i’ts been about 5 years, i think, since my pain started.
i think the problem is that whenever i have a different way of thinking, different taste or different reaction towards a conversation or joke (these are examples), people around don’t get it and don’t take it seriously for some time. all they do is saying “that’s stupid. everything you say is bullshit”. they say they’re my friends, and some of them even say “you wouldn’t be in the place where you are if it weren’t for us”. but what troubles me the most is the fact that my opinion has been considered unnecessary and disposable – even worse: although i’m the oldest among a lot of people in the group, they treat me like a child (i hate that)… if they speak about something serious (like a fight between someone)Â they exclude me and say “if you get in the middle, you’ll only do bullshit”. my right to speak has been deleted for 3 years. and becaused i’m not allowed to speak and that my opinion is being considered a “big bullshit”, like they say, i start to feel so terribly angry that it starts to be difficult to whistand the pain. I’m the type of “let’s be friends with everyone. where’s the problem if he’s a headbanger or a hip-hoper, a black or a chinese, an extremely inteligent or dumb?”. however, in the group where i am, this filosophy doesn’t seem to work. when they see me complimenting someone they don’t like, they stare at me and laugh as if i was doing something stupid. they’ve been doing this for years, almost every day and because of that constant paingrowth i feel useless and unable to live.
but that’s not the only problem. my parents consider themselves as my “best friends”, but whenever i try to explain that i’m not comfortable with something, they say it’s unnecessary to feel that way and that i’m only weak (of course they say things even worse, but i dunno why whenever i try to remember something bad, i cant remember it). To sum it up, they judge me. Specially my father, who gets happy if i agree with him but gets angry whenever i don’t agree with him.And whenever i do something wrong, people treat me like trash.
There is something that makes me a little proud, though: the work i do. i’m at university right now and i finished highschool with an average of 18/20. but since i arrived at university, i’ve only been sinking. the university where i am is the most demanding in my country, but that’s not the problem. the problem is that since i went to highschool i’ve been unnable to find out what i really wanted to do and now i don’t want to be anymore in the course where i am. i want to conclude university but i dont even know what i want. when i talked about what i wanted or about what were my thoughts, the others just kept on judging, giving me no choice but to shut up and hold the rage. During these past weeks, i tried to kill myself through starvation because i’ve no path to follow, the work in the university is too much to fulfill in one day and because my parents only judge and say that i’m trying to follow the easy way. they don’t even know how difficult a student life is because they didn’t studied as far as where i am right now. i’m like a hollow thing right now. i can’t work nomore and i just want to disappear.
And there’s something more that troubles me: the fact that i had to support pain during my adolescence and, because of that, i didn’t profit these past years correctly. I’ve been mocked by everyone and i’ve been unable listen to what i really want.
My problem is nothing compared to other cases even worse. But it angers me to now that during these years there was no one that made an effort to understand what i wanted and what i said. I don’t even have the right to have personal tastes because if i had there would be someone right in the corner to judge or to laugh at me. it’s been like this for years.
I cant write everything here. Furthermore, i cant even remember very well what people did to me these years. i only know i feel a horrible pain and that pain is here because of the people around.
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I am happy to hear that you are proud of your accomplishments. I am proud of you too. What country are you from? This sounds cultural. I’d love to talk to you more about your story and those around you. I will not dismiss you. I value your opinions, and believe I could learn from you.
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Thanks for the support. i’m from Portugal.
its the people if your not free your a prisioner you sound like one sorry for that. but maybe you can free yourself ask for help in the helpful places. meet new people who dont inolve in shit head life you would try and match with its a freedom that can be great just undermind the little side flurries like death fighting morbality blood interest exct.so just free at least your soft side and look for the ones with the time and care to brighten your thought and kind soul embrace the life that holds for hope and never on dope. peace dont stray on the farm its full of things to destroy a life.
that’s a very nice arguement. right now it’s difficult to meet other people because i’m in the middle of a crisis right now. each passing day has been more and more difficult because i am gradually being unable to support myself and the college demandings at the same time.
I don’t judge you. I actually agree with your philosophy on people. “Doesn’t matter if they’re an alien and is a screamo fanatic.” You’re an open-minded, and accepting person. Your friends obviously don’t value this in you. I suggest you forget them and move on to a new set of friends. Make some new friends who understand you.
Or you can continue to talk to us, the people of http://www.suicideproject.org
Or me. I’m here. And understanding person, I am with people. 😛
albert.j.robinson@live.com
I’m a very open-minded person. I may not fully understand you, but I’m willing to try and help you through your pain. I don’t like those who are excluded and judged. It’s disgusting. No one deserves to be treated that way. Especially not over someone’s personal opinion and belief. You definately need new people to hang with. Maybe a more supporting group.
i didn’t expect to have comments on my post! feeling better already. i’ll try to think about something and to solve problems one by one. right now, i have to be sure if i am in the right course and in the right college. that’s the first step for now
your portugese do you live in portugal or here in us? there are finacial aid availible.. and people who are bi polar or scitzo or other mental diseases qualify for social security disability or income i dont know if it helps if not sorry sometimes it would be great to have answers to problems but im just a guy on the edge. glad your feeling better….. ive been writing for 1 or 2 weeks and people seem to like to read and resond as well as write on this site write more it could be theraputic