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  • #1167209
    observanteen
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    Oh, no. I’m so sorry to hear that. If you’re really serious, GET HELP FAST! Call up your therapist. DO SOMETHING! Please, please, for your sake and for all of us…Get help. I hope the program will help you. And PLEASE keep us posted. You’re getting me REALLY worried! Let us know if you calmed down. Thanks. Good night. Sweet dreams (and a sweet life)!

    #1167210
    blabla
    Participant

    I’ll tell you the truth. I had major plans for the next few weeks and someone really nasty shattered them. All because of my dam ED. It just made me feel horrible since I’ve been living for this for this entire year so now I feel like I’m pointless. NOTHING to live for. But I just got a hopefully good job so we’ll see. My therapist couldn’t really help me today-I was too emotionally drained to talk. A bit calmer now though so good night!

    observanteen-is the program only for anxiety? I more have issues with depression (also with anxiety though)…? Thanks!

    #1167211
    observanteen
    Member

    Wow, sounds like a major challenge. But I don’t think it’s worth dying for, don’t you think? Why do you think you’ve got NOTHING to live for? Who’ll keep this thread alive??:)

    The program is for depression as well, although it might night be sufficient enough. Perhaps you’ll also need a coach. But I’d suggest you try the program first.

    Good night! Thanks for sharing your problem with us. Good luck! Hatzlacha with your new job! (Who knows, maybe it’ll be even better than the original one..)

    #1167212
    blabla
    Participant

    well…good morning 🙂 feeling a drop better. Hopefully time will heal. and observanteen-will definitely check out the program! Thanks a lot! One question-can I do it at the same time as my other treatment?

    #1167213
    observanteen
    Member

    Good! So happy to hear. You can definitely do it along with your other treatment. She simply guides you on how to think positively and she gives you the tools to deal with life. And this is THE cure. Their service is WONDERFUL. They treat you with such respect (they called me up after a while to ask how it’s going…) Please keep me posted. Thanks!

    Have a wonderful, peaceful and great Shabbos!

    #1167214
    am yisrael chai
    Participant

    blabla

    You seem to have it the hardest during the nighttime hours; can you get support in place for yourself during that time?

    (You seem to feel better in the mornings.)

    #1167215
    blabla
    Participant

    U r right about nights I get tired and irrational at night and overcome by emotion but sometimes the opposite

    #1167216
    princess17
    Member

    A

    Beautiful beach

    Doing things like swimming

    Eating, having picnics and sandcastles

    Filled the air with a happy calmness

    Going splashing in the roaring crashing waves

    In this happening, sun burnt faces turn into tans

    Joking and laughing and just enjoying the peaceful scenic beach

    Kites flying gracefully in the air, white seagulls soaring high above.

    Lounging in beach chairs, staring at the gorgeous ocean,enjoyinghashems glorious world

    its like an abc poem but its ony till L

    #1167217
    am yisrael chai
    Participant

    Magnificent, glorious world

    Nothing can compare to the simple beauty of nature

    Omnipotence, seen in this marvelous wonder

    Perfect in every way

    Quite beautiful, watching the ocean waves crashing

    Ripples and waves marking the water’s surface

    Students studying by the peaceful shoreline

    Tourists snapping photos of the breathtaking picture

    Unbelievably peaceful

    Very pretty shells lining the shore

    With the water’s lapping sounds

    Xanax in natural form

    Youth building castles in the sand

    Zestful boaters zooming by

    #1167218
    princess17
    Member

    Music can be heard from various iPods and speakers wafting through the cool air

    New footprints appear in the sand every few minutes as people come and go daily

    On top of the people,high above, there are planes and helicopters flying through the clouds

    Pictures being taken,smiles being captured in seconds by cameras of parents,grandparents and just people, creating memories

    i did some more thanx ayc but each line has to be one more word than the next like a has one word b has 2 words c has 3 words… so its alil harder but urs is very good! ur really talented!

    #1167219
    msseeker
    Member

    Does anyone know the rest of this great poem?

    I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day;

    I’d rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way.

    The eye is a better pupil, more willing than the ear;

    Fine counsel is confusing, but example is always clear,

    And the best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds,

    For to see a good put in action is what everybody needs.

    I can soon learn how to do it if you will let me see it done;

    I can watch your hand in action, but your tongue too fast may run.

    And the lectures you deliver may be very wise and true,

    But I’d rather get my lesson by observing what you do.

    For I may misunderstand you and the high advice you give,

    But there is no misunderstanding how you act and how you live.

    #1167220
    am yisrael chai
    Participant

    The poem is by Edgar Guest

    (continued)

    When I see a deed of kindness,

    I am eager to be kind.

