Most people who know me personally do not know about my painful past.  They are quite surprised to learn that I once struggled with tremendous self-doubt, self-hatred and the belief that I just did not deserve to live.

I developed depression because I believed bad thoughts about myself.  These pages explain how easy it was for me to develop these bad thoughts and how they kept my self esteem low.

It can be difficult for you to read these pages if it touches some part of your own life.

I hope these disclosures lead you to understand why I take the issue of self esteem so seriously. 

And if you are feeling down right now, please remember this:

No matter how depressed you feel or hopeless life seems, there is an alternative.  Depression is something you can control and overcome.  It is your right to have high self esteem and to be happy.

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This page was last updated Thursday, 04 January 2001