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Your behavior is at odds with your stated goals. And, yes - I am being gravely serious, even though you ignore any recommended courses of action designed to help you start small to move you in the right direction. Your posts so far indicate nothing but self-denial. You may not THINK that you do not want to be a victim, but your inability to take any steps to change indicate that you are lying to yourself and refuse to admit it.

Did you clean the kitchen?

Seems like you just "want" but aren't willing to do the work necessary to achieve your goals.

Or, maybe, and here's a radical thought...

I've been so badly abused during my life that I literally have no idea what anything else is like?

Do you seriously think I asked to be bullied? Do me a favour and leave, because frankly sir, you're an idiot.
 
Or, maybe, and here's a radical thought...

I've been so badly abused during my life that I literally have no idea what anything else is like?

Do you seriously think I asked to be bullied. Do me a favour and leave, because frankly sir, you're an idiot.

I'm not here to do you favors. If you don't want "painful" feedback, then stop posting these whinney threads.

I've offered you several simple suggestions on how to turn your life around, but you seem determined to wallow in self-pity.

You are not seeking change, you are seeking pitiful validation to re-enforce the notion that you have no real options to initiate changes that you can undertake to change your life for the better.

Sorry - no one will get that from me.

Best of luck to you, but I see no real hope that you will change. Unrealistically, you seem determined to wait until the universe changes to be more to your liking.

Good Luck with that
 

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I'm not here to do you favors. If you don't want "painful" feedback, then stop posting these whinney threads.

I've offered you several simple suggestions on how to turn your life around, but you seem determined to wallow in self-pity.

You are not seeking change, you are seeking pitiful validation to re-enforce the notion that you have no real options to initiate changes that you can undertake to change your life for the better.

Sorry - no one will get that from me.

Best of luck to you, but I see no real hope that you will change. Unrealistically, you seem determined to wait until the universe changes to be more to your liking.

Good Luck with that

The universe has demonstrated time and again that I'm scum that has no place. Everyone attacks me, everyone ridicules me, everyone hates me. I do nothing to provoke it.

Literally nothing. I just go out that door, and pounced.

How the hell am I supposed to do anything when everyone views me in such disdain?

I don't know what I did to provoke it, but it seems I'm doomed to be hated.

I try going outside. I try striking up conversations. I try just being nice. But I'm just met with abuse and more abuse.

Thanks for the heads up though. Good to know I've been forced into this pit. At least I can get myself comfortable now.
 
The universe has demonstrated time and again that I'm scum that has no place. Everyone attacks me, everyone ridicules me, everyone hates me. I do nothing to provoke it.

Literally nothing. I just go out that door, and pounced.

How the hell am I supposed to do anything when everyone views me in such disdain?

I don't know what I did to provoke it, but it seems I'm doomed to be hated.

I try going outside. I try striking up conversations. I try just being nice. But I'm just met with abuse and more abuse.

Thanks for the heads up though. Good to know I've been forced into this pit. At least I can get myself comfortable now.

You can't change others.

You can only change yourself.

I was the smallest of 5 children and my older brothers weren't the nicest people you ever met.

I'm 5'4" 125 lbs and got my share of being bullied.

I made up my mind I wasn't going to take that kind of treatment going forward and did the hard work that it took to dig myself out from that and earn respect from others by developing my own self-confidence and competence.

I didn't demand that everyone else change, I demanded that I change.

You can't change the world over night, but you can change things that are right in front of you by developing basic skills and self-discipline that others will eventually notice and begrudgingly start to respect you for. It's not easy. It's not a quick fix. But it does work.

Start small and improve your competence. Gradually expand your field of competence and maintain good order and discipline in you daily life.

Change is possible if you have patience and perseverance.

The alternative is not pleasant.

I want the best for you, but you need to want the same thing.

Household chores are simple menial tasks that anyone can do. Doing them to the best of your ability every day will not go unnoticed.

Make your bed
Clean your room
Clean the bathroom
Do your own laundry
Cut the grass
Plant some flowers

You don't have to do everything at once. Like I said. Start small and do small things very very well then add another skill when you are ready.

