On the bright side, you can’t get drafted

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If you really commit to the process of therapy you can overcome a lot of conditions. I was able to beat MDD, PTSD, and generalized anxiety disorder through intense cognitive behavioral therapy. It’s just gonna take a lot of very difficult introspective sessions

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I’ve been struggling with this a lot recently, especially with the recent discovery I might have a depressive disorder. I’m 20 now, and that major milestone is causing a general quarter-life crisis, but mostly focused on the fear and a weird amount of shame around the idea of remaining mentally ill all the way to old age. It’s hard, it’s tiring, it’s terrifying, but I can tell you that you won’t have to go through it alone.

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You’ll eventually get to the point where you’ve figured out how to live with it with minimal pain, whether you get there with medication or without it, it’ll eventually become just a part of life that you’ll enjoy living

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Just like everyone else. You’re fine

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