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Writer's Block: Memo to Myself
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There's lots and lots of stuff I'd want to tell myself. Problem is, I'm not entirely sure I would listen. My younger self was kind of a know-it-all.
1. Even though Nancy Reagan and that commercial with the frying pan were total BS, there are some legitimate reasons not to give your life over to drugs, even marijuana. So dammit, be careful.
2. You are awesome. Anyone who tells you otherwise is of no consequence, even if those people live in the same house as you.
3. If you really want to be a writer, start writing and don't stop no matter what.
4. Go see a counselor and get some meds so you don't waste 10 or 15 years being unable to manage your life.
5. No credit cards. EVER.
6. If boys are mean to you, stop sleeping with them.
7. Spend more time with your Grandparents while you can.
8. People you like to get high with will make shitty roommates.
9. Keep your tap shoes, new taps are expensive.
10. You are never stupid for trusting someone, even if they turn out to be unworthy.
11. That's compressed air. If you screw around with those tanks, they're gonna blow up!
There's lots and lots of stuff I'd want to tell myself. Problem is, I'm not entirely sure I would listen. My younger self was kind of a know-it-all.
1. Even though Nancy Reagan and that commercial with the frying pan were total BS, there are some legitimate reasons not to give your life over to drugs, even marijuana. So dammit, be careful.
2. You are awesome. Anyone who tells you otherwise is of no consequence, even if those people live in the same house as you.
3. If you really want to be a writer, start writing and don't stop no matter what.
4. Go see a counselor and get some meds so you don't waste 10 or 15 years being unable to manage your life.
5. No credit cards. EVER.
6. If boys are mean to you, stop sleeping with them.
7. Spend more time with your Grandparents while you can.
8. People you like to get high with will make shitty roommates.
9. Keep your tap shoes, new taps are expensive.
10. You are never stupid for trusting someone, even if they turn out to be unworthy.
11. That's compressed air. If you screw around with those tanks, they're gonna blow up!
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So, what's the story on the compressed air tanks?
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There's lots and lots of stuff I'd want to tell myself. Problem is, I'm not entirely sure I would listen. My younger self was kind of a know-it-all.
And even if your younger self wanted to listen to you, the horrible irony is that sometimes to really understand a piece of life advice, a person has to make the same mistakes you’re trying to keep them from making to understand it!
1. Even though Nancy Reagan and that commercial with the frying pan were total BS, there are some legitimate reasons not to give your life over to drugs, even marijuana. So dammit, be careful.
I fucking hated that Mr. Hardass with the frying pan and eggs. “Awright. Last time. This is your brain on drugs.” So my brain on drugs is a delicious breakfast of two fried eggs?! See my icon.
4. Go see a counselor and get some meds so you don't waste 10 or 15 years being unable to manage your life.
I didn’t realize that I had an actual medical problem with anxiety (and to a lesser extent, depression) until I was in my mid-thirties and I finally got on medication. My life has been so much better.
5. No credit cards. EVER.
Yeah, you have to be careful with these seductive little things.
6. If boys are mean to you, stop sleeping with them.
Life is too short to be around people who aren’t kind to you.
10. You are never stupid for trusting someone, even if they turn out to be unworthy.
I was thinking about this one recently. I used to feel stupid and foolish after somebody screwed me over. Then I realized, “Well, it’s their problem for not being a better human being. Am I supposed to go around all paranoid about everyone?” It’s just life: You will be disappointed by some people.
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The mental health stuff was an especially big deal for me mostly because it felt like such a defeat to admit that I needed medicine to be able to function well. Then I realized that I'm not embarassed to take allergy meds, so how is this any different. Turns out, admitting you have that kind of hoo-ha, and actually admitting it and doing something about it is not only a boon to life itself, but also pretty brave. Now I'm just annoyed at people who obviously need treatment and won't get it because they're too selfish or stubborn. Ah well...
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My point is that maybe years from now how ashamed we felt about having a mental illness will appear just as silly to future generations. In my case, part of it was just ignorance. I didn’t know what I was dealing with until I read about anxiety disorders. Even then it didn’t help that I felt so embarrassed about having it. I thought I could control it strictly through force of will and I fought going on medication.
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I certainly agree that as knowlege grows, stigma dissipates. Let's hope that happens before more people kill themselves because they aren't able to "snap out of it."
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I got beat to it, of course. *mwah!*
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