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PeggleFrank

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A quick summary, with years excluded as to not reveal my age.

I'm quiet, to myself, and I haven't had any IRL friends. I started off with OCD, but I ignored it and kept things as disorderly as possible. It's gotten better, to the point where I can't even tell if I have it anymore or not.

Early on, I was quiet, and didn't talk the entire day, only eating a few bites of lunch before tossing my tray. The teachers got worried, and I was also placed into a speech class, but it didn't help... because there was nothing to help, and that was my standard. People around me didn't pick on me at all, and to this day they still don't. I have no clue why, possibly because I'm quiet/tall, but otherwise there's no reason for them to not pick on me. A bit later, I started dreading school more and more, to the point where I stopped thinking and just put myself on a routine, like a machine. I woke up, went to school, came home, did all my work (Slowly, I could only write about one sentence per hour without breaking down from random stress), and went to bed. Some days I didn't finish my work, so I did it the next day. If not that day, then the next... and so forth until it was too late for me to turn it in. I never cared to check my grades, but I did check the test that I had to do at the end of the year, and I was placed in advanced under everything. That helped, psychologically, but otherwise I didn't mind.

Soon after, things became harder, and quickly at that. The teachers started becoming more ignorant, but I was like them, so they started treating me as if I actually was a teacher. That helped, but a principal can't be persuaded. I started coming to school a few seconds late daily, and I racked up a few detentions and in-school detentions. It didn't matter, and I almost insulted them on the "What are the consequences of my actions?" paper I was given, by stating incredibly ironic and obvious answers. Needless to say I stopped receiving those papers.

Now, my emotionally null state is slowly changing. For the best or the worst, I wouldn't know, since currently I remain immune to any attempts of bullying, either through unintentional fear factors or otherwise (I actually got invited to a gang, instead of being beaten up by it. I declined, obviously, but it's become more apparent to me that I have the ability to set things off whenever I so please), but if I become more social... that shield may break. I'm ready to snap at any moment, from stress built up over the years, and I don't want it to happen now. I need to be at home, otherwise I don't think I can come back mentally.

I've never studied in my entire life, so I usually have lots of free time. I've started thinking about things, psychological and physical. I've started looking into programming, computation, calculation and the like. I've started to speed up again. But, the faster you're going, the more likely you are to crash, even from the smallest bump in the road. One push would have destroyed me earlier, and I'm approaching that point once more.
 
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the_j485

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A quick summary, with years excluded as to not reveal my age.

I'm quiet, to myself, and I haven't had any IRL friends. I started off with OCD, but I ignored it and kept things as disorderly as possible. It's gotten better, to the point where I can't even tell if I have it anymore or not.

Early on, I was quiet, and didn't talk the entire day, only eating a few bites of lunch before tossing my tray. The teachers got worried, and I was also placed into a speech class, but it didn't help... because there was nothing to help, and that was my standard. People around me didn't pick on me at all, and to this day they still don't. I have no clue why, possibly because I'm quiet/tall, but otherwise there's no reason for them to not pick on me. A bit later, I started dreading school more and more, to the point where I stopped thinking and just put myself on a routine, like a machine. I woke up, went to school, came home, did all my work (Slowly, I could only write about one sentence per hour without breaking down from random stress), and went to bed. Some days I didn't finish my work, so I did it the next day. If not that day, then the next... and so forth until it was too late for me to turn it in. I never cared to check my grades, but I did check the test that I had to do at the end of the year, and I was placed in advanced under everything. That helped, psychologically, but otherwise I didn't mind.

Soon after, things became harder, and quickly at that. The teachers started becoming more ignorant, but I was like them, so they started treating me as if I actually was a teacher. That helped, but a principal can't be persuaded. I started coming to school a few seconds late daily, and I racked up a few detentions and in-school detentions. It didn't matter, and I almost insulted them on the "What are the consequences of my actions?" paper I was given, by stating incredibly ironic and obvious answers. Needless to say I stopped receiving those papers.

Now, my emotionally null state is slowly changing. For the best or the worst, I wouldn't know, since currently I remain immune to any attempts of bullying, either through unintentional fear factors or otherwise (I actually got invited to a gang, instead of being beaten up by it. I declined, obviously, but it's become more apparent to me that I have the ability to set things off whenever I so please), but if I become more social... that shield may break. I'm ready to snap at any moment, from stress built up over the years, and I don't want it to happen now. I need to be at home, otherwise I don't think I can come back mentally.

I've never studied in my entire life, so I usually have lots of free time. I've started thinking about things, psychological and physical. I've started looking into programming, computation, calculation and the like. I've started to speed up again. But, the faster you're going, the more likely you are to crash, even from the smallest bump in the road. One push would have destroyed me earlier, and I'm approaching that point once more.

Just be careful, take it all slowly. If it starts to stress you, stop immediately.
 
