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  • July 22, 2018 at 8:13 pm #218167
    Robert
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    how do I stop crying? Everyday it just hits me. The sadness. My dad died 10 years ago and I never got over it. Then my relationship broke down with my wife. We are struggling with trying to get back together but between her demons and mine I just feel overwhelmed.

     

    I last saw my daughter to another relationship over 30 years ago. She is now married and has kids that I have never seen. I want to see them so much. But my history always seems to come back and hit me when I’m down.

     

    I feel so inadequate. I’m just rambling. Sorry. I just want to make my wife and kids proud of me. How do I do that? How do I start being more happy? They used to call me smiley as a kid because I was always so happy and positive. How do I get that back? My wife says she can’t handle me being down and it just brings her down. So how do I get happy or how do I hide my true feelings?

     

    I just dont don’t know how to carry on in life anymore.

     

     

    July 22, 2018 at 9:00 pm #218183
    Prash
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    Hi Robert,

    Let me begin by noting the positive side of you. Anyone who wants to be happy is inherently heading in the right direction. You do want your relationship with your wife and family to work. Maybe the ways in which you are trying is probably not working.

    Your true feelings should never be hidden because that is just never possible to act discordant from it. if you have someone to talk to about the way you truly feel take their help. Preferably this should be someone who will not judge you and who really cares about you. even if someone like that is not there, journalling your thoughts will help you find the direction.

    Trying to get something that was in the past is sometimes futile rather focusing on whatever small thing is working for you now should be the way forward. Do things that make you feel good about yourself and keep building on it.

    Take care

     

    July 23, 2018 at 10:48 am #218315
    Anonymous
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    Dear Robert:

    I hope insight and healing takes place in your mind and life, and that as a result you will feel much better.

    Did I understand correctly: you haven’t had contact with your now adult daughter for 30 years? If so, how did that come about?

    anita

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