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Originally posted by hak3r_13
Is stuttering a sympton of skitzophrenia, dotgov101? i didnt know that but ever since it started a lot of people have said i stutter more than i used too.
are meds really worth it? it sounds like they have alot of bad sideffects and are there meds available for young teens such as me?
Originally posted by infinite
She thinks there is nothing wrong with me, she believes im just like anyone else. She thinks i am better now and dont need the meds, we are on a break, mainly due to the meds relaxing me so much that i spend all time in bed. She thinks im boring, but since ive stopped taking them, ive got my energy back.
Originally posted by dotgov101
Are you saying that you've quit taking the meds again? I thought you wrote earlier that life was easier to live when you are on them.
Confused.
Dot.
Originally posted by infinite
Life is easier when taking them, but i dont want to loose my girlfriend over them.
Originally posted by dotgov101
Is life easier with your girlfriend, or when you are on meds?
As you know by now, I'm Ms. TakeYourMeds... but I can't point fingers because I didn't take mine when I was 19, either. Can't she love you for who you are?
Dot.
Originally posted by hak3r_13
isnt it worse without the meds becuase u r makin it sound like that its worse with the meds
Originally posted by infinite
this is the first time, ive felt ok without taking them. Everything seems to be fine. At the end of the day, i want to be with my girlfriend and thats all that matters to me.
Originally posted by dotgov101
Don't cry.
Saline Litmus Test
What makes me cry? The truth.
And beauty is the truth, which is why I always cry when I behold it.
I never cry from pain, only when I witness beauty. Been that way as long as I can remember.
I'm crying because you truly are beautiful, and that's how I react to beautiful things.
I hope this doesn't seem too corny, or make you feel uncomfortable, but I really am just telling it like I feel it.
Originally posted by Tom Sawyer
That was very poetic. Sorry, just wanted to lighten things up a bit by pointing that out.
Originally posted by dotgov101
I am sorry you have big problems, Majic. Big problems send me to the moon. . .
I am not uncomfortable with what you wrote. I do not understand that my illness makes me beautiful, but maybe it has something to do with why people in my life all of a sudden hug me sometimes when I say something,
Originally posted by dotgov101
I used to try to "act" like everyone else, but it was too large of a task. I gave up, and it was the most liberating feeling in the world. My friends and family let me be me. I'm lucky in that aspect.
Example. Right now I'm wearing actual bellydance pants from India, a hooded sweatshirt (with the hood tied around my head), one Nike sock, one Reebok sock, and a pair of rock-climbing shoes. I made a public appearance for two hours like this, and I don't care because I have bigger fish to fry.
Originally posted by dotgov101
Just like you, though my problems are most likely not as big as yours.
Originally posted by dotgov101
I feel restrained and liberated simultaneously. While I can barely speak now, I make up for it in other ways. I adapt. It may take me a little longer than everyone else, but I adapt.
Originally posted by dotgov101
Thank you for your kind words. I must admit that they gave me a head so big, the result was a migraine.
Originally posted by Majic
The truth is, life is a terminal illness, and there is no cure.
I try to laugh when I can. Sometimes it can be merely a look on someone's face. Or I will play tricks on people...or dream up ways of causing havoc in the workplace. I wanted to turn the ringers off the phones on April Fool's Day... but I was quickly talked out of that. Laughter is so important.
Knowing this, we might as well laugh, because the joke's on us.But I believe, all in all, that it's a really good joke.
I'm sorry it makes you uncomfortable -- that is assuredly not my desire.
I know the feeling. I have been told the same thing by someone who can, as best I can tell, truly see my soul.She says I have a beautiful soul, and my first response is to deny it.
It really comes out in your writing -- blatantly, I might add.
“Oh boy, you're special! Isn't that special?”
LOL. My employer does the same. When my hair was hot pink, when I wore customary Chinese shoes, the tatoo of Jesus on my arm that was cleverly hidden when I started...etc... they're all okay with it. I don't do it to "test" them. I just be me. I get strange looks on the street, but when people see my Cursed Purse they figure I'm wearing a new trend inspired by a pop star.
I prefer functional attire, which can, occasionally, be somewhat unorthodox in composition, and my past employers have made accommodations accordingly.
Dare I say it? Things are tough all over.I look at some of the things my brothers and sisters around the world have to go through, and frankly, I have it pretty sweet. I used to have nightmares about some things, like Rwanda. They were disarmingly realistic and unforgettably unpleasant....
I know what evil looks like. Trust me. It could be a lot worse for either of us.
True happiness is being happy with what you have.So what if you're different? So what if you can't be like everyone else?Do you really want to be like everyone else? Guess what? We're a lot more alike than different.
I damn well know how it feels to be “special” and “not like the other kids”.Not like the other kids? Damn straight!I am much more fun to be around than they are.