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Posted by mist on August 7, 2002, at 23:49:58
I hate going out in the world. Some hot summer days the streets look particularly ugly. The world is full of strangers.
Posted by kid_A on August 8, 2002, at 8:46:05
In reply to blue hell, posted by mist on August 7, 2002, at 23:49:58
> I hate going out in the world. Some hot summer days the streets look particularly ugly. The world is full of strangers.
the world is also full of stranglers. the heat makes the pavement rise in waves, the flowers struggle to push up to the sun while the worms crawl in the dark dark earth...
it's where they wait for the inevitable...
don't step on the sidewalk cracks.
A.
Posted by mist on August 8, 2002, at 10:12:25
In reply to Re: black cars » mist, posted by kid_A on August 8, 2002, at 8:46:05
Posted by Ted on August 8, 2002, at 11:29:28
In reply to blue hell, posted by mist on August 7, 2002, at 23:49:58
> The world is full of strangers.
Maybe it's just me, but I feel safer around strangers.....
Ted
Posted by mist on August 8, 2002, at 15:30:03
In reply to Re: blue hell » mist, posted by Ted on August 8, 2002, at 11:29:28
> Maybe it's just me, but I feel safer around strangers.....
Safer than with family, friends, co-workers etc.?
I feel generally unsafe in the world. I think it's a combination of agoraphobia, GAD, social anxiety, and social avoidance. Oh, and of course, depression--how could I forget? I wish they'd come up with a new diagnostic category for me that combines all of those disorders into one easy label.
Posted by .tabi.T.ha. on August 8, 2002, at 15:47:25
In reply to blue hell, posted by mist on August 7, 2002, at 23:49:58
I generally don't mind going out, but I'm having trouble driving on the freeway lately. People tailgating at 80mph, no respect for human life. I keep flashing on images of sudden 20 car pileup, so I back off to create space, then folks behind me get pissed and do that mean thing where they race around barely over the line and cut you off. Yikes!
Posted by mist on August 8, 2002, at 17:07:09
In reply to Re: blue hell, posted by .tabi.T.ha. on August 8, 2002, at 15:47:25
Driving is one of the things I fear in going out, so I can relate to this. Tailgaters are the worst.
> I generally don't mind going out, but I'm having trouble driving on the freeway lately. People tailgating at 80mph, no respect for human life. I keep flashing on images of sudden 20 car pileup, so I back off to create space, then folks behind me get pissed and do that mean thing where they race around barely over the line and cut you off. Yikes!
Posted by Ted on August 8, 2002, at 18:15:23
In reply to Re: blue hell » Ted, posted by mist on August 8, 2002, at 15:30:03
> > Maybe it's just me, but I feel safer around strangers.....
> Safer than with family,
They are who caused many of my problems. I have *never* received any support of any kind from anyone in my family so far in my life.
> friends,
Huh? What are they? OK, I have a couple, but they are purely superficial.
> co-workers
I'm just another geek/nerd, nerdier than the rest, stranger than most.
> etc.?
I think you get the idea.
> I feel generally unsafe in the world. I think it's a combination of agoraphobia, GAD, social anxiety, and social avoidance.
OK, I don't have agoraphobia or social avoidance and only negligible GAD & social anxiety. That's a big difference. I understand how you feel though: My wife is a lifetime social phobia & avoidance and depression sufferer; it runs in her family along with OCD.
> Oh, and of course, depression--how could I forget?
Well, of course! We all have that, don't we? Sorry, I don't mean to generalize, but this *IS* psycho-social-babble after all.... :-)
> I wish they'd come up with a new diagnostic category for me that combines all of those disorders into one easy label.
My wife and I use terms like "dysfunctional" (one word) and "all messed up" (still short at only 3 words).
So, other than depression, we are pretty much opposites. :-)
Ted
Posted by Dinah on August 8, 2002, at 18:44:19
In reply to Re: blue hell » mist, posted by Ted on August 8, 2002, at 18:15:23
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> > co-workers
>
> I'm just another geek/nerd, nerdier than the rest, stranger than most.
>
> > etc.?
>Isn't it funny how we see ourselves differently than others see us? I know this is just the internet, but I just can't picture you as a geek/nerd. Not with your warmth and charm and sense of humor. Not that nerds aren't warm and charming with a sense of humor, just different from how you appear here.
> > friends,
>
> Huh? What are they? OK, I have a couple, but they are purely superficial.Sounds familiar, Ted. :) (At least offline) Maybe more of us go through life that way than we think.
Posted by mist on August 8, 2002, at 19:21:01
In reply to Re: blue hell » mist, posted by Ted on August 8, 2002, at 18:15:23
I understand what you're saying about family, friends and co-workers. I'm basically a hermit so I avoid all humans whenever possible.
> My wife and I use terms like "dysfunctional" (one word) and "all messed up" (still short at only 3 words).
That certainly covers it all. They should include those in the DSM.I came up with a new diagnostic category today too that pretty much covers everything I have: Blue Hell disorder. It sounds like your wife might have that too, or something close to it.
Posted by Ted on August 9, 2002, at 11:58:57
In reply to Re: blue hell, posted by Dinah on August 8, 2002, at 18:44:19
Hi Dinah,
> > I'm just another geek/nerd, nerdier than the rest, stranger than most.
> Isn't it funny how we see ourselves differently than others see us?
We do? I'm serious! And my coworkers have commented on this for as long as I have been employed. Even in elementary school, junior high, and high school, I was too odd for most. It wasn't until university, where there are lots of odd students & professors alike, that I sort-of fit in.
Ted
Posted by Ted on August 9, 2002, at 12:04:25
In reply to Re: blue hell » Ted, posted by mist on August 8, 2002, at 19:21:01
Mist,
> I understand what you're saying about family, friends and co-workers. I'm basically a hermit so I avoid all humans whenever possible.
I'm not a hermit and I don't avoid human contact, but do not seek it out most of the time. When I was a child, my sisters used to call me "antisocial"; I prefer the term "unsocial."
>Blue Hell disorder.
That's a good one! I'll tell my wife about it.
Ted
Posted by Dinah on August 9, 2002, at 16:37:06
In reply to Re: blue hell » Dinah, posted by Ted on August 9, 2002, at 11:58:57
Hmmm. Well, maybe I wouldn't recognize odd if I saw it.
I once started a thread entitled "Am I Odd?". No kidding. And I was serious too.
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