    When a weaker brother stumbles

    and a strong man stays behind

    Just to see if he can help him,

    then the wish grows strong in me

    To become as big and thoughtful

    as I know that friend to be.

    And all travelers can witness

    that the best of guides today

    Is not the one who tells them,

    but the one who shows the way.

    One good man teaches many,

    men believe what they behold;

    One deed of kindness noticed

    is worth forty that are told.

    Who stands with men of honor

    learns to hold his honor dear,

    For right living speaks a language

    which to every one is clear.

    Though an able speaker charms me

    with his eloquence, I say,

    I’d rather see a sermon

    than to hear one, any day.

    #1167221
    msseeker
    Member

    Thanks a lot! BTW, did you see my posts on The Rhyme Game? Please do.

    #1167222
    am yisrael chai
    Participant

    You are quite welcome. It really is beautifully written with a wonderful message.

    I saw them but don’t know what to make of them. Somehow I had seen the new sub after your accusations.

    #1167223
    msseeker
    Member

    You mean you didn’t notice that they subbed you (dubbed you) Joseph for a while?

    #1167224
    am yisrael chai
    Participant

    Nope. I’d only seen that after the accusation.

    Why else would I have been so dubiously dubbed?

    #1167225
    msseeker
    Member

    Again, they dubbed you “Joseph” BEFORE I mentioned it in my silly little rhyme. I promise. Otherwise I’d never even THINK you’re Joseph. ASAIK, Joseph is anything but poetic.

    #1167226
    am yisrael chai
    Participant

    So what is your theory?

    #1167227
    msseeker
    Member

    Who says I have a theory? Some mod made a mistake, then corrected it, and I unfortunately was duped in between. It’s probably nobody’s fault. I just wish you realized it and dropped your grudge on me. I did apologize, though it was an innocent mistake on my part.

    #1167228
    am yisrael chai
    Participant

    OK-??? ??? ????

    So I guess you weren’t the mod 🙂

    But you know what is so odd?

    Why would the mod do it

    The mod certainly blew it

    Who wanted to stir the pot

    And took an aimless shot

    Especially during the 9 days

    Hope the mod mends his ways

    #1167230
    observanteen
    Member

    Princess: Wow. How powerful. Glad to see you decided to post your poems:)

    #1167231

    Thanks observanteen! Well for now i’ve posted this, guess it’s not too personal.. there’s always a first time and there’s always a last! Do you read the other threads? i posted a poem i wrote on another thread for those of ya interested.. .

    #1167232
    observanteen
    Member

    “there’s always a first time and there’s always a last! “

    Hey, I don’t like the second part of your sentence..;)

    I do read the other threads but haven’t seen your poem. Where is it?

    #1167233

    Hey obervanteen, thanks for your comments here and there! It’s always nice to get feedback.. so thanks! sorry only replying now, just been busy here.

    #1167234
    observanteen
    Member

    You’re welcome:)

    #1167235
    observanteen
    Member

    Dear diary,

    On your shoulder

    I shed my tears

    On your paper

    I expressed my fears

    My thoughts and dreams

    With you I shared

    I wept to you

    While no one cared.

    When I felt

    Alone, scared and cold

    It was you

    Whom my story I told

    When all was gone –

    My faith, strength and pride

    I always turned

    Toward your side.

    But now is time

    To fill a different page;

    One that does not

    Contain confusion or rage

    I’ve come now

    To share my joy

    My everlasting simcha

    Which no one can destroy

    I’ve come to tell you

    That my Father up there

    Has never forgotten

    His daughter so dear.

    #1167236
    blabla
    Participant

    hi guys i’m back again 🙂

    I can’t believe its reality,

    it all just seems too crystal clear,

    I’m so happy and so free,

    this mood can’t disappear.

    I treasure every moment,

    each breath I take in deeply,

    a meaningful understanding on life,

    after climbing this mountain steeply.

    I’m not done, not recovered,

    yet I’ve had some real life learning,

    to be appreciate and acknowledged,

    practice all that I was yearning.

    I’ve been so happy, spunky,

    respected and commended,

    I wasn’t TRYING to impress,

    no falsehood was intended.

    Hashem thank You for being so nice to me …sometimes I thought He wasn’t there

    #1167237
    observanteen
    Member

    Glad to hear, blabla:)

    #1167238

    Glad to hear too blabla! You write so well, keep expressing yourself in this way! Keep going, you can do it!

    WOW Observantteen! You write so well.. you convey so much feeling and yes, having been through so much and coming out better and stronger.. i hope we all manage to do that!

    Have a good shabbos!

