Posts by mistylynx

Huge thanks to everyone for such an awesome hangout!
We’ll definitely have to do this again sometime 🙂

Me too! I'll see you there

You’re being quite precise there—exactly four and a half minutes, I guess.😁

I'll try my best to wrap this up in under an hour so I don't wander off, though I might actually need a guide 🤣

So? What's the deal? What are we agreeing on here?

I finally pulled the trigger on the card, so there’s no turning back now 😁 👋

🙂Anyway, I guess we'll talk again soon.

😁Awesome, a public hangout spot for all things psychiatry.
(As if I weren't😁)
I feel better already.🤣
Just kidding, obviously—we’ve gotta poke a little fun now and then, makes life a bit more colorful, I guess.👍
🙂
Really lovely.

Just let me know which center works best for you all, and where exactly 😁
I should have everything confirmed later today.

Honestly, I’d love to get to know all of you properly. 🙂
It’s hard to put into words, but this forum has been such a turning point for me in more ways than one. 😁
I guess I just really feel like this is a community.

I don't really have any concrete plans until tomorrow or maybe the day after.
Saturday afternoon might work for me, assuming I'm actually free... and that you guys haven't already made other arrangements...
I'll let you know.

I might be in New York City this Saturday, so if there's anything going on, let me know... I might just work up the nerve to show up if there's a crowd.

Kate James14 said:When someone actually takes the effort to step closer so you can talk like a normal human being—instead of screaming down a hallway every time they have a thought and dumping the entire burden of communication on your shoulders. Or, heaven forbid, they turn their head toward you so you can actually hear them and read their body language. It’s called basic courtesy and decent communication.

I'll just say that I rarely see it happen.

I'm with you on this one.

If we want this discussion to actually go somewhere, I guess we first need to pin down the story's scenario and figure out who exactly "they" are in this whole setup.

I suppose we’re all born with certain predispositions that shape our character, but that isn't the whole story, I guess.
What we're discussing here is how outside influences mold a person. It’s a bit hard to apply this logic to a young child, though, since they haven't quite mastered self-control or managing their emotions yet; they're mostly just operating with whatever basic toolkit they were born with.
That's different for an adult. For us, these things have to be learned.
Unfortunately, I still haven't quite figured it all out myself, maybe.
And honestly, it feels like you just described my own kids perfectly.��

Sure, we can influence things, but I suppose it’s really about how we choose to let those experiences shape us.
And honestly, I think that’s where the whole point lies.
Sometimes someone goes through a tragedy because of a force beyond their control, or maybe just because of a truly malicious person.
One person might let it consume them, letting that darkness, that need for revenge or hatred, settle deep inside.
But another person? They might take that same energy and channel it into something productive—like a driving force to do good and actually build something meaningful.
We essentially decide how we receive that energy and what we turn it into. In doing so, I guess we either amplify or dampen the power of whatever caused the harm in the first place.

I suppose we really do get to decide how much "they" actually matter or how much influence they have over us. At the end of the day, nobody can just waltz into every single corner of your life or try to dictate who you are without your permission, I guess.

I don't quite get this one

I mean, humans are social creatures by nature, sure, but that heavy sense of suffering? It can definitely hit you even when you aren't alone.
Still, I guess there’s something to be said for solitude. Personally, I feel like if you haven't figured out how to be okay on your own, then being around people probably won't help much either.

I'm not quite sure about comfort, to be honest. I was thinking more along the lines of peace.
But, I suppose if you can actually enjoy your own company—like, if you're truly okay being alone and you actually like who you are—then maybe, just maybe, you can find some sort of comfort there too.