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Yusunoha

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A quick summary, with years excluded as to not reveal my age.

I'm quiet, to myself, and I haven't had any IRL friends. I started off with OCD, but I ignored it and kept things as disorderly as possible. It's gotten better, to the point where I can't even tell if I have it anymore or not.

Early on, I was quiet, and didn't talk the entire day, only eating a few bites of lunch before tossing my tray. The teachers got worried, and I was also placed into a speech class, but it didn't help... because there was nothing to help, and that was my standard. People around me didn't pick on me at all, and to this day they still don't. I have no clue why, possibly because I'm quiet/tall, but otherwise there's no reason for them to not pick on me. A bit later, I started dreading school more and more, to the point where I stopped thinking and just put myself on a routine, like a machine. I woke up, went to school, came home, did all my work (Slowly, I could only write about one sentence per hour without breaking down from random stress), and went to bed. Some days I didn't finish my work, so I did it the next day. If not that day, then the next... and so forth until it was too late for me to turn it in. I never cared to check my grades, but I did check the test that I had to do at the end of the year, and I was placed in advanced under everything. That helped, psychologically, but otherwise I didn't mind.

Soon after, things became harder, and quickly at that. The teachers started becoming more ignorant, but I was like them, so they started treating me as if I actually was a teacher. That helped, but a principal can't be persuaded. I started coming to school a few seconds late daily, and I racked up a few detentions and in-school detentions. It didn't matter, and I almost insulted them on the "What are the consequences of my actions?" paper I was given, by stating incredibly ironic and obvious answers. Needless to say I stopped receiving those papers.

Now, my emotionally null state is slowly changing. For the best or the worst, I wouldn't know, since currently I remain immune to any attempts of bullying, either through unintentional fear factors or otherwise (I actually got invited to a gang, instead of being beaten up by it. I declined, obviously, but it's become more apparent to me that I have the ability to set things off whenever I so please), but if I become more social... that shield may break. I'm ready to snap at any moment, from stress built up over the years, and I don't want it to happen now. I need to be at home, otherwise I don't think I can come back mentally.

I've never studied in my entire life, so I usually have lots of free time. I've started thinking about things, psychological and physical. I've started looking into programming, computation, calculation and the like. I've started to speed up again. But, the faster you're going, the more likely you are to crash, even from the smallest bump in the road. One push would have destroyed me earlier, and I'm approaching that point once more.

in my opinion this is something you can't solve by yourself, and is something you need the help of others for. one thing I can say for sure, stay away from that snapping point, because if you ever get past that point, you'll be broken in a way that you won't be able to fix anymore. I've went past that point, and now have to learn to adjust myself with it... but I don't know about your family situation or things like that, but if possible, try to talk to your parents about it, or someone else who you're close to
 
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PeggleFrank

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in my opinion this is something you can't solve by yourself, and is something you need the help of others for. one thing I can say for sure, stay away from that snapping point, because if you ever get past that point, you'll be broken in a way that you won't be able to fix anymore. I've went past that point, and now have to learn to adjust myself with it... but I don't know about your family situation or things like that, but if possible, try to talk to your parents about it, or someone else who you're close to

The people you suggested I talk to are the reasons why I'm about to snap.

I'll try to hold off for as long as possible, though... if things carry out well then I'll be more than accepted into the community and I'll get a reputation that will make me near immortal. The community where I live is quite nice for somebody like me, lots of opportunities to better yourself, but less opportunities to worsen yourself or pick yourself back up.

If you don't know what I'm talking about... well, it's my life, and I haven't told the specifics of my life yet, so I guess I have to find out on my own. That is, when the time comes. Which will hopefully be by the end of this year.

EDIT: Also, I've snapped before, but I recovered easily and it wasn't in public. If I snap one more time, I'll probably be placed in a mental institute or a military camp, and kept away from society. Unless I can muffle it... but that would be extremely difficult, since I would be mentally damaged for a few days after anyways and it wouldn't be hard to notice.
 

TheAbstractHippo

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My turn!

My life hasn't been particularly bad, so I guess I'm kinda blessed for that. The only extraordinary thing about me is that I was fluently reading just a little before preschool, because I had a very slight developmental boost pretty early on in life. For that reason, I was pretty tall throughout my classes. I don't really have any super bad parts (as far as I know), so that's pretty good.

