Accepting Your Strengths and Weaknesses-Warts 'n' all.

[NicoretteGummed]

This plays a vital role in getting your life back.

You can only really find out about yourself if your not "out of it" more than two days a week.

My teachers invariably told my Ma and Pa that I was creative and artistic.

They and I were constantly told by Maths/Science Teachers that I was Remedial standard.

As it turns out though I love to play The Guitar I can't listen to a song and go "Yeah I know it,it's that chord sequence".

I call such people intuitive Musicians.

However by constantly strumming,picking,clawing,and Thrashing over the yers I've become quite proficient technically.

But I'll always have to work at it.

I've only ever written 5 songs and could never even write a short story.

But perversely it's things that have Mathematics in them as a component that now most interest me.

Statistics,Economics,Politics,(and The Law though that is more Logical than Mathematical of course.
Not to mention Computers,The Dates In History,and Sci-Fi and anything Esoteric

I can accept my Weaknesses probably mostly because they were only just beaten by my Strenghts;when at my lowest ebb.

I know I'm krap at most sports even when fit and virtually autistic when it comes to chatting to a woman for the first time.

However I also know that I have a vague Believe in something(that's actually very powerful),Fairly Intelligent,Well Read,A Good Driver,a Not Bad Guitar Player but above all these things I value the fact that I have survived and that I am a Survivor.

It just would have been nice if some of my contemporaries in Hospital in the Mid-Late 90's had survived but sadly they didn't bar one,and he's totally out of commission.

[skitzofrantik]

"my views are alterantive(ffs spelling doh)"

totally agrea with you and i do think this is the most vital part of recovery (well for me it most certainly was). you seem to have done a lot of reflecting and a masive well done for noting so many strengths/postivity about yourself is not easy and gl channeling that constructively and where that may lead ....... this is one of my things i can draw from s.a.w. Strength Afinity Wisdom, just has so depth/meaning in various ways. i am working this at the moment into to a tattoo , or though my fingers arent feeling artisitic will get there sometime lol,

[NicoretteGummed]

Best of Luck.!!

I'm off down the pub to clebrate me 41st.!!

[skitzofrantik]

Best of Luck.!!

I'm off down the pub to clebrate me 41st.!!

"my views are alternative"

lol ty and also best of luck to you aswell, and enjoy the pub you sound like you deserve some relaxtion, just remember to keep self grounded and safe have fun, got me tempted now also a massive happy birthday and enjoy the day to the fullest