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Beliefnet has collected and discussed nominees for its Top Support Group contest. More than one member has told them that these groups sustain them, give them life, and get them through rough days. They also help people celebrate their best days–nothing feels better than sharing a victory with a close friend, including a friend you’ve…

I haven’t been doing a very good job lately of publishing all the wisdom that I find on the comboxes of my posts. Today I am publishing a small sample of those that have stuck with me and encouraged me to approach the topics (perfectionism, emotional affairs, and healthy anger) from a different, healing perspective.…

Thanks to Beyond Blue reader Holly who posted the following comment on the combox of my post, “A Little Anger is Good.” I think I’m at a similar place as you. I remember, before I got sidetracked in my recovery years ago, I had this inspiration that anger is an angel. This angel is a…

Thanks to Beyond Blue reader “T” who posted the following comment on the combox of my post, “10 Steps to End an Affair”: The biggest mistake I ever made in my life was to allow myself to become attached emotionally to a woman not my wife. It’s just not worth it. It would have been…

Thanks to Beyond Blue reader Taylor for the following comment posted on my “Perfectionism: Ring the Bells” post: I woke up at 2:00 am and could not go back to sleep. My mind went to this title about perfectionism. I have gained an extra ten pounds, and seem to be going through so many changes…

There were so many amazing stories written on the thread “Your Story,” so I’m just publishing some of the first ones written there. Likes these from Group Beyond Blue members Luthitarian, iLiberty, and Lapatosu. To read more Beyond Blue, go to www.beliefnet.com/beyondblue, and to get to Group Beyond Blue, a support group at Beliefnet Community,…

I was raised in a family that had pretty much shut down emotionally for a generation or two. Feelings were messy things you swept out with the dust bunnies. My parents never fought; they just gave each other the silent treatment. I was okay with that since no one was screaming, throwing ashtrays, or crockery,…

I’ve never attempted suicide. I’ve never been hospitalized. I go to work nearly every day and support a large family. I’ve taken my meds regularly for the past 17 years without fail. I don’t forget. I can’t forget. The cost would be too high. I got through high school as an overachiever. Started college at…

I’ve survived the normal issues in an American woman’s life in the 80’s and 90’s. Raising 6 kids through the teenage years, father remarries, mother’s medical crisis’, death of stepmom, car wrecks, job changes, alcohol abuse on my part, with resulting emotional and health problems to self and family….I finally get myself to a therapist,…

I have been thinking lately about what it means to be a leader (manager, moderator, fill in the blank), and, like I described in my post yesterday, I think it requires getting out of the way as often as you can, so to let all the stories, skills, talents, experiences of other people shine through.…
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