#1 Taln Fan

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*hugs* I would recommend just going up and sincerely apologizing. Be humble and apologize, but also ask what you can do to improve and be willing to listen. If you messed up, take full accountability for that, without trying to justify yourself/make excuses.

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I saw that you were posting in this topic and was like "Wait why's Cash posting in there? I'm pretty sure he's tall" *Also looks down at all the short people* *Smiles* *High-fives Cash* *Laughs and talks about tall person things*

Kiss Elmo, marry Cookie Monster (free cookies!), kill vampire dude (sorry homie) A fried chicken sandwich, a ham and cheese sandwich, and a grilled cheese sandwich

For one thing, you're not bugging people by telling them about your struggles. If they're close to you, they'll want to help, and be glad you told them. And even if they're dealing with their own problems, sometimes that's even more beneficial. There's strong research that shows that helping others can significantly lower depression symptoms. No offense to your therapist, but that's really not how a therapist is supposed to operate... generally speaking they're A) Supposed to get you to talk about yourself, not talk about themselves and their own hobbies, and B.) Not supposed to tell you what to do/give advice, but instead ask you questions so that you can figure out things about yourself, and then you decide what actions to take. Though also yeah, friends tend to be better for your mental health than a therapist, because they know you better. (And can be more effective at reducing depression symptoms, according to this study) Though therapy can also be really awesome too, if your therapist is good. I get the feeling, but don't give up on yourself. You've got a lot of life left ahead of you, and you still have no idea what you'll accomplish later on. Back several years ago when I was going through some heavy depression, I never would have thought that later on I'd be helping others with mental struggles, or stopping a close friend from killing himself. Because in the moment, when you'r depressed and everything sucks, you can't see how anything could be different later on. But things do get better, even if that seems impossible. You never know the impact you do have and will have on others, and even right now I can assure you that your family and friends care about you more than you think. Hang in there Side note bout myself (spoilered cuz this post is alr long)

On occasion, but it's not something I generally listen to TPBM likes to cook

I've gone ahead and taken care of this, thanks for the heads up! (May take a bit for the edits to show up, as I believe a member of the arcanum staff has to approve my edits)

Just a heads up, I've moved this topic to the Cosmere Discussion forum for you, since it includes significant Mistborn spoilers as well

@ruler of the mists Entropic is correct. Since your post involves info/spoilers from Stormlight as well, I've moved it to the Cosmere discussion forum.

Done, thanks!

Yep! But I just got some so we should be good now TPBM has too much caffeine

The answer is yes, even if it doesn't often seem like it. You've got a lot of life ahead of you, and things will get better eventually. Yes it may take a while, and life might suck for a bit. But when you do get through it, you'll be glad you hung in there. I know this from my own experience, and that of several of my friends. And I know it sounds a bit crazy rn, but I've sometimes found myself thankful that I went through those periods of deep depression and other struggles, because since then I've been better equipped to help some of my close friends with the same struggles. So just know that there is a big light at the end of the tunnel, even if you can't see it rn Not sure how old you are, so that's definitely a factor, but I would recommend taking time to sit and meditate on what specific things cause you the most stress/mental affliction. Sometimes there are other factors making us stressed/miserable, and then work just makes it worse, and every little thing just adds on to the pile. In that case, it's better to address the root problems. But if you find that work is the main thing negatively affecting your mental health, then it may be worth quitting, or at least finding better ways to manage stress.

From a safe distance yeah xD TPBM has been on the Shard for at least a year

Hey I recognize that scale Probably a 2

Not currently, things have been goin pretty well overall TPBM is sleepy

Probably Greek, I grew up on Percy Jackson What's your favorite drink?

Just a heads up, that was a bot, and it has been banned.

I don't think anyone in particular atm What's your most prized possession?

Nope! TPBM is a morning person

Not sure about public school, mine was a private school

Only in my chem II class xD TPBM is hungry

10?? I had to do 200 total 100 total to graduate with the honors diploma, and another 100 for National Honors Society (25 a year)