Become a functioning human being "of service to others" without any expectations.

Be humble and work hard. Even if no one else notices - YOU will.

Take pride in what you do for it's sake alone, Do not seek adulation from others. Do what needs to be done solely because it's the right thing to do.

Even if no one else acknowledges your efforts, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you are doing things that need to be done and you are taking pride in doing those things well. You will derive far more satisfaction than sitting at a computer for 12 hrs a day and will likely develop a sense of self-appreciation for doing what you can to improve your self.

Over time you can learn to build a way to become a better "you" tomorrow than you were yesterday. Baby steps - move it forward one day at a time.

Life is hard. Working hard every day is what gives life meaning and a sense of accomplishment. Rewarding feedback isn't immediate, that builds over time and emerges in hindsight after years of hard work.

A 10 thousand mile walk begins with the first step.
 
Hi Un1k0rn,
sounds like you've had a rough time, but understand that you're not alone in how you feel - and there's some sound advice on this here forum, I would add to seek out some groups you could join where you would be accepted for whom you are.
good luck, don't give up mate, you're a star :-D
 
Un1k0rn, I have to agree with what GJ51 says (no, I am not stabbing you in the back). While you appear to be trapped in a toxic situation that (if you are not careful) could end up destroying you, if YOU do not take steps to improve your life nothing is going to change. You cannot make other people change the way they treat you unless you change their perception of you (and you can only do that by making yourself worth knowing and dealing with). If you act like a slob (I do NOT know if you are a slob, just hoping to make a point), people will treat you like a slob. If, however, you act like a person prepared to take responsibility for their actions you will, eventually, be treated like a responsible person. If you do little, useful tasks (such as the washing up) without even being asked to your family will notice and may, over time, go from seeing you as a waste of space to considering you a useful member of the family (this is part of the social skills you admit to be lacking, and want to gain).

Try listening to Michael Jacksons' song "Man in the Mirror", and consider applying the lyrics to yourself. By taking responsibility for YOUR areas (such as, for example, your bedroom) you will, at the very least, start changing your personal attitude towards yourself. If, for example, your bedroom is such a mess nobody wants to go into it, it could be said you mental attitude is also a mess. If, however, it is neat, tidy and smelling that way (and is the place you not only are not embarrassed about, but one you could invite a lady into without her recoiling) (and is that way because YOU keep it neat, tidy and clean) your attitude towards yourself will, at the very least, improve.

If you do not mind me asking, who does your laundry? If it is your mum, consider asking her how to do your own laundry (part of the reason I suggest this is because, when (please note, I said WHEN, not if!) you have a place of your own nobody else will do your laundry but yourself). If she decides to show you how to clean your clothing and so on, pay attention (if you think you may not take it in take notes on how to do it) and then, once you feel you can do it, do your own laundry. That will, at the very minimum, help you to feel better about yourself and should (eventually) show others that you are trying to make yourself a better person. It will also allow her to have some more time for things she wants to do (which is, indirectly, you showing concern for others, a useful part of those social skills).

Please consider this; the world does not owe you a life. Only you can make a start on getting the life you want to have. Once you start developing your skills in life to help you towards the life you want (and not, necessarily, the life you feel you deserve) the world (in a tiny part) will notice you doing so. Every time you do something useful (even if it is only useful for yourself) you take another little step towards the life you want. Any time you avoid being of help (even if it is only yourself you are helping) you take a big step backwards.

It is very hard to earn a good reputation, and very easy to destroy it and get a bad reputation. It will take you time to develop that good reputation. There is (because of a skill you have) one way (there should be others) you can (to a small, select group) show you are worth knowing; that of the equine community. If you really are as good as you say you are with horses, show the equine community how good you are. Once they see what you can do they will want you to be there (and may well also help you to develop into the person YOU want to become). If you are REALLY good with horses, when there is an equine related emergency YOU will become the go-to person. You may not always succeed in resolving the horse issues, but nobody (and I do mean NOBODY) is perfect. When you fail (and you will occasionally fail) pick yourself up, dust yourself down, ask yourself "what did I do wrong?", learn from any mistakes you made, and move on.