The very first house I lived in was on the U.S. Pacific Coast. I lived 5 minutes from the beach, so I went there pretty often on the weekends with my mother and brothers. I lived there until Spring Break of First Grade. When I was living here, my dad worked pretty long hours, so I didn't get to see him very much. My mom worked a lot as well, so I was basically raised by my great-aunt. She would send my brothers and I outside to pick blackberries and she would make blackberry cobbler from scratch. :3

Then, I moved inland about 2 hours away from my house. Gur. Not as much beach time. I spent a good amount of time there, from Spring Break of First Grade, all the way to Sophomore Year of High School. Fun stuff. This school didn't really have a whole lot of funding, so there were ceiling tiles missing all over the place, and there was a leak in the roof of the Auditorium, but the people and teachers were super nice. :)

Then, I moved again, north about 3 hours because my mom got promoted, which placed us somewhat near Seattle, Washington, which is the area I'm living in now. My oldest brother (my other brothers and I would call him "mom" a lot because he was really bossy) has moved out by now, so my house didn't need as many rooms as the other houses did. This school had a LOT of funding, mainly because the school had a lot more kids than the last one. I got into an experimental class called Intro to Robotics, which the school invested a couple thousand dollars, just to see how the class would be recieved at the school. A couple thousand dollars would be really hard to come by at my last school.

I guess I should probably add the part where I first got Minecraft, huh? Well, I got into it in Beta 1.7, which is when I lived in House #2. My best friend showed it to me, and I was hooked. I have never found a game that was so much fun.

So, yeah! That's how my life has gone so far. I can't wait to see what happens next! :)
 

Yusunoha

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My turn!

My life hasn't been particularly bad, so I guess I'm kinda blessed for that. The only extraordinary thing about me is that I was fluently reading just a little before preschool, because I had a very slight developmental boost pretty early on in life. For that reason, I was pretty tall throughout my classes. I don't really have any super bad parts (as far as I know), so that's pretty good.

The very first house I lived in was on the U.S. Pacific Coast. I lived 5 minutes from the beach, so I went there pretty often on the weekends with my mother and brothers. I lived there until Spring Break of First Grade. When I was living here, my dad worked pretty long hours, so I didn't get to see him very much. My mom worked a lot as well, so I was basically raised by my great-aunt. She would send my brothers and I outside to pick blackberries and she would make blackberry cobbler from scratch. :3

Then, I moved inland about 2 hours away from my house. Gur. Not as much beach time. I spent a good amount of time there, from Spring Break of First Grade, all the way to Sophomore Year of High School. Fun stuff. This school didn't really have a whole lot of funding, so there were ceiling tiles missing all over the place, and there was a leak in the roof of the Auditorium, but the people and teachers were super nice. :)

Then, I moved again, north about 3 hours because my mom got promoted, which placed us somewhat near Seattle, Washington, which is the area I'm living in now. My oldest brother (my other brothers and I would call him "mom" a lot because he was really bossy) has moved out by now, so my house didn't need as many rooms as the other houses did. This school had a LOT of funding, mainly because the school had a lot more kids than the last one. I got into an experimental class called Intro to Robotics, which the school invested a couple thousand dollars, just to see how the class would be recieved at the school. A couple thousand dollars would be really hard to come by at my last school.

I guess I should probably add the part where I first got Minecraft, huh? Well, I got into it in Beta 1.7, which is when I lived in House #2. My best friend showed it to me, and I was hooked. I have never found a game that was so much fun.

So, yeah! That's how my life has gone so far. I can't wait to see what happens next! :)

that's a nice story :) I've actaully been to the beach one time in my life, and it was cold as *%&# :p
but thankfully I never moved in my life, I really like where I live and will probably not find another place like this, especially considering the house prizes over here, they're friggin ridiculous
 
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Darklord__

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Does anyone else here find it difficult to talk to people about there emotions and how there feeling? I always just put a fake smile on and bottle everything up until i break down and cry for 10 minutes...

On other notes

I'm year seven I started I learn web development which I did really well in.

I was wondering if Anyone would like to share what names you have been called, since we all have the same sort of problems. Ill start
Gay
Nerd
Shakes
Gay lord
"No body cares about or likes you so why don't you dig a fucking pit and go die in it because no one cares about you"
Many more.

Another note is I love words, I love to write and read its the best way to express yourself I find it easier to write about my self then talk, easier to make friends online too.
 

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Does anyone else here find it difficult to talk to people about there emotions and how there feeling? I always just put a fake smile on and bottle everything up until i break down and cry for 10 minutes...

On other notes

I'm year seven I started I learn web development which I did really well in.

I was wondering if Anyone would like to share what names you have been called, since we all have the same sort of problems. Ill start
Gay
Nerd
Shakes
Gay lord
"No body cares about or likes you so why don't you dig a fucking pit and go die in it because no one cares about you"
Many more.

Another note is I love words, I love to write and read its the best way to express yourself I find it easier to write about my self then talk, easier to make friends online too.

