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Complete the sentences below with correct verb of Past Tense or Present Perfect

1. After another job debacle, Harry (keep) _________ questioning himself “what is wrong with me?”.
2. He (make) _______ an appointment with one particular psychiatrist before.
3. Feeling his concern and compassion finally (stop) ________ his sobbing.
4. The building of the therapeutic alliance with his therapist (not / be) ______ instantaneous.
5. Although soothing and encouraging, Harry (find) ______ his therapist cold, distant and formal.
6. His struggles with an eating disorder, over-exercising and cutting in the past (be) ______ frustrating to him.

7. Harry also (threaten) ____________ to quit every other session for so many times.
8. He (share) ________ about the shame of leaving his family and abandoning his children.
9. The psychiatrist (listen) ________ with compassion, empathy and understanding for hours.
10. Struggling with the intense pain and chaos of borderline personality disorder for decades, Harry (feel) _____
suicidal.

Complete the text using the correct form of Past Tense or Present Perfect.

Close off struggle feel tell need die
seek stop try believe decide

One of my best friends (1) died by suicide a little over a year ago; his death still haunts me today. There
were so many signs leading up to his death, but most people in his life (2)__________ taking him seriously. Jack
(3) ____________ with mental illness for most of his life and he had learned how to hide his true emotional pain

very well. Only a few of us were let in and we (4) _______ to help him for years. He (5) __________ professional
help since the beginning of his depression, but he always (6) _______ judged by others and never stuck with it.
He (7) _________ taking his meds because of opinions of a close family member who (8) __________ if he only
tried harder, the demons would go away. The family member (9) _______ him that as a man and father, he
needed to move on and never look back. He just (10) __________ to think of his daughter. He was told to stop

looking for attention and (10) ___________ he was done with feeling bad. That was when Jack (12) _________
himself off from almost everyone in his life.
(Adapted from https://nami.org/Personal-Stories/Jack-s-Story)

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