One of our family (tongue in cheek) mottos is this; "Intelligent people never make the same mistake twice; they find a new way to foul things up!" If you make a mistake learn from it, try to work out what you did wrong, and avoid doing it again. One of the hardest things related to this is when you offend people and don't know why. When this happens (and it will), try to ask the person/people you offended "Please can you tell me what did I do to offend you?". It may not always help, but you are trying to improve yourself, including how you interact with others. I am going to recount something that happened to me along those lines;

One of the things I am known for is telling jokes (some good, most average, and some are terrible and earn a groan). One day I told a colleague the following joke (some people may find it offensive; I apologise for this but I have to, in order to illustrate my point); "What is blue and does not fit?" When I told him the punchline "A dead epileptic" he got VERY angry. I honestly thought he would hit me. For days he would not speak to me (and I, because of how he was, stayed clear of him). Eventually, when I thought he would listen to me, I asked him what I had done to hurt him so much (the reason I phrased it that way was to show him I knew I had caused him pain). After a few moments he told me about his younger brother, who was epileptic. This brother was a nice guy, and enjoyed (amongst other things) playing football (he was part of a team). The previous season, while playing a league game, his brother had suffered a fit and died. As you can well imagine, I was horrified at the pain I had caused my colleague, I apologised profusely and he accepted that apology, as he realised I did not know what had happened (as he had never told anybody at work what had happened (although our manager knew about the funeral when it happened, but not the circumstances leading up to it)). We became friends again, I still told jokes (but, obviously, none that could hurt), and, even though we are now in different careers, we remain in touch.

Un1k0rn, please take good care of yourself, but also please do what you can to make yourself a person worth knowing and caring about in your personal life. We, on this forum, only get to meet your 'electronic' self. We do not meet you face to face, with ALL that means. Ask yourself "Would I honestly be happy meeting myself?" If the answer is "No" then ask yourself "What would make me a more approachable person?", and, when you work out that answer, start adapting to make yourself the sort of person people would be happy to see. When you look at the sort of person you are you MUST be honest with yourself. Assuming you are, if you ask yourself "Am I a person worth knowing?" there are, realistically, only three possible answers. If the answer is "No" you then need to ask "What do I need to do to become a person worth knowing?". If the answer to the first question is "I don't know" you need to work out why you do not know the answer. What you are working for is an honest answer of "Yes, I am worth knowing".

You cannot force people to like you. You can, if you are not careful, make them dislike you or even, if you push them too far, hate you. The only way you can get people to like you is to become a likeable person. Learning those social skills you so desperately want is one (and more) step in the right direction. If you make the effort to improve yourself (and continue to make that effort throughout your life, however long it may be) you will allow people to see you ARE working on yourself to be a better person, and some people will, eventually, take notice of you, and want to help you (make sure to allow them to help you, as it will also help THEM to feel better about THEMSELF!). Do NOT give up when you have a setback, as it will show others that you cannot persevere. There is a line in one of Shakiras' songs that goes something like "You keep on aiming for the top, but quit before you sweat a drop". Don't be the person who quits before you sweat a drop. Become the person who not only wants to make themselves a better person, but the sort of person others want to help succeed. Remember, when you do succeed, those who helped you along the way have also benefitted from this. When people want to help you (and I am guessing that, because you appear to have been hurt in the past, you may be reluctant to let people into your life in case you get hurt again), letting them in will also help them feel better about themselves, and want to continue helping others.

I am not going to wish you "Good Luck", Un1k0rn, as that implies that I are hoping chance will change your life (although luck could step in and help you). I am, however, going to ask you to "Please make all reasonable efforts to improve yourself" with the fervent hope that, not only will you make that effort, but that you will succeed in building yourself the life you want to have.
 
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I honestly think this feedback needs to stop. All this has unfortunately turned into is victim blaming or offering misguided advice like "pull your socks up/ get yourself together/it's all on you" etc.
The guy isn't whining, it's not his fault, it's the sum of his experiences that have destroyed his self-confidence and this is the one of the few places he feels comfortable enough to ask for a bit of support, if people are fed up with that or find it offensive then just walk on by instead of sticking the onus on him.

