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Mental Health Support

OldBaldy1701E

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7. I appreciate that.

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 01:36 PM

Monday

I have been realizing that this mind is not as sharp as it once was.

Part of me welcomes it. Face it, there is an appeal to being 'thick as a brick' (as Ian Anderson once said).

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This line has really affected me. [View all] OldBaldy1701E Sunday OP

You are absolutely someone. You are a unique human being. LoisB Sunday #1

Thanks. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Monday #6

You are someone. mwmisses4289 Sunday #2

I appreciate that. OldBaldy1701E Monday #7

You couldn't be more mistaken. You are a unique person with value. Ocelot II Sunday #3

Thank you for the laugh! OldBaldy1701E Monday #8

The harder I tried to rise up, the more people try to pull me down. Tbear Sunday #4

I agree. But, being noteworthy was not my goal. OldBaldy1701E Monday #9

I look at it this way. There is Hitler and then Gandhi. Eko Sunday #5

Thanks. OldBaldy1701E Monday #10

But you tried. Eko Monday #11