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Posted by sleepygirl on May 12, 2006, at 20:16:18
I don't like that, it goes with the moodiness
It makes me feel the "mentally ill" role
like I can't trust myself, like my judgment is flawed and other people can see that
I hate that feeling
It's good to be stable...stable is nice
Posted by Dinah on May 12, 2006, at 21:28:45
In reply to I am sometimes not rational......, posted by sleepygirl on May 12, 2006, at 20:16:18
I understand completely.
Sometimes I seem so darn normal that people think I'm putting on my illness. But then there are other times...
Posted by Phillipa on May 12, 2006, at 22:06:55
In reply to Re: I am sometimes not rational...... » sleepygirl, posted by Dinah on May 12, 2006, at 21:28:45
It's wierd how a person can look so normal and be wacked out of their mind like me. Love Phillipa
Posted by javableue on May 12, 2006, at 22:38:22
In reply to I am sometimes not rational......, posted by sleepygirl on May 12, 2006, at 20:16:18
I think I understand what you mean. I've been there for the past while, and the reminders that what I think is going on isn't quite what is going on aren't terribly helpful right now.
Stable is nice. Apparent-stable, not so much. I still can't believe how many of my classmates can say I'm level-headed. Maybe I was at one point, but...
jb
Posted by llrrrpp on May 12, 2006, at 22:46:38
In reply to Re: I am sometimes not rational...... » sleepygirl, posted by javableue on May 12, 2006, at 22:38:22
But the alternative: I've been trying to hide my illness for months. Out of the blue a mere acquaintance stops me on the sidewalk and asks me why I've been acting so wierd lately (um... Stress?... awkward silence)... Oh, okay. Well, you just seem so down. I mean, who am I even fooling? I can't fool a woman I chat with 5 minutes a week, and I've been trying to hide this from my close friends and coworkers. That's not rational. I've been submitting work I've done in my worst states, and getting good feedback, even though I feel like it's not worth the paper it's printed on. That's not rational.
Posted by curtm on May 12, 2006, at 23:40:22
In reply to Re: I am sometimes not rational......, posted by llrrrpp on May 12, 2006, at 22:46:38
Is it rational to post my problems her without telling anyone? I just had it blow up in my face tonight. My wife was starting to wonder, but she wouldn't understand what we do. Trust me, she is one of "them" (the normal species)
Posted by Estella on May 13, 2006, at 0:12:50
In reply to I am sometimes not rational......, posted by sleepygirl on May 12, 2006, at 20:16:18
> I don't like that, it goes with the moodiness
yeah. i don't like it either (when it happens to me, i mean)
> It makes me feel the "mentally ill" role
yeah
> like I can't trust myself, like my judgment is flawed and other people can see that
yeah
> I hate that feeling
> It's good to be stable...stable is niceyeah.
but that being said...
not very many people are...
lots of people who don't count as mentally ill get the same stuff going on for them...and...
without your emotions...
it is possible that...even cranking through game theory at a rapid rate of knots wouldn't help you make proper decisions.
i think emotions aren't the enemy...
but that being said...
i wish i had a volume control :-(
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