Dear MyBB

[DerpiesFreud]

Went to a psychologist today, she suggested I get urgent psychiatric attention.

After all these years of denying that stuff was wrong, sweeping it under the rug, burying it, keeping it in the closet. denying my feelings.I spoke my mind.

It feels like this huge burden has been lifted off my shoulders ,that its okay to feel what I feel, and I`m not insane for feeling how I feel and acting how I act.

Previously when I tried to seek help, people would dismiss it as attention seeking and drama
That pretty much crushed my will to seek help....I simply put my skeletons back in the closet.

In my social world,I have no one who I can talk so openly about what happened...Mybb is anonymoose, everybody has differing opinions and unlike friends and family who`d overreact and be emotional. Mybb gave me the rational, and generally(but not always! with disastrous results) correct answer.

MyBB played quite a big part getting on the path to recovery,from the ridiculous "drinking virginity"and "I want to get shot" to the more serious "Relationship with a dying person... "

Each thread I made helped me realize that not all is well and that there is help available, I grew as a person, I became closer to the type of person I`d like to be...
Last year I barely knew I was delusional and paranoid...last week I made a thread about hanging out with you guys

anyway you peeps are awesome!
Nukefission
p.s. I still want to get shot

 

[DJ...]

/cue the "I really want to shoot someone" thread...

 

[biometrics]

tl;dr version?

 

[DerpiesFreud]

/cue the "I really want to shoot someone" thread...

lol

tl;dr version?

MyBB helped me realise I`m crazy and need serious help,which I am getting
p.s. Here is an apple

 

[genetic]

My eyes! Spaces between punctuation and the following word please...

 

[GreGorGy]

Good luck with your journey to self acceptance

 

[genetic]

My eyes! Spaces between punctuation and the following word please...

I see you fixed it!

You're on the right path to recovery. Keep it up, and don't just go to one or two sessions and then drop out. Things have a way of working themselves out.

 

[googoodoll]

Finally

 

[modern10]

We made it

 

[OGroteKoning]

Troll thread?
Kidding

Good for you getting help. Hope you get "well" soon (I'm all out of cards). The first step is always admitting you have a problem and taking yourself to the doc is better than being dragged to his/her practice. You'll be okay

PS: A mate of mine recently bought a 375

 

[mercurial]

One man, one desire.

nukefission is... The Secret Atheist. Coming soon, to a psychologist near you

 

[DerpiesFreud]

Finally

We made it

One man, one desire.

nukefission is... The Secret Atheist. Coming soon, to a psychologist near you

This is hilarious.... and *psychiatrist,apparently I need heavy meds....that`s either gonna be awesome or really gonna suck
Wonder how it`ll be though,considering weed and alcohol make me really crazy(read threads...)

 

[modern10]

On a serious note. It's awesome that your facing and dealing with your issues dude. Good luck

 

[AfricanTech]

Good luck.

Glad you seem to have a way out.

 

[Grant]

This is hilarious.... and *psychiatrist,apparently I need heavy meds....that`s either gonna be awesome or really gonna suck
Wonder how it`ll be though,considering weed and alcohol make me really crazy(read threads...)

A friend of mine is a psychiatrist, used to do a lot of work at valkenberg - specialised in the areas of "addictions" & "suicides"was well known to be one of the best in those fields.
We used to have very long conversations about his patients (obviously without revealing anything that could identify him).
Most were on what could be referred to as heavy medication.
If put onto meds, you will be monitored pretty closely to evaluate progress, side effects etc.
Most people on the corrects meds function perfectly normally in society - but dont f**k with the medication.
Take exactly as prescribed & dont even pause for a moment to contemplate recreational "drugs" just because you may have been feeling perfect for a while and think "it should be ok". Chances are - -it wont !!
You will be under peer pressure at varsity (and res) to party & dabble with recreational stuff.
My best advice is to let your friends (or those you party with) know that you are on medication - they will immediately drop the pressure - I promise you. If you don't let them know, they will probably try continue pressuring you.
If you do tell them, they will respect you for taking them into your confidence & make sure nobody else tries to pressure you or f**k with you in that regard. (kinda like a nanny effect).

I am mighty impressed the way you have adapted to life at res - moving home is known to be one of the most stressful events for people to go through.
You really must discuss with your psychologist as to which psychiatrist to see. Remember - it's all about you. You need someone you feel absolutely comfortable discussing the most intimate details of your life with.
If you land up seeing someone you are not 1000% comfortable with, then get someone else.

Oh, last thing - never feel alone with your problems. Looking around you, everyone may appear dandy & fine - some people are just better at hiding & masking issues that others. Many, if not most, also have strange little issues & dark secrets locked away.
Most of my friends think I am just fine and well balanced - maybe having a somewhat dark & off-color sense of humor (it has even been described as someone as "a somewhat acquired taste" ) - but if i really let the genie out the bottle, most would be dumbstruck !

Apologies for the missive - these are without doubt, things that you are fully aware of anyway, but I just had to spit it out !

 

[AfricanTech]

^^
Well said - especially that bit about telling his friends

 

[STS]

This is hilarious.... and *psychiatrist,apparently I need heavy meds....that`s either gonna be awesome or really gonna suck
Wonder how it`ll be though,considering weed and alcohol make me really crazy(read threads...)

the psych told me the same thing, i believe if you know what the problem is and you can air it, you're already on your way to becoming a better person. i've decided to not take any medication. proud of you nuke

 

[FNfal]

Good luck with your journey to self acceptance

This , good luck .

 

[AfricanTech]

the psych told me the same thing, i believe if you know what the problem is and you can air it, you're already on your way to becoming a better person. i've decided to not take any medication. proud of you nuke

Same to you STS - baby steps but important ones

 

[RichardG]

lol

MyBB helped me realise I`m crazy and need serious help,which I am getting
p.s. Here is an apple

Remember on the super highway called cyberspace everyone is anonymous and hiding behind their computers and can express themselves on here in real life face-to-face it's a different ball game. If you sensitive or give the wrong advice sometimes nobody wants to listen and just classify you as an attention seeker. Twitter/MyBB are awesome social platforms. Just be yourself as a person, open up with someone you TRUST some people are their just to criticize behind your back and they might be so-called friends but they not.

Good luck with your journey to self acceptance

Being honest,open about the problem in hand is always the right start in life. Journey acceptance/declined - life goes on no matter what hurdle/obstacles are ahead of us

On a serious note. It's awesome that your facing and dealing with your issues dude. Good luck

Community engagement with strangers is a good thing cause you don't know them personally and they have different views.

P.S glad MyBB folks helped you out.

This , good luck .