[Clinte89]

Like the title says, maybe it is better on the other side. Is it to much to ask to escape the visions in my head . I just wish I didn't have these problems and maybe be someone who is a Normi for a day just to see if I would miss my self.

[hamster-bamster]

Write a story about that normi guy and post it!

[Clinte89]

Ah that's good I'll do that thanks for the idea.

[treehugger727]

I don't think it is too much to want to escape certain thoughts from our heads. It happens. But I think that you would miss you if you were someone else. Because it wouldn't be you...and that would be weird
And maybe the problems we have are designed to somehow teach us about ourselves and the how can choose to live our lives. Especially in choosing our responses to situations we are faced with
I also think that even those we think are normis usually are not. Who really is?

I don't know...

[faerie_moon_x]

I often sit around and wonder why I'm me and not someone else. And it's kind of mind blowing to think that other people are just like me (themselves and not someone else and not me.) It kind of makes me dizzy to think about it.

[Clinte89]

I agree no one is a Normi not really its impossible but at least me a little normal I'm not looking for much.

[treehugger727]

I get it. Everyone needs a respite.

I would be a liar if I said I never wished my life were like someone else's or "if I could be her for a day" never crossed my mind. I used to pretend I lived in the house of the people I babysat for because their life seemed so "clean" and so normal compared to mine.

[Livebythesea]

I too want to be someone else...hugs

[hamster-bamster]

I just want to have a clean apartment, that is all I want. I have an Indian friend (gf), a former colleague. She is leaving for India in a few days and after she comes back I will be leaving for Europe. So we agreed that after I return I will invite her over for ethnic food - she loves food. Vegetarian only for her as she is a Hindu and I know plenty veggie recipes. So that is all exciting for me. But... somehow I will need to clean the place. Normal people live in clean quarters, I know that. This friend has a cleaning service.

It is crazy to live the way I do, the mess, the cats, and everything.

[Clinte89]

Well hammy I know you can do it. It sounds like a fun proposition for you glad to hear that. Have fun in Europe

[Cocosurviving]

Originally Posted by treehugger727

I don't think it is too much to want to escape certain thoughts from our heads. It happens. But I think that you would miss you if you were someone else. Because it wouldn't be you...and that would be weird
And maybe the problems we have are designed to somehow teach us about ourselves and the how can choose to live our lives. Especially in choosing our responses to situations we are faced with
I also think that even those we think are normis usually are not. Who really is?

I don't know...

I totally agree---plus being someone else could be worse...cancer, AIDS, etc...
BP isn't the best but not as bad as other conditions.

[Clinte89]

Well in that case it may make me apreciate my life better. That's kinda the idea.

[Trippin2.0]

'Doctor doctor wont you please prescribe me something, a day in the life of someone else. Coz I'm a hazzard to myself, dont let me get me, I'm my own worst enemy, its bad when you annoy yourself, so irritating, dont wanna be my friend no more, I wanna be somebody else...' Your thread reminded me of
and old favourite song of mine... This used to be my theme song at 1 stage, so I do relate, but like someone pointed out, I could be ridden with cancer or aids instead, so I count my blessings where I can...

[canacrip]

I have thought that very thing; "if only I could be someone else". I hate living in this head. Not crazy about the body, either. (Disabled). I try not to go there, though. It sort of reinforces those feelings that I suck. Trying to lear to be content in my own skin.

[Anika.]

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/mindfu...perfectionism/

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/mindfu...t-self-esteem/

http://www.mindfulnessproject.com/bl...elf-acceptance

I have been digging in the internets tonight. Yay more links for everybodyyyy YAAAaaaaaay no?

These are pretty good tho, yup they are all mindful, but all on self acceptance. Who doesn't struggle with this stuff ? Tho I do think stopping the struggle and moving forward on the acceptance of self, and life is a nice way to get past a lot of the suffering.

I have thought those thoughts before too, and came to the conclusion that Treehugger put forth. I would not be me. There is no comparison between yourself and others either. I just read somewhere.. that the comparison is fundamentally wrong because even if we were similar we are not sameness. And cannot be for obvious reasons. I would then say that is an inappropriate comparison do in the first place, scientifically speaking of course .

