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by osivertsson 4737 days ago
I have worked and studied the same time as you have, and have nowhere near that amount of money. And I'm fine with it.

I've had co-workers very focused on money, with their aim in life being to get rich. Rich to allow them to get even richer, and then filthy rich, and then, ...then the magic happens and life will be a bliss. They just have to get more money first.

Compared to the rest of our world you have a lot of money. Don't let the pursuit for more money stop you from living your life fully. You are young and there is so much you can spend your time on.

With your money you have the opportunity to travel and see, hear, smell, feel, and taste this world directly with your own senses! A luxury to expand your intellect not given to many of this world. Take your time in places and don't just visit the biggest cities, stay in hostels here and there to get away from the sterile, always-the-same, hotel experience. Yes, some experiences will probably be awful but at least you will have a story to tell!

That said, talk to someone first to help you get started. There are good therapists available. Counseling made a big difference for some friends of mine when they were able to break a bad, self-reinforcing pattern of thinking, and get a new more healthy perspective.

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Where can I find good therapists? I really don't know who I can trust. After a couple bad run in's, I really don't know who to talk to. If you told me you knew a good guy in Cali, I would leave tomorrow. I'm honestly that desperate to get this figured out and done with so I can focus on building things that I want.

Also, I think I will do some traveling while staying in hostels. Thank you.

Well, I'm in Sweden and my friends, being swedish citizens, have gotten CBT through the swedish healthcare system. That would not apply to you, but should you want to talk to an english-speaking therapist in Sweden I just found this:

http://www.forwardtherapy.se/

I have no affiliation with him whatsoever, and can't know if he'll be better or worse than your previous encounters with therapists. But might be worth a shot to try a therapist not in Texas with another background.

Haha, that site is still trying to load 3 minutes later. Is there a contact number listed? Maybe I can speak with him on Skype and see what the deal is. Thanks for this though.
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