    #1167239
    observanteen
    Member

    Thanks, Princess. Nice to hear from you! Have a wonderful Shabbos!

    #1167240
    blabla
    Participant

    B”H I’ve had a short break from the horrible depression but having severe anxiety. Hope it lasts…

    #1167241
    am yisrael chai
    Participant

    blabla

    What a splendid soul you are

    You really are a shining star

    You let us know when you felt better

    In a very moving poem/letter

    #1167242
    blabla
    Participant

    I was going through my school stuff from last year and found some old poems dumped in that were written in the height of it.

    my mind is racing,

    thoughts are chasing,

    my heart is fearing,

    friendships tearing,

    my being’s burning,

    insides churning,

    words are stinging,

    pain they’re bringing,

    forever binging,

    always cringing,

    then I’m purging,

    shortly after splurging,

    school’s compelling,

    brokenhearted yelling,

    lonely and trying,

    for comfort I’m crying,

    confidence shrinking,

    to the depths I’m sinking,

    for care I’m yearning,

    no one does I’m learning.

    Depression:

    Depression’s like a sword,

    plunged deep, deep down,

    into the depths of your soul,

    and no way of survival but death.

    Depression’s like being stranded on an island,

    abandoned and alone,

    with no way of survival but drowning.

    depression’s like wearing clothing with pins,

    pricking you in ever direction,

    torturous pain,

    with no way out but to let them in.

    depression’s like being trapped in a fire,

    a blazing, raging fire,

    that burns, scorches and blisters,

    with no way out but to burn alive.

    depression’s like being in a room full fo partying,

    sitting in the midst unnoticed,

    not a kind soul in sight,

    and there’s no way out but to melt.

    depression’s like being struck with cancer,

    destroying you against your will,

    with therapy like chemo, causing more pain,

    and there’s no way out but to succumb to its vengeance.

    depression’s like being attacked by an animal,

    a vicious, wild creature,

    eating you part by part,

    with no way out but to surrender.

    depression’s like being on the train tracks,

    with trains racing by and crushing you,

    you’re crumbling with every strike,

    and there’s no way out but death.

    Suicide:

    suicide’s like being swallowed whole,

    in the mouth of a shark,

    being bitten and chewed,

    until you’re DEAD.

    suicide’s like being in the sea,

    the deepest depths of the ocean,

    with an iron rod weighing you down,

    unable to breath, choking up water,

    until you DROWN.

    suicide’s like being strapped to a table,

    surrounded by terrorists,

    eager to slaughter and chop you up,

    until you are in PIECES.

    suicide’s like being stuck under books,

    a gigantic pile of heavy books,

    just growing heavier and bigger,

    being thrown at you in every direction,

    until you’re CRUSHED.

    The world has turned against me,

    misery encircles me,

    suicide overtakes me,

    all the people crush me.

    the firs burns me,

    the rope entangles me,

    the glass shatters me,

    falling beaks me.

    water drowns me,

    knives stab me,

    doors trap me,

    disease fails me.

    silence robs me,

    being snobbed ruins me,

    excluded destroys me,

    everyone kills me.

    I have some more I’ll do soon

    #1167243
    am yisrael chai
    Participant

    blabla

    You see you’ve left the worst behind

    You’re exhibiting a more happy state of mind

    We’re all thrilled for you here in the CR

    That you’ve accomplished so much and have come so far

    You’ve worked hard and earned every bit of success

    You’re probably thanking G-d every moment, there’s no excess!

    Life generally comes with ups and downs

    But you’ll rebound more quickly & with much fewer frowns 🙂

    #1167244
    blabla
    Participant

    I’m slipping a little…a bit scared. Yes, I no realize how I grew from my challenges.

    #1167245

    i like dinosaurs and cheese buttons and cake

    put em all together you get dinoseesonake

    #1167246
    am yisrael chai
    Participant

    blabla

    You’ve slipped a little, you’re a bit scared

    But look how well so far you have fared

    You’ll bounce back quicker than ever before

    Life has great things for you in store, I’m sure

    #1167247
    WIY
    Member

    Ayc

    i can’t post on the hangman thread but I think the answer is hurricane.

    #1167248
    blabla
    Participant

    apprehension, confusion,

    fear and dread,

    scared of the unknown,

    I just wish I were dead.

    another year of school,

    more nightmares to endure,

    I wish I knew myself,

    confident and sure.

    My body trembles,

    chills race through,

    I shake in fear,

    as I start the year anew.

    Others dread the tests,

    the homework and learning,

    but I dread the social scene,

    for friendships I’m yearning.

    I feel as though I’ve lost,

    everything i once gained,

    the happiness, assurance,

    confidence I haven’t maintained.

