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To everyone who joined these forums at some point, and got discouraged by the negativity and left after a while (or even got literally scared off): I'm sorry.
I wasn't good enough at encouraging people to be kinder, and removing people who refuse to be kind. Encouraging people is hard, and removing people creates conflict, and I hate conflict... so that's why I wasn't better at it.
I was a very, very sensitive teen. The atmosphere of this forum as it is now, if it had existed in 1996, would probably have upset me far more than it would have helped.
I can handle quite a lot of negativity and even abuse now, but that isn't the point. I want to help people. I want to help the people who need it the most, and I want to help people like the 1996 version of me.
I'm still figuring out the best way to do that, but as it is now, these forums are doing more harm than good, and I can't keep running them.
Thank you to the few people who have tried to understand my point of view so far. I really, really appreciate you guys. You are beautiful people.
Everyone else: If after everything I've said so far, you still don't understand my motivations, I think it's unlikely that you will. We're just too different. Maybe someday in the future it might make sense, but until then, there's no point in arguing about it. I don't have the time or the energy for arguing anymore. I will focus my time and energy on people who support me, and those who need help.
-SoulRiser
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After having my life change considerably (which involves not being in public school) and drifting away from this forum for a while, I decided to come back. Glad to see the place is still alive and kicking! Hopefully I can get some answers here (or at least a good time); despite all I've learned in the interim there are still some things that trouble me (howe 2 be teenagerd part 16 teh reutrn of wwwwwwwwwwww). At the very least, I'll make sure not to forget the troubles of youth.
08-28-2012 02:32 AM
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(08-28-2012 03:53 AM)SoulRiser Wrote: Welcome back
How'd you get out of school, btw?
It was a number of years ago. I was suffering pretty badly in school, so my parents pulled me out and we prepared for homeschooling. Unfortunately, some events happened that got in the way of this; and if I may say so myself it changed me as a person. Right now I'm biding my time and aiming for a GED, and college after that. I haven't gone back to school, since it would be quite a strain on my family (not to mention myself) right now and I really don't want to waste any more time there anyway (i'm sure you should know why).
(08-28-2012 04:01 PM)SaintVicious Wrote: Welcome back I vaguely remember you from my lurking days.
I wish I could remember you, but it must have been in my short-term memory.
(This post was last modified: 08-31-2012 11:38 PM by Trar.)
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Dear Tumblrites:Despite your wrongly self-diagnosedPTSD, no line ofscientific evidencesuggests people can be triggered over theinternet. Triggering works through thesenses(i.e. smell, taste, touch, vision, hearing.) but it goes throughreal time; if you're not experiencing it in real life as it'sACTUALLY HAPPENINGin yourACTUALlife, youCANNOTbe triggered. The only exception to this is if you have aseizure, but then again, that's triggered byepilepsy(i.e. rapidly-changing flashing lights)NOT PTSD. Remembering a bad incident is NOT the same thing as having aflashback. When you remember, youthink; when youflashback,youfeel.
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Max Stirnir Wrote:"In the time of spirits thoughts grew till they overtopped my head, whose offspring they yet were; they hovered about me and convulsed me like fever-phantasies -- an awful power. The thoughts had become corporeal on their own account, were ghosts, e. g. God, Emperor, Pope, Fatherland, etc. If I destroy their corporeity, then I take them back into mine, and say: "I alone am corporeal." And now I take the world as what it is to me, as mine, as my property; I refer all to myself."The Ego and Its Own, pg. 15
Charles Manson Wrote:“Look down at me and you see a fool;
look up at me and you see a god;
look straight at me and you see yourself”
HeartofShadows Wrote:"Life is nothing more than a druggie trying to get their quick fix of happiness while dealing with the harsh withdrawal of reality"
Osip Mandelstam Wrote:"I divide all of world literature into authorized and unauthorized works. The former are all trash; the latter--stolen air. I want to spit in the face of every writer who first obtains permission and then writes."The Fourth Prose, 1930.
