Practise making the way you remember the past more positive
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Written by Lisette 5. Aug 2008 04:20 PM
THis diary tip is quite impossible for me to put in practice as I have been depressed for a long time but have managed to hide my depression from others. I am a very introvert person and only show my real feelings when I feel safe, loved, seen, supported and understood. The only person to really look at me is my husband. Most people believe they know me but only one really does. I let others see what I want them to see, not my weaknesses or my vulnerability as given the opportunity they did not really look at me and help me. I have been misunderstood and ignored for so long by my relatives that I started feeling invisible and reacted accordingly. I dyed my hair blond, wore bright colours and started cracking jokes even when I was crying inside. Only my soul mate saw what was behind the facade. The show I was putting on was just that a show to cover the loneliness, the hurt, the sadness, the fear, the pain, the frustration....