If you are at your lowest where even getting out of bed is an ordeal and people start telling you it's all down to you and that all you need to do is a,b and c it's like telling someone they only need to climb Mt.Everest.
 
Un1k0rn, I am going to try and teach you a few very basic social skills. Before I do that, I do want to say that you are NOT without worth. Whenever you post something here you almost always get a response. Even if a response is a negative response, it means that the person posting that response felt it was worth posting it. However, this forum is a tightly focussed group, where everybody has a common interest (the game, Elite: Dangerous), and should not be taken as indicative of the real world. The real world is far more dynamic, and considerably more diverse.

First basic skill. Whenever you go out, go out with an optimistic attitude KNOWING that today is a good day, and good things will happen. You may not always be right, but if you go out expecting the day will hurt you it probably will. When, however, you go out to enjoy the day, with a smile on your face, nice things can happen because you are prepared to see and let them happen. One of the reasons that this will help you get on with other people is that very few people want to be around somebody who is always glum or sad, as it will make them feel glum or sad. If, however, you are cheerful and happy (even if you only APPEAR to be cheerful and happy) people will be happy to have you around, as it will help to brighten up their day. It is said that pessimists are rarely disappointed. Well, believe it or not, neither are optimists. Be an optimist, and try to look for the good in each day. It is there, if you look.

Second basic skill. Acknowledge others, even if it is merely with a nod, a smile, and sometimes a "Hello". Do NOT force yourself on others. That smile and nod are all you need to get noticed. When you see somebody you know looking particularly well dressed comment on it (sometimes my landlord goes out elegantly dressed, and when I see him dressed that way I usually say something like "You are looking very suave today", which normally gets a chuckle and a smile. If I see somebody I know looking sad or worried I ask if I can help). Noticing and acknowledging others will help you to get along better with them. Forcing yourself on people will drive them away.

Third basic skill. If you see somebody struggling to do something, ask if you can help them. If they say "Yes", ask what you can do to help them, listen, and then help them in that way. However, should they say "No" do not force your help on them. That implies you think they cannot do without you, they will fail if you do not help them, and this will only irritate them. Rather, if you have the time and you will not get in the way, sit back and watch them unobtrusively. If they then ask what you are doing answer along the lines that you are trying to learn what they are doing, so that (should you ever find yourself in a similar situation) you will know what to do. That way you are showing that they have skills and knowledge you wish to learn, and they may then decide they want you to learn (by accepting your help). Do NOT (if they ask what you are doing) say you are waiting in case they need your help, as, again, that implies you feel they will fail without you.

Fourth basic skill. Try to cultivate a good sense of humour. Most social situations can benefit from a warm smile and a laugh (although, as you can see from my previous post, this is not always the case). Do not tell inappropriate jokes, and if you if are not sure that a particular joke is right for a situation it probably is not. Learning how to tell jokes is a skill in its' own right, can be difficult to learn but can, when used properly, make a day go well, and help change a bad situation into a good one. Some famous comedians became 'clowns' because, when they were younger, they were either bullied or ignored. By brightening up the lives of others they also improved their own lives. Stephen Frayne was constantly bullied at school (because of Crohn's disease he did did not grow up to be fit and healthy, and so was an easy target for the bullies), until his grandfather taught him how to do magic. It worked for him; he stopped being bullied. You probably know him better by his professional name of 'Dynamo'.

Fifth basic skill. Insults and complements are like a fine wine; they only affect you if you accept them. Try to learn how to ignore comments designed to make you feel bad, and accept compliments when offered (and thank the person who complimented you). If you are with a friend, and an idiot is rude to you, when your friend comments on this ("That man called you stupid") say something like "Did they? I didn't notice". When, however, somebody says something like "Looking good, Un1k0rn, looking good, my man" say something like "So are you, my friend, so are you".

Finally, something that will help to make each day worthwhile. My Uncle Jim always said to people "Take time to see something beautiful each day". By that he did not mean to go out every day and look at a single nice thing, but to be aware of your surroundings and notice when something nice is there (the smell of bread baking, the sounds of birds singing, the sight of a rainbow, and so on). When you are aware of something beautiful it brightens up your day, and makes it worth going out.
 