Originally Posted by Clinte89

Like the title says, maybe it is better on the other side. Is it to much to ask to escape the visions in my head . I just wish I didn't have these problems and maybe be someone who is a Normi for a day just to see if I would miss my self.

yeah I'm with you Clint on that one...

gonna weird out here though I cannot help it!....seems to me it's exactly being 'normal' for even a tiny second that sends me over the edge!

never gonna figure that one out while 'normal' exists

[venusss]

It is crazy to live the way I do, the mess, the cats, and everything.

organized is for idiots. Genius can handle chaos.

(my mother is messy clean. It looks organized, but she puts driver's licence among cosmetics, hides passports in books (and forgets WHICH), big cash among tea bags and keys who knows where. I guess I lived too long on the dorm and among intellectuals... so I think clean appartments are overrated. Mausoleums are clean. Homes are messy and lived in... and with cats, it's choice between clean appartment and cats. I chose cats)

'Doctor doctor wont you please prescribe me something, a day in the life of someone else. Coz I'm a hazzard to myself, dont let me get me, I'm my own worst enemy, its bad when you annoy yourself, so irritating, dont wanna be my friend no more, I wanna be somebody else...' Your thread reminded me of
and old favourite song of mine... This used to be my theme song at 1 stage, so I do relate, but like someone pointed out, I could be ridden with cancer or aids instead, so I count my blessings where I can...

oh, i love the song too.

and seriously, there are worse things than being cray-cray. You could be born in Gaza (although i doubt many keep their sanity for too long there).

and **** it, i am me. I don't wanna be normal decent person... I am sometimes scared of going sane. Must be awfully boring. I mean, they have weekend houses and boring jobs and "travel" means to them going to same overcrowded beach and ENJOY IT. Ewww, ewww, ewwwww.
I prefer to be cray-cray. I WANT to be sad over the state of the world and i WANT to be able to feel the world turning and feel the history when i take off my shoes and cobble stones (normal people think it's awfully scandalous to take off shoes, no matter how much they hurt their feet. Or that it's crazy to dance on cobble stones, just for the fact you are alive).

[Trippin2.0]

Venus, I've often wondered, ever since I was about 15, do some normal healthy people die of boredom?...

[venusss]

I do have theory that the reason why normal people don't have problems with falling asleep is basically they bore themselves to sleep every night (I mean... I met people who certainly had the effect on others, eh).

for example I don't get how can somebody not think of something all the time? what they do when they don't imagine things and create all kind of craziness and make mental witty notes about people they meet (or make up stories about them), etc. I mean HOW?

[Trippin2.0]

LOL They probly do bore themselves to sleep! Idk, I've also tried understanding this blank mental space they have, sorry, I dont get it. Meds did that tho, silenced my mind, it was eerie, mental gravyard manoevre, ugh, no thanks!

[venusss]

is it like when you try to connect to internet, but get the dreaded "no signal found" message?

i think we've all felt like that at times.

having our mental illness can sometimes take it's toll

[Clinte89]

But your all right to hell with someone else's life, I've got mine and its pretty good even though there is some hiccups but darn it its my life wether its on the rocks or smooth sailing I think I'll keep my life. Thanks everyone

Originally Posted by Clinte89

But your all right to hell with someone else's life, I've got mine and its pretty good even though there is some hiccups but darn it its my life wether its on the rocks or smooth sailing I think I'll keep my life. Thanks everyone

cool result!

[Anika.]

Glad to hear that Clinte, there is not really anyone else to be. Or anywhere else to be.

There are people with silence in there? Like for long periods of time? Nooo that would be like meditating all the time? There has to be something going on , but it hmm I have no idea.

I explained inside my head activities, or just passing thoughts to my bf and he thought is was absolute total nonsense. And it is nonsense but it's ok. Then I try to think of the times where it's just slow, a lot slower... and it's much different and different content.. like ....oh better remember my keys..did I turn the heat down... why is the car so cold.. I hope this shirt doesn't look stupid..... I think that is likely what a lot of peoples brains do, when they are not really using them. If you read about meditation they always give examples like this. Normal mind wandering. Yeah it's pretty boring.. yup.