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by allwein 5500 days ago
The greatest thing my Grandma ever taught me was that it's okay to be sad when bad things happen. It used to be that I'd get sad for some reason, then I'd feel bad for feeling sad, and this would just set up a tight vicious cycle until I literally became depressed. Once I gave myself permission to feel sad and not feel bad about it, I was able to stop that from happening in the future.