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I am well aware of the statistics, but as such the numbers don't tell us what to expect from individuals.
That is a grave error.

I also don't think it's helpful to suggest that people will fail.
You can't know that for the individual at all.
When the system is failing you, you need to take matters into your own hands regardless.


You keep going back to "changing diet" and I've already pointed out that's a red herring.
We're mostly talking about lifestyle changes here.
Food hasn't even really come up.
We're talking fun stuff, like riding bikes, swimming and even wrestling with your (new found) mates.
Getting professional help is a recurring theme.

And from what I gather, he's seeking it all by himself.
He has a bike now.
I'll continue to give positive feedback when people do that.

https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an05/an05.198.than.html

That said, I do think you are coming from a place of kindness.

o7

I hope I do come from a place of kindness.
All I can say is that I have the same sort of problems as Unk0rn, and although I do not disagree with you in general at all, for me you seem to be living on a different planet. The planet of the 'normal' :) people who don't know what it is to live in my distorted hellish world (I'm not even talking about Un1k0rn's, because that would be too presumptuous.).

Having said that... it might very well be doable for Un1k0rn to follow your advise. I do not know.
But... if you told me to go swimming or wrestling (with new found friends) I would recoil in horror.
In your world you call those things fun. In my world that would be hell. I'm not exaggerating.
Perhaps look at it like this: I am blind and you are telling me to look at the purple flowers. In my world of eternal darkness there are no purple flowers, or red flowers, or blue ones. I am not even able to understand the very core of what you are asking of me.

I guess what I am trying to say is that certain mental conditions are not repairable. You can only learn to accept them and live with them.
It is always nice to give positive feedback, but positive feedback very often is very unrealistic. People have given me all kinds of positive advise, but most of it I could not even process, because it was like they were telling me to look at the purple flowers.

I hope that it is different for Un1k0rn.
 
The universe has demonstrated time and again that I'm scum that has no place. Everyone attacks me, everyone ridicules me, everyone hates me. I do nothing to provoke it.

Please consider this carefully.
Are you sure that your view of reality is not distorted by your condition?

Because Un1k0rn... in general that is not how people are. Not all of them. Not by a long shot.
Yes there are horrible characters in this world, but those are a minority.

To me it sounds like depression is distorting your view of the world.
And it is dangerous to act when you misjudge your situation because of that distortion.
 
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I hope I do come from a place of kindness.
All I can say is that I have the same sort of problems as Unk0rn, and although I do not disagree with you in general at all, for me you seem to be living on a different planet. The planet of the 'normal' :) people who don't know what it is to live in my distorted hellish world (I'm not even talking about Un1k0rn's, because that would be too presumptuous.).

Having said that... it might very well be doable for Un1k0rn to follow your advise. I do not know.
But... if you told me to go swimming or wrestling (with new found friends) I would recoil in horror.
In your world you call those things fun. In my world that would be hell. I'm not exaggerating.
Perhaps look at it like this: I am blind and you are telling me to look at the purple flowers. In my world of eternal darkness there are no purple flowers, or red flowers, or blue ones. I am not even able to understand the very core of what you are asking of me.

I guess what I am trying to say is that certain mental conditions are not repairable. You can only learn to accept them and live with them.
It is always nice to give positive feedback, but positive feedback very often is very unrealistic. People have given me all kinds of positive advise, but most of it I could not even process, because it was like they were telling me to look at the purple flowers.

I hope that it is different for Un1k0rn.
I agree with what you are saying. Nobody (and I do mean NOBODY) can understand what you or Un1k0rn are going through unless they either live through it themselves, or have taken specialist training to learn what you are going through. I KNOW that I don't! This is why I (and others) have advised Un1k0rn to seek professional help.