Lukas Foss Wrote:That is why the analogy of stealing does not work. With a thief, we want to know how much money he stole, and from whom. With the artist it is not how much he took and from whom, but what he did with it.
Actually pretty fun. Homework's a little slim, not that I'm complaining. Doesn't really feel like I'm learning much, however. But maybe it'll pick up. Also I'm transferring the nearest chance i get.
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TRIGGER WARNING: THIS TRIGGER WARNING CONTAINS TRIGGER WARNINGS!
Dear Tumblrites:Despite your wrongly self-diagnosedPTSD, no line ofscientific evidencesuggests people can be triggered over theinternet. Triggering works through thesenses(i.e. smell, taste, touch, vision, hearing.) but it goes throughreal time; if you're not experiencing it in real life as it'sACTUALLY HAPPENINGin yourACTUALlife, youCANNOTbe triggered. The only exception to this is if you have aseizure, but then again, that's triggered byepilepsy(i.e. rapidly-changing flashing lights)NOT PTSD. Remembering a bad incident is NOT the same thing as having aflashback. When you remember, youthink; when youflashback,youfeel.
#HashTagsAreForIdiots
Max Stirnir Wrote:"In the time of spirits thoughts grew till they overtopped my head, whose offspring they yet were; they hovered about me and convulsed me like fever-phantasies -- an awful power. The thoughts had become corporeal on their own account, were ghosts, e. g. God, Emperor, Pope, Fatherland, etc. If I destroy their corporeity, then I take them back into mine, and say: "I alone am corporeal." And now I take the world as what it is to me, as mine, as my property; I refer all to myself."The Ego and Its Own, pg. 15
Charles Manson Wrote:“Look down at me and you see a fool;
look up at me and you see a god;
look straight at me and you see yourself”
HeartofShadows Wrote:"Life is nothing more than a druggie trying to get their quick fix of happiness while dealing with the harsh withdrawal of reality"
Osip Mandelstam Wrote:"I divide all of world literature into authorized and unauthorized works. The former are all trash; the latter--stolen air. I want to spit in the face of every writer who first obtains permission and then writes."The Fourth Prose, 1930.
Lukas Foss Wrote:That is why the analogy of stealing does not work. With a thief, we want to know how much money he stole, and from whom. With the artist it is not how much he took and from whom, but what he did with it.
(09-01-2012 08:05 AM)Sociopath Wrote: Actually pretty fun. Homework's a little slim, not that I'm complaining. Doesn't really feel like I'm learning much, however. But maybe it'll pick up. Also I'm transferring the nearest chance i get.
I'd like to go to college myself sometime in my future; hopefully it'll happen. And may I ask why you're transferring (dorms or colleges)?
Apologies for supreme necro bumping, but I didn't feel like making a new thread. It's been a while, but I feel I'm finally making progress. I've been feeling more confident, looking into colleges in my area and hopefully being able to start on a GED pretty soon. I'm also hoping to find a job sooner or later, but that's just hope. (We moved from the coast to a smaller inland town, near a city we used to live in.) My family's acting like a bunch of fucktards as usual and while they really piss me off sometimes, they can prove helpful at other times (my mother's been trying to help me with the GED but that's hit-and-miss). 'Course I should probably pass Driver's Ed first, get my permit and find a decent truck first... I've learned more about the world and some of its troubles recently, and after struggling through lots of bullshit (long story, believe me) since about late 2009 or so, things are looking up; I feel better and ready to start taking on the responsibility of Growing Up. And I might even be losing weight! I'm just trying to take it easy for now and work towards what needs to be done, slowly but steadily(ish).
