ashitaka	Re: Low Self Esteem
	Joel, I know that when I'm feeling my worst it is usually remembering something humiliating that I have put myself through. Don't try to make a method to destroy the thoughts. I write. Some people, like my wife, excercise. If you're severely depressed, I definitly don't suggest drinking alcohol, or any drug. If your attached to somebody, then make love to them. That normally does it for me. I work myself to the bone pleasing my wife (dinner, flowers, poetry, and such) and her reaction usually brings me out of the rut. If not, then just filling the empty spaces with a little art can help. I'm a movie buff, and that always gives me a lift when I feel the knife lurking near my chin. I too refuse all pills. I don't want to be medicated into happiness. And don't get bogged down in too much psychology-this is more detrimental than denial. If you analyze too much, you let everything negative just fester, instead of leaving it by the wayside. Just try to let yourself drift into another place. Take it easy. ashi
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