Posted by jzp on October 31, 2000, at 0:37:44
In reply to Re: Has anyone ever felt like this?-Noa » dari, posted by noa on October 29, 2000, at 10:43:37
I know this feeling so well. However, not quite as much as I used to, since I have gained 60-70 lbs due to meds, so I feel less outwardly "normal." Still, I do often feel that "if they only knew" twinge.
However-- I think that almost everyone feels this. Have you seen those Volkswagen commercials where the guy is like "The idea that I am responsible for another human life is just ridicuolous. That cookie is still good!"? Almost nobody is really as together as they seem to the outside observer. Almost everyone is struggling with something, it's just hard for us to recognize when we're struggling with almost everything. Kind of a depressing thought, but also kind of reassuring, at the same time.
I don't mean to discount the severity of anyone's problems-- I know what it feels like to think "god, if they only knew that I am too depressed to hold down a job/ate a pint of ice cream by myself this afternoon/just paid $100 in overdraft fees on a $15 check (me too, noa!)/didn't get out of bed all day yesterday..." But first, they don't know that. And second, you need to compare yourself to what you're capable of, not what the larger world says is "normal."
Take care,
Jannette
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