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breathe free
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why do i feel disconnected from the person that i see in the mirror?

i feel entirely foreign and somewhat melancholy. i can’t control my scattered thoughts. i don’t know what’s going on. whatever–

‘Do I contradict myself?
Very well, then, I contradict myself.
(I am large-I contain multitudes.)’

– Walt Whitman

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Oster: Gettin' It. offline Verified User (1 year, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
Atlanta, GA, US | 9 months, 4 weeks ago (18 minutes after post)

Possibly the onset of a depressive episode. What’s going in your life?

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somethingsomethingad offline Verified User (9 months, 4 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
GB | 9 months, 4 weeks ago (25 minutes after post)

Sometimes it’s normal to feel disconnected from yourself. have you recently had problems in the manhood area? A few years ago I had the same problems, no matter how hard (HEHE PUN) i tried to get a… you know… i just couldn’t,)and when you’re seperate from your privates, it’s just hard (hehe again) to get a grip on reality. I know how you feel. hit me up at (email removed), or add me to msn at (email removed)

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spiritedsoul offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 78 #
Sandgate, G5, GB | 9 months, 4 weeks ago (59 minutes after post)

there is one word called depersonalization where u feel disconnected with urself, and detached.
i think a lot of people experience this from time to time.

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breathe free offline Unverified User #
Columbia, MO, US | 9 months, 4 weeks ago (59 minutes after post)

yeah thanks guys…but i’m definately female though somethingsomethinad…..lol.

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jason.c.john offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Washington, DC, US | 9 months, 4 weeks ago (1 hour, 39 minutes after post)

I think that it is a natural defense aginst feeling things that you are just not ready for.

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Oster: Gettin' It. offline Verified User (1 year, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
Atlanta, GA, US | 9 months, 4 weeks ago (15 hours, 30 minutes after post)

What’s going on in your life, Breathe?

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breathe free offline Unverified User #
Columbia, MO, US | 9 months, 4 weeks ago (18 hours, 4 minutes after post)

I just moved half way across the country. i expected to be somebody new, but nothing’s changed. i am still the same person haunted by the same memories of my past. i knew i wasn’t going to change but something in me yearned for it.

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Oster: Gettin' It. offline Verified User (1 year, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
Atlanta, GA, US | 9 months, 4 weeks ago (18 hours, 20 minutes after post)

Oh, ok. Part of it may actually be feeling alienated. I’ve just been chatting with a fellow who moved from northeast to southeast, as I did, and we’ve been sharing feelings about depression and isolation from the move.

What you’ve brought with you should be kind of clear now, and those things that make you unhappy… well, your unhappiness tells you what you want to work on.

I’d guess isolation was a part, and I can understand not feeling friends. You’ve just started the change to the new person, ok? Lighten up on yourself.

How are you with friends and family where you are? Are their people around you?

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