{"id":1247,"date":"2008-08-14T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-14T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2008\/08\/simi-on-selfesteem.html"},"modified":"2008-08-14T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-14T09:30:00","slug":"simi-on-selfesteem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2008\/08\/simi-on-selfesteem.html","title":{"rendered":"Simi on Self-Esteem"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was moved by the comment made by Beyond Blue<\/a> reader Simi on the combox of my post “Video: My Self-Esteem File.”<\/a><\/p>\n

I was happy to see this site. I am a therapist myself, and I also suffer from depression. It took me a long time to acknowledge my depression. It wasn’t until I lost a job, a long-term relationship, and every thing I thought I needed to be whole, that I began to see myself, for myself. I had allowed so many other people to define me that I seemed to have no opinion of myself.\u00a0\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Then I became life-threateningly ill. I was in hospital for a month, and lost thirty pounds in two weeks. Hardly a soul came to visit, and I refused to tell my family how bad I was (we live in different states). <\/p>\n

That is when I saw that is was my job to keep me alive. And only God could deliver the prognosis. I began to rely on God more. And slowly, I began to accept help from others. I could see my control issues, and began to let go. And I recently started taking some new antidepressants which are really making a difference as far as I can see. I am planning my own blog, and I hope you all continue to improve and share. \n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

To read more Beyond Blue, go to www.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue<\/a>, and to get to Group Beyond Blue, a support group at Beliefnet Community, click here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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