News of Hope

For many years I've been lost as to what I'm supposed to do. I have many interests, and after dropping out of a university program that I didn't like I started 'branching out' - so much so, that I got really confused as to what my path should really be. I was very confused for a long time, but things are coming together a bit more in the past few days, and I want to ...

Where can I go or what can I do to find happiness and beauty in my life?

It's often said, of course, that love and friendship are the most important things in life, but I can't find them. I've tried to find connections that felt real, but never really succeeded as yet. I think I'd need to find fellow artists I click with enough that I could work with them (in their presence, that is), ...

Hi all, I just needed someone to talk to... I tried to see a councilor at school but the nosy front desk MAN kept on getting super nosy about what I wanted to talk about, so I left... i just need to talk to someone....

I am a cliche, touched as a kid, emotionally unsupportive home, cycled out into a world of drugs and abusive relationships, that culminated with me being an escort at 18. ...

May be triggering. You're warned.

I've read that faith increases recovery from depression by 70 percent and wonder if there's some sort of equivalent for faith that could have the same effect for nonbelievers. I've tried hypnosis, but every thought of God depresses me.

For a while, faith helped me recover. Now, I still more or less assume there is or probably could be something that evolved into a God based on pure logic. According ...

Things I'm currently trying:

- dietary supplements (including omega-3 and now magnesium and coenzyme Q10)
- meditative techniques (including mindfulness, tai chi, biodanza and binaural beats)
- cognitive-behavior therapy (constructive thinking and behavior)
- daily exercise
- expression in art
- accepting my pain
- enjoying every sensation

Things I tried but stopped, as they made matters worse:

- social contact
- repressing my emotions and pretending there wasn't a problem

In an attempt to recover, I keep trying moment after moment to enjoy every experience. But if the greater part of my experiences are painful, what can I do? When I'm depressed, often literally everything is painful; every sensation, every thought, every feeling. At these times, it seems that there is no choice but to try and enjoy my pain, then. I can impossibly flee from my pain when it is everywhere, when everything hurts. ...

“I’m a writer, a musician, a composer, a good student, and I had plans after high school. I was going to go to college and get my major in music education and minor in creative writing. I’m also a single mom.
“The morning of the day I had planned to kill myself, I found out I was pregnant. And I'm not sure if the baby I don't even know is worth living for. And then, ...

Thus all begins ...

As a little I was always different from the others, since I have Asperger Syndrome.
So I was prone to physical, psychological and verbal violence in high school, also sexual and cyber violence, but I am not here to talk about it. Whatever I was trying to include me in society, they would make fun of me, they'd often say, "go away, mentally ill, you're not like us!" and so on. ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9tCGoIAZOQ

This never gets old :D

Hey guys, my name is Philip and I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but if it isn't, please let me know.

First, I would like to give you guys a brief overview about my life over the past few years. I will try to make it as clear and short for you.
Ever since High School I had been a person who was decent with a 3.31GPA for High ...