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wednes ([personal profile] wednes) wrote2007-07-28 06:12 pm
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You know how sometimes someone will put a thought in your head and it'll just stay with you and fester until it's difficult to think about anything else? I'm having one of those days. You see, my good friend [livejournal.com profile] lickingtoad just brought up the idea of how we compare ourselves to other people our own age, maybe people we went to school with or who grew up near us. For those of us with mental health issues, we get slapped in the face with the idea of how different our lives would be if only we weren't so sick--or in some cases--if we'd been diagnosed correctly the first couple of times we sought help.

I'm totally stuck in a rut of anger, I'm really pissed about how many people I know--people who aren't any smarter or more talented than I, who have successful lives and careers and money to do cool things with. Meanwhile H and I can't afford a freakin' iPod or something as simple as a trip to Philly to meet his family. If I were "normal" or even "average" things would be very different.

Not sure if all this wondering and pissyness isn't just an excuse for how poorly my life is going. Deep down though, I don't think it is. After all, I've only been on proper medication with a proper diagnosis for three of my thirty six years on this planet. I've only been away from daily abuse for eight years, and I've only been getting treatment for past trauma for a year or so. This doesn't even count all the times I've been put on exactly the wrong meds for my condition because male doctors refused to listen to me or believe what I was telling them.

Now of course my life is comprised of me trying to get some happy, and then waiting for the other shoe to drop once I get some. All I can think about is what's going to come along next to fuck up the scraps of goodness I've managed to grab. It keeps me from enjoying anything, and makes me angry at anyone who has it better than me (the way I see it). And it's very, VERY annoying.

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In other news, I hear The Simpsons movie is great. And I even heard it from REAL Simpsons fans, not all those creeps that say the show hasn't been good in years. Which generally means they haven't taken the time to watch. Anyway, H says he wants to go, so maybe we will.

[identity profile] sudrin.livejournal.com 2007-07-29 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I just finished seeing the Simpsons Movie. While I wouldn't qualify myself as a HUGE fan, I have always liked the show and watched it semi regularly the entire time its been on. I have to say I really enjoyed it. Some of the reviews made it sound like it was going to suck, but I would be amazed if any fan of the show would come out feeling like they didn't have a good time. It doesn't try to be anything greater than the Simpsons on TV, except for a few places where they are obviously doing things they could never get away with there.

As for the other stuff.. Well, all I can say is the grass is always greener. I understand what you mean about not being able to afford things, but there always seems to be a price to pay for success in one form or another. While it may seem absurd, sometimes having money and nobody to spend it on sucks too. And your money will never love and cherish you. Neither will your iPod.. and Philly? pshaw.. ;) So I say, enjoy the love. :)

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2007-07-29 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Everyone I've spoken to says the Simps movie is great or at least good. So that's cool.

Yeah, I could really stand to relax about all the other stuff. I need to stop looking at me through the eyes of my parents and see me as I actually am. I'm not so bad, I guess. I just feel like I should be more successful.

[identity profile] sudrin.livejournal.com 2007-07-29 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I think if anyone ever thought they were successful "enough" or happy "enough" life might get pretty boring. Just don't feel like you have failed because you don't meet someone elses benchmark of success or failure. When I was a kid, I thought being grown up would mean I could grow a beard.. I still can't. I thought by the time I was 30, I'd be married and have a child.. Hows that working out for me? I could let all this stuff eat away at me.. or I could just enjoy what I do have. That's really the secret I think.. :) The beard thing really sucks though. ;)

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2007-07-29 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, 30 was a tough year for me too in terms of comparing myself to my childhood expectations.

FWIW I think your beard looks fine how it is.