Emotional Castaways

To All: If you hate yourself, you???ll hate everyone else too and they will hate you back. On the other hand, you???ll never be alone if you love yourself. And if you do love yourself, you will automatically become more attractive to others. But if things don???t work out, just know that no one can hurt you. Only you can hurt yourself by your giving others the power to hurt you. Simply shrug it off as a learning experience and move on. What doesn???t kill us makes us stronger. I realize this is clich?? but it is true. Just love yourself because at the end of the day, we???re all alone.

Life is like a boomerang ??? what you put out is what comes back to you. So it???s up to you to fall in love with yourself first before anyone else can fall in love you. Act as if you are, and you will automatically draw it to yourself

Love and blessings to you all!

In words and by example, Wray Herbert is consistently telling me that I'm working too hard for too little money.

I want Mr. Herbert's job, or at least a boss as stupid and apathetic as his.

Like I was saying before.....One way I fight anxiety is what I do for a living. I read other peoples emails. I know it sounds strange, but most of my clients get over 500 emails a day. There is never a dull moment, some of them are very funny and some are strictly business. I interact with my clients daily, and we always have a laugh about some of the absurd emails that come in. Funny how reading emails can usually make my day, plus I get to work in my pj's if I want. I would recommend going to -- www.read-email.com if you want to start a fascinating new career. Good Luck!

Nobody should feel lonely during the Holiday Season. Of all the bad things that can be said about the "materialization," of Christmas, one thing remains true; it is the season of giving. As I was doing some last minute Christmas shopping the other day, I caught myself very intersted in several books that I wanted to buy myself. Then, after a moment of reflection of what the spirit of this Holiday was all about, I then began to think of what I was really supposed to be doing and that was to give. I don't agree with the mass consumption, indulging and spoiling that we do during Christmas. But I do agree with what it has forced us to do. A simple verbal greeting "Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas or Happy New Year," to a stranger passing by that we would ordinarily not say anything to, or a few extra dollars to those less fortunate. The Holiday's are not perfect times nor should they be thought of as so. Rather, it should be a time that we comprehend our own imperfections and at times selfishness. More and more it makes us realize the differences from the "have's and the have nots," and in a strange way that kind of understanding of distinction makes us more human. To that end, I reach out to those who aren't as fortunate to have close friends and family and I will let them know that I will always leave an empty seat at my table for them as a reminder of how blessed I truly am. May we put our religious, political and ethnic differences aside this Holiday and give thanks for the diversity that makes us all unique. Happy Holidays all!

I am surprised that this research passed an ERB. The potential existed for psychological damage to the participants who were told they would spend their lives lonely...would have loved to have seen more tangible analysis on the research methods and how they avoided this...

Interestng findings. Not entirely new or surprising for me personally but interesting nonetheless. I would even extend it to what I noticed from my lifetime experience - actually people who have large 'happy' families and large circle of relatives and friends tend to be less empathising than those who are seemingly less social and tend to be somewhat intravertive. It also seems the case that often sensitive people with rich imagination tend to be loners that are shying away from majority of people who are insensitive and can easily hurt their feelings. It is also easy for them to humanize some unusual things. Are they weak or ill? I wonder. I think I'd rather sign up with this lot together with Aristotel, Newton, Leonardo da Vinci and other great 'humanitarians' than be with 'healthy' 'strong' and dull species who easily create social connections and then happily unite in collective activities like lynching the 'weak', stoning outcasts or crucifying 'out standing' members of society.

I think the best way to fight anxiety for many of us is meds. Depression and anxiety are on the rise in the US.
I don't think anyone who is depressed or has an anxiety disorder should feel guilty about taking meds. I take them only when I need them, and I get them online at healthnradiance.com It really helps.

I have a physical illness that occasionally puts me in the hospital. My loved ones live in another state. I take a teddy bear with me and comfort it while I get IV's or painful tests. When I'm afraid, I talk to it and comfort it like I did my kids when they were little. I'm a 51-year-old woman. I've gotten strange looks, but find "Buddy" , my teddy bear lowers my pain level and anxiety substantially and allows me to refuse pain medication. I don't care how it looks or sounds, it is a much healthier way to deal with this stress and I recover much quicker.

Thie idea engulfed in these studies are full of idolatery. I have been a loner my whoe life, even in a croud; I really have not pictured idealizin anything for a human being or a human touch. are these studies real or just some blog for mind-testing or are you guys just lloking for ideas from the believe-all fanatics? What in the world are we getting at? I won't be surprized if we run out of space in psych units. watch out people!!

I wonder what the Match rate is on match.com or E-Harmony for people to consider themselves to be lonely?
In my opinion, I consider dating sites to be good places to meet likely matches for your personality. But it seems that there are more excuses than matches. Even though we claim to be lonely and looking for a match-are we really in our comfort zone being alone,?

I used to suffer from this time of anxiety during from Thanksgiving all the way to the New Year. It sucked.
But last year I changed all that. I had breast enhancements, and it truly changed my life, in ways I would never
have expected. I met the most amazing man on the planet, and we are engaged. Now, I'm not saying this is for everyone, I know all lot of people were against me changing my body shape, but it was the best thing I could have done for myself. I have to thank the great people at finestimplants.com for their great help and support during the process.

Psycho-babble.

The author's equating God with an imaginary friend is quite revealing.