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  • Mike
    Thanks :)

    We don't have it nearly as bad as some parents who's kids are into dangerous things. Our kids really are good kids overall, but parenting teens is stressful for sure.
    RachelKeeth
    Thanks for keeping me updated! I have been really busy the last couple days and have not had much extra time on the computer unless I have been using it for work. Thankfully I have gotten a lot done.
    evenifigoalone
    I don't have a BF right now. ^^; People just assume I do sometimes. Which is fine, I guess most people my age do. =)
    evenifigoalone
    I'm convinced that this conversation shouldn't have happened as I as a moderator am not supposed to talk about other members. I blame myself for not realizing that sooner. I apologize.
    evenifigoalone
    My church actually does have something, if someone asks for it, where we pray for a sick person, lay hands on them, and anoint with oil. My mom had that done a couple of times, once for gall bladder stones I think, or something similar. And it worked.
    But my church isn't at all against going to the doctor or hospital, either.
    RachelKeeth
    JSYK, "farouk has exceeded their stored private messages quota and cannot accept further messages until they clear some space."
    evenifigoalone
    True. :) That's one issue that often comes up when I get into a show, but I haven't gotten actually addicted to them since three years ago.

    Anyway, because that happened is one reason I'd be interested in counseling, I guess. Because I've been there, I know how hard it is, and I want to help.
    evenifigoalone
    It was a show I liked.
    You could also call what happened making it an idol, I guess, but taking it to the extreme. That's what I thought it was at the time, and while it kinda was, it wasn't quite that simple.
    Anyway, that was three years ago. I eventually got rid of it by forcing myself to stop watching the show for a while, which some encouragement and prayer from an online friend. (I had tried to stop watching it before, too, but kept failing.) For months afterwards I was terrified of it happening again.
    I'm long over it by now, though.
    evenifigoalone
    It can have differing causes, but yeah.
    I've had some experience with depression, though I was never diagnosed as I never sought professional help. I think mine was caused be getting mentally addicted to a particular fandom. Maybe it sounds silly, but it did happen. After a few months I started to get suicidal.
    I do know it's not something you can just "get over". It's like it takes control of you, and all you can do is let it because it's too strong to fight.
    evenifigoalone
    I think that field is interesting, too. Seems to be less defined than medical science, though.
    Another thing I'd consider is maybe counseling for people with problems like depression...but I don't know much about how that works.
    evenifigoalone
    Medical science provides logical explanations as to why things go wrong, and how they can at the very least be of some help to relieving or fixing problems. While they don't know everything, they're always learning something new.

    I'm considering a vet technician as a future job, in addition to art. It's like the animal version of a registered nurse.
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