I am hoping to help Un1k0rn to learn social skills in a way that my two close cousins have advised me on. This is because they both have, to varying degrees, Asperger's Syndrome (Un1k0rn has told us he has this condition as well). Both of my cousins have suggested books that, in the past, helped them to understand the majority of people better (in ways such as reading body language, and so on). The books by Desmond Morris look at Humans through the eyes of a zoologist who then explains what he sees in a clear and understandable fashion. Before they read his books my cousins found that they were in a small social group, where few people took the time to know them (fortunately they had family who cared for them, which is something that Un1k0rn unfortunately does not appear to have). After they read the books they were able to understand mankind much better, interact more clearly, and improve and widen their social circles.

I have, in the past, suggested Un1k0rn make use of his particular skills. One he said he has is the ability to get on well with horses. Another skill he is likely to have is a high degree of logic (it seems that, while Asperger's Syndrome reduces the social skills a lot, it makes up, in a way, for this by increasing analytical skills). My male cousin is now a highly accomplished, self employed computer programmer, and this is due in no small part due to said logical skills. When (not if, WHEN) Un1k0rn finds gainful employment that can use his skills, he should, I believe, begin to feel he is worthwhile. On the few occasions when I have been unemployed I have felt low (I would not say I was suffering from depression, as that is a medical condition, but it would be fair to say I was depressed). Once I have got back into a useful job I usually became my happy and cheerful self again.

I am NOT suggesting that Un1k0rn becomes normal (whatever that is; I don't know what it is and others might say I was normal!), but that he finds out what he can do well (and then find useful employment doing it), learn what skills he can to get on with his life (if he can, I REALLY hope he can), and ends up with a life that, in a very long time from now (several decades at a minimum) he can look back on and say "On the whole, that was an adventure I enjoyed experiencing. There is little that I would change".
 
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And where do I go? I have no money. Hell, my mum controls it.

What do I do? It's this or the streets. Me moving was meant to end the stress. Now I feel worse. I can't even turn the fan on without being shouted at.

What age are ye again? Mid twenties? And yer ma controls all yer money? Ye need to take control of yer life which means taking control of yer own money...if it causes conflict then go to the brew office and have a word in their ear about who they pay this money to. Yer ma doesnt have an automatic right to it regardless what argument she throws at it.

Those guys can actually help, but yer the only one who can put a signiature on paper here...yer the only one who can make these changes and so far, it looks like yer unwilling to try.

Not unable to try...unwilling to try. Cos yes, yer playing the victim...ye say yer not but ye clearly are by labelling yerself and convincing yerself ye cant do it. Thats playing the victim, nothing more nothing less...and while Im fairly certain ye dont want to be the victim, yer still convincing yerself that ye are.

Thats why I say most yer issues are self inflicted. Things aint gonna change until you change them...I think yer scared of change. Deep down yer happy and comfortable and dont wanna risk losing that comfort zone, but yer depressed because it means yer like the prisoner who wants to be in prison...ye been institutionalized or brainwashed into believing yer a victim and nothing works.

Ye think a 17 year old kid who leaves home with nothing but 70 quid and their whole world in a carrier bag is afraid of change? Needs must uni...sometimes it does take drastic action to take the first step, thats simply the nature of the beast...we all been there, some worse than others.

But heres the catch...anyone who has been through what yer going through made it through to the other side, and made it through a better person than the one that started their journey. There is no failing, simply false starts...the effort of trying at all signifies the desire to change. If yer convinced ye cant do it, then theres really not very much anyone can do fer ye. Then its yer own fault and all yer woes henceforth are entirely self inflicted.

Yer family sounds like a nightmare...so leave. Where ye go? Somewhere they aint...hows that fer an answer? Ye wanna sort yerself a nice little lad pad to retire into then go you...those of us who live in lad pads went through decades of hell to get here, and yet here ye are trying to tell us it cant be done and yer unable to make change.

Ye need to catch yerself on uni...ye had a chat with yer ma to tell her how ye feel and she turned on ye...she controls all yer money..seeing the connection here? What ye think shes more afraid of losing? Her son or the money? Ye need to get out of that environment and take control of yer own affairs and yer the only one who can...so if ye cant or wont, then yer choices are simply...medicate yerself into a semi zombie so ye cease to care, or simply resign yerself to the fact yer weak and a coward and live with it.

