Mindfulness:


I also have a very strong faith in God and it has NEVER failed me. I embrace the Christian values but I prefer not to call myself a Christian.



Sort of true.

Sweetheart, I read on the other thread that your kid has autism. I would like to recommend a book to you.

Title: I don't want to be inside me anymore. Messages from Autistic Mind.
Author: Birger Sellin

The author has autism himself. The book is very insightful and helps understand what it is like to have autism.


Your child is different, not wrong. God's child.

Thanks hun. I so agree, she has a wonderful caring heart and everyone one loves her. She is special

Mindfulness:


You are very funny.

Those ones who ALWAYS smile ALWAYS have issues. The problem is with the word always and not with the words those ones or everyone.

If you say that those ones who ALWAYS smile ALWAYS have issues, it means that EVERYONE who ALWAYS smiles ALWAYS has issues.

and if I remove the “always" and say “those ones who smile have issues".... what does it mean? wouldn't you insinuate the same thing?

JustTara:
and if I remove the “always" and say “those ones who smile have issues".... what does it mean? wouldn't you insinuate the same thing?

Sweetie, let us not focus on the misunderstanding but rather on the intention of your thread, which I believe is pure.

Mindfulness:


Sweetie, let us not focus on the misunderstanding but rather on the intention of your thread, which I believe is pure.

Yeah. Don't mind me. Anyways, what I meant to say was most people who are always smiling have bigger issues behind those smile. Not everyone. But most. Sorry I didn't phrase it so well.

JustTara:
Yeah. Don't mind me. Anyways, what I meant to say was most people who are always smiling have bigger issues behind those smile. Not everyone. But most. Sorry I didn't phrase it so well.

Sweet.

Where does your interest in depression come from?

Mindfulness:


Sweet.

Where does your interest in depression come from?

That really isn't something I should post on a public forum

JustTara:
That really isn't something I should post on a public forum

Excuse my curiosity please.

Never mind.

I find this thread depressing

JustTara:
I know what it feels like to be depressed. And I know others can understand this to a ground level. Being depressed is like the weather. Some days you are sunny and bright. And without warning, you could suddenly turn cloudy and dark. The beautiful thing is, people will always want to help, but I really don't want to be helped anymore, because nobody is freaking understanding me. And they are getting tired, they are pointing fingers, they are doing all the things I just wished they'll stop. But they won't stop, because they don't even know what they're doing wrong. Now, I just want to be left alone. ( A whole lot of people feel this way)

Just to be fair, I decided to make a list of things never to say to a depressed person. You're an asshole if you read this list and still feel justified to go against it.

1. It’s just a phase. You’re just sad.
2. Other people have it worse. Life isn’t fair.
3. It’s all in your head.
4. You have no reason to be depressed.
5. Just be happy.
6. Get involved. Get out of the house. Be active!
Exercise!
7. Stop it with the self-pity!
8. I know how you feel. I was also depressed
once.
9.What is the problem? What is wrong?
10. You are bringing me down.
11. “Happiness is a choice”
12. You think *you’ve* got problems…
13. Maybe you should take vitamins for your
stress.
14. “Have you been praying/reading the Bible?
15. Well, everyone gets depressed sometimes!
16. “Smile and the world smiles with you, cry and
you cry alone.”
17. “You don’t *look* depressed!”
18. “You’re just looking for attention.
19. The only one you’re hurting is yourself.”
20. Depression is a symptom of your sin against
God.
21. That which does not kill us makes us
stronger.
22. “You don’t like feeling that way? So, change
it.”

.....and etcetera....
Any questions?

so wht shld we tell them

Are you ready to accept the "lord" as ya posina saffior?

Vikky014:
so wht shld we tell them

check through the comments. But just to make it easier, I'll modify a list into the post

JustTara:
check through the comments. But just to make it easier, I'll modify a list into the post

ok