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It's easy to be self-centered, to exist inside your own head, feeling like you are the center of the universe... I think this is one of the worst causes of depression and anxiety (two opposite extremes of the same span imo), as the feeling of being absolutely important only increases the feelings of both issues. To feel in the middle of existence, isolated thoughts, it's really a bad recipe, a cycle that only gets worse. The reason I bring this up is because I was listening to Therapy Thursday on TMS, and it was about social anxiety and she brought up points about how it's just human nature to be self-centered, and even more so when you are uncomfortable... your mind kind of goes in survival mode and you only think about yourself, your self-preservation and how you can fix whatever is wrong with yourself, and you kind of forget everything else. My point? I don't have one. My point I suppose, is to be aware of that, to know that the best way I know of to fix depression and anxiety, is to remember that you aren't the center of the world, that other people have thoughts and feelings, that other people exist out there and need help and reassurance, that you can positively influence others and that you can be a part of something larger than yourself. These are important things to keep in mind, to stay sane, to stay healthy and to continue to be someone that others want to be around.

Mark's home! He showed up around 1pm yesterday (at the window) and we hung out for a bit, listened to music and talked, and eventually Ally and Darcy came over and we spent the afternoon and evening playing games, listening to music and having fun. We played a bunch of Guitar Hero 2, a bunch of Burnout Revenge crash parties, some Virtua Fighter 4, some Soul Calibur 2 and Darcy and I ended the night on a standing play of Boston's More Than A Feeling (Guitar Hero 1). We also had supper and watched a random episode of The Office, and it was enjoyable.