response to a new blogger

I happened upon http://antisociallyadept.blogspot.com/ this evening and left this comment. I am going to post it here since I get people asking me to be a little more open about my personal experience in life and the Mental Health System. I have been avoiding such post since I have some legal stuff hanging out there, and I have even taken down some of my older more personal post. But I thought you might wish to read this comment since it really does say a lot about my journey to this day.

Welcome to the Blog World Adept:

Sounds like you have been on quite a long roller coaster ride. I'm not going to give you a lot of advice in this comment; since you appear to be an intelligent person capable of making rational and right decisions for yourself. I personally have been down your path more times than I care to recall emotionally. Sometimes we have these expectations of ourselves that we are not able to come to terms with; once you throw in a few huge zingers like a major loss or three into the mix; you are on the elevator to depression hell and a very blurred existence.
I took almost all the so called wonder drugs, and went through all kinds of therapy. Then one day I decided enough was enough with the so called professional and pseudo scientific bullshit. I embraced the pain, the loss, the anger, and burrowed down in seclusion and tears until I could gather the strength to force myself to walk out that front door and start to live again.

I didn't step out blindly though! I really took the time I needed desperately to self examine my whole life experience, every ounce of the emotional rainbow I could allow myself to feel, allowing myself to connect with others that I choose were worthy of that trust (which were few and far between). Only then was I ready to start thinking about where my life was going to go.

I began by following what I was truly passionate about and felt inspired by; then I started walking toward it with all the effort I could muster from my feeble and worn soul. Soon I started to allow today to just be; I lowered my expectations and in return I opened up a whole new realm of never ending possibilities and dreams yet imagined. Only then was I really able to forgive and not ever forget; but turn the past weakness and defeats into a strength and falter to grow from!

From that place all was in a much better focus finally! Sadness had its proper place, but then so did joy and wonderment in its own unique balance. Life was finally the gift it had always promised to be. I can only guess that you are in the beginning steps of a sometimes very painful adventure and journey in this life. But as the path grows full of light and life; or dark with clouds of sorrow you will also overcome because it's all within you. If you choose anything, then choose to have faith in this gift.

Yours Truly,
Stan