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user19161

8:00 PM

@Kit I know, I don't want to live in the past, but the past has caused things that make it hard for me to tread the future. And I'm doing my best, but sometimes that seems not enough. But I'll hang in there. I have a mum who loves me and friends here who care about me a lot.

Arda Xi

@FallenAngelEyes Well, although my issues are nowhere near yours, I know what that feels like. I empathize.

FallenAngelEyes

@ArdaXi Thanks. Such is life, and I don't have it as bad as some, so I try to count myself lucky.

Arda Xi

@FallenAngelEyes Same here. (Autism, by the way)

FallenAngelEyes

Soooo this isn't what I expected to be having as post-dinner conversation. Hi guys!

user19161

@FallenAngelEyes Just to add one point, the problem and the cure in psych issues are not well-defined either. Feel free to redefine them.

FallenAngelEyes

8:03 PM

@ArdaXi What type, if I may ask? It's so broad spectrum.

Arda Xi

@FallenAngelEyes Well, I've been diagnosed with Asperger's, but I honestly wouldn't know.

FallenAngelEyes

@ArdaXi Gotcha. nods I have several friends who have been diagnosed as well.

@JasperLoy Everything's relative! handwaving fingerwiggles

Arda Xi

I've met a lot of people who are with the same organization as me. Some are coping far better than I am, and some are coping worse.

user19161

@ArdaXi Good luck to you too. May the force be with ya.

Kit

@JasperLoy You know, Van Gogh was 37 when he committed suicide.

FallenAngelEyes

8:06 PM

@ArdaXi Yeah, one of my friends lives in a... uhm. It's like a place with separate housing and begeleiding and stuff, he gets subsidy because he's not very socially equipped to work and the like.

user19161

@Kit Ya I mentioned it to Sim earlier on, though I said 40. I once got a book of his paintings, and you are seeing one of them right now.

Arda Xi

@JasperLoy Thanks. I have no doubt I'll survive it, I'm just not exactly sure how yet.

FallenAngelEyes

Dutch friends. The US doesn't have any comparable system.

Kit

@JasperLoy I know, that's why I thought of it.

Right. Gotta run. Peace out.

FallenAngelEyes

Later @Kit

Arda Xi

8:08 PM

@FallenAngelEyes I think in the US usually foster homes are used.

FallenAngelEyes

Not usually for this type of thing, those are more extreme. I was impressed when he told me about the whole system and how it worked and what kind of care he could get.

user19161

@fallen @arda By the way, if you guys didn't read the transcript, mine is more of OCD+PTSD. Good luck to us all.

FallenAngelEyes

@JasperLoy Normal is boring anyway! May we make the world a more interesting place with our "disorders"!

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user19161

@FallenAngelEyes Right, but the problem is the suffering I have to go through almost every waking moment you see.

user19161

I really didn't expect this room to be full of crazy people too, haha.

Arda Xi

8:14 PM

I feel normal now.

Mana

Life is full of surprises.

user19161

@Mana Like you.

user19161

Maaaaaaaaaaan!

Mana

That's about the only thing I can say that seems to fit in with this conversation, so.

heh.

FallenAngelEyes

@JasperLoy nods Life can get tiring when you feel like you're fighting every waking moment to survive it.

I feel kind of bad for like, overwhelming the chat with potentially uncomfortable conversation topics.

Arda Xi

8:16 PM

@FallenAngelEyes Before this we were discussing VB, C# and LINQ. I don't think this is much worse.

FallenAngelEyes

Haha

user19161

It's fine. This room has always been off-topic anyway. Just don't insult anyone will do.

Mana

Don't. I feel as though it's better to confront these things, and doing it with people who understand is great.

FallenAngelEyes

@Mana In general, I agree. I know I've got problems I need to deal with and sometimes part of that is talking about them publicly. It makes some people uncomfortable though, and I don't want people to feel uncomfy somewhere they consider to be a safe/comfy place.

user19161

@FallenAngelEyes I think they don't feel uncomfy, more of shocked.

Arda Xi

8:20 PM

@JasperLoy Mostly @GraceNote

Grace Note

I'm not uncomfortable, so to speak

Arda Xi

@GraceNote Exactly.

Grace Note

That... I'm not sure.

Mana

I just can't really think of anything to add to this conversation since, well, I don't think I can really understand your perspective on things.

FallenAngelEyes

I think it's not so much "uncomfy" maybe, as some people may be unsure what to say because they feel they can't add anything constructive/helpful and/or may not understand POV, but don't want to interrupt or try to diminish the conversation topic.

user19161

8:22 PM

Then change the subject. And there is no need to say anything if there is nothing to say.

FallenAngelEyes

Diminish isn't the word I'm looking for.

Trivialize, that's it.

Arda Xi

@Mana I can't say I understand it either, but I can empathize.

Grace Note

Heh, I've got enough reasons not to interject in this conversation.

user19161

Feel free to talk about ice cream or whatever!

Grace Note

(Though, really, it all starts with "Not catching the start that probably established who has what")

FallenAngelEyes

8:23 PM

I didn't intend on participating in this either, as I'm usually fairly private about these things, but I also like to be supportive of other people.

user19161

@reg Hello, we were doing quite ab it of sharing as you can see...

simchona

@JasperLoy And how it came from iced cream?

user19161

@simchona Ya, it all started with your good bye earlier on?

FallenAngelEyes

I've never been much of an ice cream eater.

Though my sister would eat ice cream for breakfast every day if she could.

user19161

good bye good-bye goodbye ice cream ice-cream icecream

FallenAngelEyes

8:26 PM

She loves it.

user19161

It's fine as long as you are not obese or diabetic.

user19161

It's just sugar after all.

ChaosGamer

Youscream, Iscream, We love Icecream!

Mana

nice one.

ChaosGamer

there is a difference to fruit bar and Icecream.

Mana

8:29 PM

what's that?

simchona

@ChaosGamer *fruit

user19161

@ChaosGamer fruit

Mana

oh.

user19161

@simchona Jinx!

simchona

@JasperLoy Jinx

@JasperLoy DOUBLE JINX

ChaosGamer

8:30 PM

TRIPLE JINX

user19161

@simchona Only the loser says jinx, if you didn't know.

simchona

@ChaosGamer Nope.

@JasperLoy I just like saying Jinx.

ChaosGamer

@Mana Icecream has milk.

simchona

And I lost

user19161

@simchona Good!

ChaosGamer

8:30 PM

@simchona what do you mean no? QUADRUPLE JINX

MUhahahahahaha

RegDwight

Ahem, people, no double or triple jinxes in here. Only meta and meta-meta jinxes allowed.

user19161

@RegDwight Never heard of that!

ChaosGamer

Meta times infinity Jinx then!

RegDwight

@JasperLoy You have now. Deal with it.

simchona

@Chaos how old are you?

user19161

8:31 PM

Or meta to the power of infinity.

ChaosGamer

insane laugh

@simchona 26

RegDwight

@JasperLoy Meta to the power of meta plus meta. FTFY.

user19161

Did Thursagan come back yesterday. I have a feeling he's gonna pop in soon.

simchona

@ChaosGamer I highly, highly doubt that

Mana

If you're 26 then I'm 33.

ChaosGamer

8:32 PM

@simchona truly. I just like acting like a kid.

RegDwight

@simchona Yeah, sounds more like 25 or 27, I can't decide. Certainly not 26, though.

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