Dear Dr Diagnosis

Dear Dr Diagnosis,

Thank you for your concern and attempt to put me back together.
It isn't that I am unappreciative of your labors in fact I've rather enjoyed our talks,though sometimes they were quite painful.I concluded it was necessary to show you the depth of my pain, so that you might prescribe the proper mind fogging medications.I must say that your advice of "setting aside days to worry" and to just tell myself "it is what it is" were thought provoking.It took several weeks of contemplation to wrap my mind around the concepts and even longer to put them into practice.Although they have yet to bare fruitful as useful coping tools, I do hope that someday they will.

I also hope you are not to disappointed in not being able to fix me, it isn't your fault.You see I already know what has caused me to become broken, I have always known.The days the places the times are all etched very clearly in my mind along with the emotional turmoil associated with them.Without the additional help of a Time Machine to go back and steer myself away from the event's, they cannot be undone.So you must tell yourself "It is what it is" and perhaps schedule next Tuesday as your day to "worry about it".

I will give you just a bit of advice from personal experience and return the favor;
 Abstaining from self medication with drugs and alcohol will greatly reduce future  events to feel remorseful for. Keeping yourself busy and maybe becoming a bit OCD-ish will help you not to think of your painful memories. Embracing life and finding beauty where most fail to see it will increase your chances for happiness. And most of all forgive yourself for allowing others to give you these painful memories. It is part of having Empathy, Trust and being a Good Human.

Sincerely 
 Your Textbook Labeled and Diagnosed Patient
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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November 29, 2015 at 7:37 AM
I love it! Very well presented. I reaaly enjoyed it, and I'll be sure to take Dr Diagnosis' advice. Best wishes, Keith
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November 20, 2015 at 4:10 PM
Welcome to PoetrySoup Randall, hope you enjoy your time here! Feel free to visit my page if you can.
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