    #1167249
    am yisrael chai
    Participant

    blabla

    Change is hard, new beginnings can cause stress

    Most people will say this if they truly confess

    So you are no different than others out there

    Who are somewhat nervous about the new school year

    You will be” pass through with flying colors

    And will be”H develop friendship with others

    Just give yourself time, expect the usual ups and downs

    And you’ll begin experiencing yourself more smiles than frowns 😉

    #1167250

    AYC you always say such nice things, i love your posts! (if you look quite a few posts up i actually posted something i wrote! I like your comments, did i mention??! jk)

    Blabla, ayc said it … i just wanted to comment to tell you we’re here for you… it IS difficult but you CAN do it!! Don’t forget, you’re strong! Hold on tight, hold on a little longer, it WILL get easier… it must! Don’t let yourself fall back down, keep that confidence up, we all know that you are a great kid, with a lot going for you, you seem to have depth that others do not, those who are your friends are LUCKY. Don’t let yourself put you down!

    We’re rooting for you!

    #1167251
    blabla
    Participant

    You might not believe it but your encouragement really has helped me.

    Another poem:

    The image flashes

    I see my heart,

    bleeding inside me

    torn apart.

    the wounds so deep,

    blood is splattered,

    destroyed and crumbled,

    in pieces its shattered.

    once so young,

    innocent and pure,

    naive, ignorant,

    of good future was sure.

    and carefree young girl,

    my life’s now switched around,

    I’m a heartbroken soul,

    pain and misery I’ve found.

    What has happened,

    to my blissful, youthful days?

    my teachers and elders,

    seem younger in so many ways.

    do they understand?

    do they know pain?

    have they suffered in life too?

    are my cries in vain?

    #1167252
    am yisrael chai
    Participant

    PrincessEagle

    “AYC you always say such nice things, i love your posts! (if you look quite a few posts up i actually posted something i wrote! I like your comments, did i mention??! jk)”

    I apologize for the oversight

    Thanks for letting me set things right

    I’m glad you brought it to my attention

    So I could read the poem that you mention

    Your poem should definitely be published

    Your message that Jews not feel arbitrarily punished

    With themes of hope and trust that you’ve cleverly woven

    We should believe in the Justice and continue to daven

    Absolutely LOVED this poem a ton

    Don’t make us wait long till the next one!

    (perhaps you might consider adding “seeming/apparent/obvious” in

    ‘I let tragedies happen with no “apparent” source’)

    #1167253

    hey ayc, thank you so much for your warm response!! It’s a good idea to add the word “apparent” but it’ll make the sentence too long.. not that it’s good structure in that way anyway.. i don’t think it could be published – nobody would accept it!

    “Don’t make us wait long till the next one!” well unless i could email to you privately i don’t know about that!!

    Blabla, how are you doing?

    #1167254
    am yisrael chai
    Participant

    PrincessEagle

    “i don’t think it could be published – nobody would accept it!”

    I respectfully disagree. It has a universal theme and is well thought out.

    “unless i could email to you privately i don’t know about that!!”

    Editor/mods?

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    blabla & happiest

    You were concerned with the beginning of a new school year…hope it was much better than you expected.

    #1167255

    am yisrael chai, I just want to say that I’ve noticed across the board how warm, kind, caring and thoughtful you are. It’s exceptional and it really inspires me. Thank you.

    #1167256

    Climbing mountains, i fully agree!! (and i think it’s nice of you to say that to ayc!)

    AYC – thanks … if you follow the link you’ll see that i posted on the other thread… …

    #1167257
    am yisrael chai
    Participant

    I humbly appreciate your kind words.

    Climbing Mountains, I don’t see your profile so I can’t even see where you’ve posted. But what I do know is that it takes one to know one!

    PrincessEagle, “i don’t think it could be published – nobody would accept it!

    “Don’t make us wait long till the next one!” well unless i could email to you privately i don’t know about that!!”

    I hope you are published soon and I just set up a temporary address aycamyisraelchai on the gmail’s account and the mods can delete it in a bit if it goes through. In the meantime, I’m glad to see that you are keeping up with your sugar levels. Do you have any inspiring words for getting rid of the nosh for some of us noshaholics?

    I saw your link, thanks!

    Keep up the good work on both fronts, PE!

    #1167258

    Lol well cool! i actually posted the link just for this reason that you find a way of contacting me (i.e. i also posted email add.) … well b.i.t soon than!

    #1167259
    am yisrael chai
    Participant

    We’re up to the 7th page already!

    If someone can write something about Sept. 11th, I would be very grateful.

    TIA.

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