maximize my social abilities, I need to have increased income, hightened social status, and superior-to-adequate apperance.

So i exercize, and diet, so I can be good looking, so i can get cute boyfriends(yes im gay).

I spend WAY too much time doing school work, and I take very hard classes. The idea of a B in an AP class is horrifying. The point where i was probably closest to suicide in my life was after I got a B in english in 9th grade(Supposedly a super easy class, but BAH, i got an A in ap calculus and AP Biology, AND AP LANGUAGE. DONT TELL ME, that english 1 honors was "easy", and that it was "my fault" i got a b.

Anyway. SO yah. Is thinking that way constructive, and conducive of mental health? Or am i only setting myself up for a mental breakdown?

Anyway,

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  • 8 years ago
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    I don't think it's wrong; you just set yourself up for high goals. So good for you! Not many people try that hard. But be careful, because trying that hard in social life isn't going to get you happiness; that's really only my opinion. Happiness can be defined to different people in different ways. So if happiness to you is being high-ranked in social-life, go ahead and get up there! But remember who YOU are through all of this, and try to fit some of who you really are into those goals.

  • 8 years ago

    You need to be happy with you with out worry about others. You may also want to see a shrink or counseler

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    8 years ago

    Yes. Thought waves are always moving in the sky and space. They may be positive thoughts or negative thoughts. You should know how to elicit only healthy, wise and positive thought. Grasp them firmly. Please try to reject out-rightly all other unwanted, negative, poor, weak, bad, wrong or evil thoughts, ideas or feelings.

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