I've had that problem before, but it was more because I couldn't figure out myself why I felt the way I felt, and I still have that from time to time.
but in my family we're all quite open, I'm quite similar to my mother, so problems that I have she usually also has. I often try to support her and from time to time she supports me aswell.

but for me talking about my problems often helps me understand them better for myself, because you need to word them out precisely, and it requires you to really think about them.

but I guess the only real name calling I had was because I am quite fat, but they never really named me that because I was also quite tall, and also quite strong.
 

the_j485

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Names I've been called? There are a lot, here are a few:

Gay (as I've never had a girlfriend)
Slob, weakling (I dislike sport)
Nerd, geek (Jealousy :p)
Clumsy idiot, Mal-co (Dyspraxia)
 

frederikam

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I feel like participating in this thread, but more in the form of comenting, as my life story is too personal. Maybe, just maybe, I'll change my mind and go for a full blown life story. Although I will post a few lot of facts about myself.

  1. I'm a dane. From what I know many people may not know what Denmark is. It's part of scandinavia together with Sweden and Norway.
  2. I'm a nerd.
  3. I love programming, I originally stumbled across Lua in a young age (not Computercraft). Programming is not very well known in my area, although I know of a programmer/lieutenant that's going to work for Ubisoft in Singapore once he's done with university.
  4. My big ambition is to become a programmer, although I have some years of education ahead of me.
  5. I like reading and writing. Although I really hate writing fiction as I can't come up with what to write, as opposed to factual text (like this).
  6. I have weak joints, which makes me much more exhausted from sports and writing. Yes writing, I'm used to typing on my computer. It's really painful to write with paper and pencil for me.
  7. Even if I would be to train, my muscles would build up very slowly. Not just because I'm weak in general.


My reading skills were apparently really advanced, I was reading things like the Eragon series and Harry Potter by then (was that normal? I don't really know).

That is indeed normal. Well atleast where I'm from. I don't have my shelf of fantasy literature for nothing. And The Inheritance (Eragon) is really amazing. I can't believe how the first book in the series was written by a fifteen year old.

I have really bad social anxiety and cant socialise with people that well.

It's probably not as bad as in your case, but I'm not very social either. I'm very introvert, yet I'm still satisfied as long as I have games to play.

I was wondering if Anyone would like to share what names you have been called, since we all have the same sort of problems.

Well I have a few:
  1. Frederikke: A girl variant of the name Frederik, and yes, my real name is Frederik.
  2. Frederecia: This one is silly. It's basically the name of a danish city. I was only called this in a short peiod in the danish ground school (the first and obligatory 10 years of school).
  3. Frederikam: Not an insult (in case that wasn't obvious). Pronounced Frederik-A-M. A is my middle name. M is my last name. I started using this by myself for as long as I can remember.
  4. AM: Not an insult. This one was used over two years of school where I went to class with two other students both called Frederik. Yes my name is apparently very common. In fact, looking at the statistics, 0.39% of all danes have the name Frederik, and increasing.
Bullying isn't really a big issue (although still a serious thing to take care of) in Denmark. By far the most teachers aren't arrogant. The schools also seem very well funded. A good example is that my mother, a teacher at a local school, has been given a personal iPad for work. She also told me that the school plans to give all the pupils a personal iPad. Personally I doubt how good iPads are for work.
 

the_j485

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Seeing all this talk about reading advanced books and stuff, thought I'd join in. (NOT boasting, just statement of fact)

My reading age was 18 at around thirteen years old, because I have always read every night before I sleep, if not more often. I took a test in year 9 to gauge how good I am in areas like processing speed(VERY low), working memory (slightly lower than normal), and overall learning potential. For the latter I scored extremely high, and apparently I am in the top 2% for learning potential, so basically if I work ridiculously hard I could be a genius :p
 

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sadly I'm not that good at reading things like books. if I try to read a large amount of text, I quickly get tired and just end up reading the words, but not processing them
this all happened after my breakdown, so I guess it's connected to that
 

the_j485

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sadly I'm not that good at reading things like books. if I try to read a large amount of text, I quickly get tired and just end up reading the words, but not processing them
this all happened after my breakdown, so I guess it's connected to that

I do that all the time, when I'm tired
 

Yusunoha

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I do that all the time, when I'm tired

I read a whole wall of text, and at the end you try to remember what you just read, and I'm like...

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Yusunoha

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Exactly. I also have trouble just bringing myself to read texts like that, unless they're REALLY interesting.

this is how my multiple attempts at learning how to code always ended up. I start off good, remembering the first things, but then at one point... *POOF* I'm reading ghost text
 
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frederikam

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To me it's different. When I am unconcentrated I read a line and repeat that line again, or a paragraph, or a page or two. Then I realize that it's not going anywhere and I just stop reading. Same applies when I'm flying, as for some reason I just can't concentrate.
 

the_j485

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To me it's different. When I am unconcentrated I read a line and repeat that line again, or a paragraph, or a page or two. Then I realize that it's not going anywhere and I just stop reading. Same applies when I'm flying, as for some reason I just can't concentrate.

I often keep re-reading a sentence, as my eyes don't go down a line, they just go back to the start and keep re-reading it until I concentrate again.