Starting Over Talk - Peer Coaching Support Site

It's very harsh world for addicts... even those addicted to love. Niambi "can't see the forest for the trees."

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I knew Niambi would not graduate.

I didn't think she would either, Mercredi, because her resistance and defensiveness are so overwhelmimg. She's another one whose psychological problems may be too deep for a show like SO - and especially with the limited time she had on the show prior to its last episode.

On the other hand, graduating someone like Antonia doesn't mean she's actually ready, either. I don't believe someone with such an ingrained sense of entitlement and lack of integrity concerning her commitments could possibly come out of that mindset in such a short period of time.

At least they gave us a thread of hope when the ask Niambi to come back next season. And, more important, they didn't rush her out of the house because of the ending of the season. I think there's some past grads that were the victims of this timing...Megg?

I always try and remember that it is the Starting Over house. Offering tools to help you start over. It isn't the completely finished and whole house. We all can start over with out ever being in the starting over house.

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I always try and remember that it is the Starting Over house. Offering tools to help you start over. It isn't the completely finished and whole house. We all can start over with out ever being in the starting over house.

So true! It's sometimes easy to forget that, for those HGs that do seem to find some real "closure" (Jessica comes to mind for me), and also, because of the sometimes elaborate graduations and effusive speeches that suggest the end of the process - rather than the beginning, as it really is for most of the women.

I hate to say this, but, if Iyanla is not coming back, then I probably will not watch if it is renewed. It is her wisdom and insights that have kept me watching and helped me the most.