Xena stated: source post
Wrong again, dear.
I'm not a target bc I keep myself to myself.
It's only 4 or 5 butthurt people following me around trying to make me a target yawn and bait me with the same old boring trolling script since I sided with luna and told TC that TK is a better mod than him.
They've got nothing on me but the bullshit they try to invent.
It's happened to you more than just during that incident. In fact, it's happened to you on more than just this website.
rolls eyes
Sure, Turn. I imagined the whole thing.
http://sociopath-community.com/posts/56aa3d8281ec79db2ad78cfc
^ That thread was a figment of my imagination. ~
Actually, I'm trying to prove a point to gypsy.
Assholes like TC will come at you irl if you challenge their authority.
I'm sure you know how to suck up to the popular people when you need to, right Gypsy?
That's all you need to do. Blend into the herd and keep yourself to yourself. Turn's only butthurt bc I bashed heads with his little clique.
These things pass in time ;)
Xena stated: source post
You're giving her bad advice, TC.
It's bad advice according to you. For me and others I've known with problems that have followed the same model it's worked out fine. With the two of us taking our own individual approaches, somehow yours has you looking crazier than the self-proclaimed paranoid schizophrenic. Personally, I'd say this is a decent comparison model of which approach works better.
It's all about the presentation.
Edit: @Gypsy: This recent topic ought to give an idea of where her brand of advice is coming from.
Gypsy stated: source post
I am trying to conceal it - there is no way I'd wanna discuss it with people from my real life. Again though, I'm one of those people who has a natural urge to share problems, so I'm not even sure if this is the right way to deal w it for me personally.
Why would you conceal health related stuff with people IRL? I'm just curious. I have never concealed any health related or stress related thing with people IRL.It doesn't seem to make sense. There must be a reason-- I'd like to know that reason--but I can't think of a practical reason. If there's no reason, then I wouldn't recommend concealing anything.
On the stress topic -- one thing that turned stress from a good thing to a bad thing for me was my passion to politics. It turned any most of my frustration into a feeling of strength, bravery & triumph. You seem to be facing something far more serious but I hope this helps.
rolls eyes again
Turn trying to put spin on smthg I said again.
In this case, I'd really hate to have to say "I told you so" Gypsy.
But I'm not crazy enough to play this game with this loser.
Listen to him or listen to me. It's your life and you're an adult. You can make up your own mind.
Whatever you decide, come back and let me know if everything worked out ok for you.
Best of luck with everything.
I think you've hit the nail on the head of the whole argument here WW. Thing is, I am a naturally honest and straightforward person where I can be, and if I felt it were possible to be totally open and honest about all of this then I would. But you've gotta remember that stuff like psychosis scares ppl and carries a much greater stigma than something like aspergers. In the country I live in, it is possible for employers to see your medical record, and although I'm fairly secure in my job, there might come a time when I'm bored and wanna do smth different, and this would majorly count against me. Also, I have some vague hopes of finding a partner and adopting a child. Although I am possibly not eligible to adopt anyway because of other stuff on my record I do still have some hope at the moment, and smth like this would be the final nail in the coffin for that. Basically, it would close a lot of doors in my life that I don't feel ready to have closed yet.
Then again, if there is smth seriously wrong with me then maybe I will have to accept that those doors will be closed for a reason - perhaps I shouldn't be thinking about adoption or greater responsibility or tricking some poor man into spending his life with me, maybe I should just focus on getting well and being a functional person and be happy with that. But the thought of that makes me depressed, and I would like to aim higher in life. And maybe I'm being in denial but I don't think my problems are severe enough to give up on stuff just yet.
I kinda see both TC and Xena's points of view. This isn't smth I want on my medical record, or to be broadcast far and wide among family and friends. But I probably will start telling close friends who I trust and start being more honest w them about who I really am, because I can see the benefits in that too.
Anyway, I know I have possibly said this before, but this time I really mean it... I am taking a break from the forum for a while. Partly because I'm just devastated at the loss of Judy, and also because this place is bringing drama to my life that I don't really need with all the other stuff I've got going on. Ttfn.
Edit: and thank you everyone for your advice, it is really appreciated.
Gypsy stated: source post
But I probably will start telling close friends who I trust and start being more honest w them about who I really am, because I can see the benefits in that too.
An emergency contact sort of situation then. That ought to help with getting a second opinion if your lucidity starts to waver alongside having somewhere to vent on occasion.
See you whenever you get back.