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Are you Mad?
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Are you Mad? |
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ybear New Member
since 2007-09-15
Posts 6 |
Are You Mad? Have you ever had the feeling that the ceiling’s caving in? Have you ever thought about starving yourself to be more thin? Have you ever found yourself losing time? Have you ever felt at one with the divine and imagined you could fly if you just jumped off a cliff? I wonder if you’ve ever felt inferior and if you’ve criticised yourself in your head or felt so low you couldn’t leave your bed? Do you ever think one thing but say something else instead? Have you ever felt your body fill with dread at the thought of heights or school rooms or a crowd? Have you ever heard a voice which no-one else could hear aloud in your head? Have you ever craved to harm yourself black and blue and red, or hurt another person, kill your pet or trash your home? Have you ever felt unbearably alone? Have you ever found it difficult to concentrate or seen in your reflection somebody you really hate? Do your experiences ever seem unreal? Do you ever find it hard to explain how you feel to another? Do you have trouble relating to your mother? Have you ever felt your body wasn’t yours? Or felt down for days and days on end with no apparent cause? Have you ever been rejected by a friend? Or felt so disconnected that you’ve wished it all to end? I believe there is a growing trend for people everywhere to sink into deepest despair and feel they don’t fit anywhere because their mental lives are so intense, and I’m wondering if YOU get that sense? or if you know somebody else who suffers in their mind? I’d encourage anyone who struggles to reach out and find some support of some sort – I suspect you’ll find it doesn’t seem so bad when you realise we’re all a little mad. |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
don't you think that most of these are "just life"? excluding the craving to harm oneself or another... M |
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ybear New Member
since 2007-09-15
Posts 6 |
I guess that's my point - it's normalising of "madness" and saying that we're all vulnerable to mental difficulties |
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