Kind words seem to have no effect on ye...what ye really need is a push, maybe a hard and forceful push in the direction ye need to be going in. Cos waiting on you doin it yerself aint working...yer convincing yerself all the reasons why not. Ironically enough, yer doing the exact same think a drug addict or alcoholic does when they try and dream up reasons not to give up.

Change has to begin with you and you alone. So get off yer rear end and do something about it instead of crying about why ye cant...its pathetic and self defeating ^
 
I will steer away from outright advice and seek clarity and acceptance.

Advice here is well-meant: however, posters need to realise (if they haven't already) that they are not dealing with a neurotypical and, despite their own travails, haven't walked a step in his shoes. A lot of life is sheer luck!

I don't think anyone here has mentioned acceptance? Some things you can change and some things you can't. I'm sat here watching cricket, slightly jealous of the fast bowler running in. Man I would loved to have been a pro. I was good...but not good enough. I made the most of my limited ability...and now I'm old and fat lol.

So it goes.
 
Un1k0rn, I am going to make some simple comments here (everbody steps back in shock and surprise! :D). Oops, the post just got longer than planned!

Everybody who has contributed to this thread, good and bad, has done so because they feel it is worth contributing to it. Not only did you start this thread, you have responded to it. However poor you feel your social skills are, you are using and exercising them. That means that, indirectly, everybody who has posted here feels that it is worth 'talking' to you. It also means that you feel it is worth replying to those posts. That, therefore, means you ARE worthwhile. No matter what else you are going through, please remember this.

EDIT: Do you remember, in a previous post, I said "Go out with an optimistic attitude, KNOWING that today is a good day"? Well, for me, at least, it has become a better day than I expected it to be, but I had (earlier this year) created the conditions for this to happen. It did not just happen by itself; I took steps to let it happen. Let me explain;

The AA had painted a rainbow colour scheme on ten of their vans. If you saw and photographed one, and posted it up on their Facebook page, it would be entered into a competition. The ten that they liked the most would win a prize. Well, I saw one of these AA Rainbow vans in Ascot on the Sunday just after the Royal Ascot race meeting, and I took a few good photographs. Although I am not on Facebook my Mother is, and she posted the best one up (explaining that it was myself who had taken the picture). The AA accepted it (they could clearly see this was, in effect a joint effort, and THEY chose to put it forward). Well, today my Mother let me know that we have won one of the prizes.

Before you think I am bragging, and just want to show off (OK, maybe I am, a little bit :D), please consider this; When I saw the Rainbow van I chose to take the picture (I did not have to) and I asked my Mother (who I do get on well with; I wish you had a mother who actually cared about YOU) if we could post it up. If I had not taken those actions I would not have a prize that I will share with her. By taking the time to see something beautiful, and also by being optimistic about each day as it comes, I have benefitted from my attitude. Un1k0rn, if you can do this you will also benefit from your personal attitude.

Have a good day, my forum friend, and take care of yourself.
 
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I've stayed out of this one but as a trained clinical (neuro-)psychologist I just feel like pointing out the following: I dont know nearly enough about Uni's life, circumstances, possibilities and options to make a serious suggestion or recommendation beyond:"seek help from someone who is in a better position to help.". I seriously doubt anyone here is in such a position. If anything, the well-intended advice is just a projection of our own experiences, which may be pointless or even harmful to someone in a different situation.

Just my 2c.
 
I've stayed out of this one but as a trained clinical (neuro-)psychologist I just feel like pointing out the following: I dont know nearly enough about Uni's life, circumstances, possibilities and options to make a serious suggestion or recommendation beyond:"seek help from someone who is in a better position to help.". I seriously doubt anyone here is in such a position. If anything, the well-intended advice is just a projection of our own experiences, which may be pointless or even harmful to someone in a different situation.

Just my 2c.

Yep, he should seek professional ​help.
 

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I'm seeing the doctor soon. At this point I'm just confused. I don't know what the hell I'm supposed to know. All I do know is I'm having very dangerous thoughts that are a serious threat to my own life.

Locking thread. I'm not coming back for a while. Hospital is a potential outcome, but better that than what I'm thinking of doing to myself.
 
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