We tell everyone that I'm homeschooled, and my little brother is currently being taught basic skills that way (but it's not going very well since my parents are assholes to put it bluntly), but I think a more accurate description is that I'm being unschooled. Luckily for me, I've realized my responsibilities and duties when it comes to my future. (And if my brother has to go to public school I might have to go back too; he's been through enough even if he can be real annoying, and I don't want to see him suffering alone.) While I've been occupied a lot lately, sometimes my thoughts turn (somewhat involuntarily, I may or may not be unhinged from the past couple years yes it was sort of that bad) to my old school days, and consequently SS. I haven't forgotten the problem of public education (or maybe it's still working *just fine* as Gatto said), or about you guys (even if I don't post here and I'll probably post infrequently since I still don't have reliable internet access), or about the old school friends that I'm trying to get back in contact with. The friends in question are on the honor roll at the high school I might have went to as well had I not decided to drop out, and had life suddenly decided to take me on a rollercoaster that while painful as all hell, helped me find who I am and what I might want to do. I'm trying to find an e-mail address to contact them with; hope they don't (still) hate me...
I'm doing okay, and I hope you are too after reading all of that.
(This post was last modified: 04-11-2013 01:02 AM by Trar.)
04-11-2013 12:03 AM
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Actually there's been a bit of that going on, but it's a long story and hopefully over by now. It should be; I beat Deus Ex a couple months ago. As for my life...it's kinda similar.
Let's just say that I've learned a lot, not just regarding who I am as a person and what my role in society is (and could be), but about humanity as a whole. And we're some pretty magnificent bastards. I also learned a number of interesting things (keyword interesting), and I dare say I am generally more intelligent and (slightly) less impulsive than I used to be posting on here, if not simply a different person. I think.
(04-23-2013 06:11 AM)Trar Wrote: Actually there's been a bit of that going on, but it's a long story and hopefully over by now. It should be; I beat Deus Ex a couple months ago. As for my life...it's kinda similar.
Let's just say that I've learned a lot, not just regarding who I am as a person and what my role in society is (and could be), but about humanity as a whole. And we're some pretty magnificent bastards. I also learned a number of interesting things (keyword interesting), and I dare say I am generally more intelligent and (slightly) less impulsive than I used to be posting on here, if not simply a different person. I think.
That's a good sign. Always doubt what you think you know. Good to see you back on SS Trar. Do you plan on attending a community college in the upcoming years, or do you have something else in mind for your education in the future?
(04-23-2013 06:11 AM)Trar Wrote: Actually there's been a bit of that going on, but it's a long story and hopefully over by now. It should be; I beat Deus Ex a couple months ago. As for my life...it's kinda similar.
Let's just say that I've learned a lot, not just regarding who I am as a person and what my role in society is (and could be), but about humanity as a whole. And we're some pretty magnificent bastards. I also learned a number of interesting things (keyword interesting), and I dare say I am generally more intelligent and (slightly) less impulsive than I used to be posting on here, if not simply a different person. I think.
Deus Ex the original, as in the first Deus Ex with JC Denton and MJ12/UN(and zeitgeist)? I love that game...
@ |55555|: Yes, it's good to be back, especially now that I'm basically more knowledgeable and mature than before. (I say this because I read through my older posts recently. ) Nice to see you're still kicking too. Community college is definitely not out of the question(I intend to go eventually), but I need to get the GED sorted out, and quite possibly find a job and undergo Driver's Ed. And money is very tight, so yeah.
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(04-25-2013 06:55 AM)Trar Wrote: @ brainiac3397: Yes, that Deus Ex.
@ |55555|: Yes, it's good to be back, especially now that I'm basically more knowledgeable and mature than before. (I say this because I read through my older posts recently. ) Nice to see you're still kicking too. Community college is definitely not out of the question(I intend to go eventually), but I need to get the GED sorted out, and quite possibly find a job and undergo Driver's Ed. And money is very tight, so yeah.
Fill out a FAFSA. I did a couple months ago and basically I'm eligible for enough in aid to get me through community college, but not through the four year college after I transfer. I'm just gonna figure that out later. Worst case scenario I have border-line rich relatives to turn to.
Who am I? Who are YOU?
(This post was last modified: 04-27-2013 10:34 PM by Sunbourn.)