The good:
Feeling stuck and and desperately need to improve on my honesty and open-mindedness so I can take positive action. Been on the pity pot and in denial for way too long. Certainly taking baby steps again, and I would like things to work out, if not, continue to push forward.
Did a paid personality test on impulse, but it actually was thorough and helpful. Better than any other online career assessment or personality test available. Got it from a Peterson's book I found in my library. The sick thing is that most of this stuff I figure out through living experience, now I have it on paper, and it help me tremendously in not thinking i'm crazy, a bad person, or heading for serious trouble. Checked in with my sponsor, I'm doing okay, just need to stop beating up on myself and take a positive inventory.
I do some negative and extreme things for attention that have me losing. Sometimes serious consequences, sometimes just back to square one and having to start all over again. I have some clarity on my so many of my recent relationships have been unfulfilling, uncomfortable, and unhealthy. I now know why I'm out of work and suspended from college.
the bad:
I think I'm done talking about it, just getting through the feelings as it passes. My friend shot himself in the head recently. We would talk for like an hour at night when I first got clean. I saw him around a lot. I was deeply saddened when I heard, and still as am just typing it, get a lil teary. Then i got a lil angry because he had plenty of support and even professional help. I don't give advice but I tried to help him by sharing my experience the first time I got clean. I also feel guilt because I stopped calling him for about two months. I was resentful hostile during the time, and just didn't really want to talk to too many people. I just don't trust people who are too private. He told me twice he was thinking of shooting himself, I figured he was dealing with those feelings/thoughts with his professional help and family/friends he spent so much time with. Maybe I was also protecting myself. I know where I can, and he seemed off. I'm an introvert, but you won't see me frontin, no point comitting homicide or suicide when help is available. There's always health, financial, and food assistance too.
I'm just trying to think positive. My conscious is kicking up on how I offended or armed people recently because of my depression. There was even some paranoia from holding it all in.
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Be safe everyone. a lot goes on with us internally, and the world is definitely busy these past ten years. don't let out family or parent's way of holding in secrets hurt you. try to spend less time online or watching news. There's a lot more good than bad in this world.