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Old Apr 12, 2015, 12:44 PM
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yeh cheers i know how to do the work, my phd thesis was 90,000 words and my MA was 20,000. I have several more academic books in various stages including a double monograph on Aquinas. My problem with writing fiction is that im terrible at dialogue and dont really enjoy descriptions. Without those a work is just a skeleton and no matter how great the idea or composition it just wont walk.
90,000 words? Yowzer! May I ask what your degrees are in?

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Old Apr 12, 2015, 12:47 PM
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Whoa taking 3 mgs of Ativan has definitely calmed me down...almost too much
Just remember not to do what I did after I woke up from 3mg Klonopin. Next time I ever take benzos to relax, I'm hiding the bottle from myself so I don't do something stupid like I once did because it's like alcohol but not knowing the dosages because of intoxication with lowered inhibitions.

"Imma snort 4 benzos".

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Old Apr 12, 2015, 01:07 PM
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This. This is what scares me about my final year dissertation. Damn you Neil, reminding me of all the work I'll have to put into it. Damn you word counts, damn you!!!
mine was only 90 pages, it's different in the sciences, they are more worried about what you've done than what you think....you're computer science right? It probably won't be so bad as Neil's...
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 01:18 PM
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Just remember not to do what I did after I woke up from 3mg Klonopin. Next time I ever take benzos to relax, I'm hiding the bottle from myself so I don't do something stupid like I once did because it's like alcohol but not knowing the dosages because of intoxication with lowered inhibitions.

"Imma snort 4 benzos".

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No worries. My dog escaping just set off my anxiety. I'm okay now...just a bit sleepy
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 01:41 PM
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Why dread it, Odysseus has just explained how to do it. Crack on everyday and soon you'll have trouble fitting everything into your word count rather than trying to stretch to reach it!

How long is your dissertation supposed to be?
Well it's not really a dissertation, it's a final year project and a report to accompany it. So you make some software or hardware and report on it. I believe the average is about 4,000 odd lines of code (if you're making an app or something) and a 20,000-25,000 word report.

I do have an idea for it though and it'll either be this coming semester or the following year depending on if I go for the ordinary or honors degree. My idea would have so much to research so that could fill it up. I'm just not the most consistent worker so I'm worried!
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 01:43 PM
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mine was only 90 pages, it's different in the sciences, they are more worried about what you've done than what you think....you're computer science right? It probably won't be so bad as Neil's...
Yep comp science (infrastructure), it won't be like a thesis thesis, I don't think it will be. To be honest I don't know a whole lot about the process. Here's hoping it won't be too bad! The project itself will be easier than the report I'd say.
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 01:46 PM
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 01:54 PM
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when i was an adolescent the teens were always showing off their self harm scars. its just like they do on instagram. its never changed...
I don't know whether that was a really dark joke or serious.

My first reaction was to laugh, but my second reaction suggested I'm an asshole.
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 02:00 PM
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when i was an adolescent the teens were always showing off their self harm scars. its just like they do on instagram. its never changed...
I've noticed that. There's almost pride behind it. It's nothing to be proud of, believe me.
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 02:27 PM
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90,000 words? Yowzer! May I ask what your degrees are in?
they were in medieval studies, Odysseus.

Honestly writing the Phd wasnt hard; it broke down into 6 chapters, an Intro and conclusion so each part was only 10000 words give or take. I was used to writing essay papers of 3000-4000 so each chapter was just a few essays pinned together. It was just a question of willpower to stick with it day in and day out.
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 02:29 PM
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 02:33 PM
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I hate to admit that my dog triggered me damn near into psychosis. Brought me right back to when my last pup got hit and died in my arms.
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 02:49 PM
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 03:29 PM
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I would do it for fun, go on live camera and put the blood on my face like a hunter gatherer. Lots of views. People thought it was cool because I'd be high while doing it with cool switch blade knives and machetes.

Focusing on a logical alternative is something people should be proud of as well as acknowledging their advice, Not cutting while they're wallowing in their own * and showing every scar as a sign of how they gave up, talking about it like I talk about drugs on the side. It's obsessive. There's only that opinion. Along with many questions that they all of a sudden then have the right to say "This one is because blablabla" It's not that addicting either.

Cutting is irrational. The same is said for any other addiction. If someone wants help, don't cut. If you want to show off, you're saying that in the name of every person that Cuts.

I tried cutting when I was agitated and thought to myself.. Why? Now I have a few scars.

But I also noticed that I needed to have a lot of hatred for myself and confusion to enjoy the even almost acute pain. Mostly it's because I wanted a rush. I ran out of stimulants so I down graded to the delusional thinking of cutting while having distorted thoughts that are controlled by emotions and amplified by stimulant crashes.
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 03:34 PM
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**** now I'm triggered back yo the deaths of my patents. Fml

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My thoughts are all over the place right now. I keep thinking that someone is going to break in. It's mental torture.
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Keep thinking someone is gonna break into house.

I know it's a delusion or paranoia of some sort but it feels so real
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 06:19 PM
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Meds are on board and the house is quiet. Feeling better now.
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 06:20 PM
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Skipped breakfast lunch and dinner.

Idek I have 0 appetite.

Might as well go out and get some fresh air and a cigarette.
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 06:20 PM
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The power went out and my damn surge protector won't stop beeping.
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 06:21 PM
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I've never posted in this forum yet, but I do want to check in.

My anxiety and delusions have decreased since my pdoc changed the dosage and frequency of my Seroquel. I now take 200mgs, 3X/day.

I just wanted to post that, and say hi to everyone.
Hi kindness, nice to meet you.
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 06:23 PM
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 06:25 PM
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Old Apr 12, 2015, 06:25 PM
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The power went out and my damn surge protector won't stop beeping.
I hate when that happens, do you have a way of resetting it? Or do you have to wait till the power comes back?
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