"What’s My Diagnonsense?"
The Basics
Name: Ellen
Age: 18
Gender: Femme
Location: Stafford, VA. It's terribly exciting.
Your Weaknesses: Being on time, procrastination, I have huge mood swings, I can be a little too violent sometimes, I'm not good at saying how I feel and I tend to say things that I don't mean.
Your Strengths: I'm good at making people feel comfortable or laugh when they feel down. I organise things nicely :]
Your Talents: Playing the piano, reading fast [I consider it a talent at least] and I really like doing things with art.
Favorites
What color matches your personality? Why? Probably a mix of black and a deep purple. I can be too moody sometimes, but I get very passionate about things, which the purple represents.
What place(s) do you like to spend time in the best? Why? Either in the middle of a city alone or in my room. I like being in the middle of the fast pace of the city and getting lost in my own thoughts and people watching. My room is my sanctuary. I've put a great deal into making my room my own and reflecting who I am. I'm very proud of it and I like to be able to escape there.
Other than Girl, Interrupted, what is/are your favorite movie(s)? Why? I like movies that I can relate to, or at least with characters I have something is common. I like the film Harold and Maude because I feel I can understand what they are feeling. It's reassuring to see that people deal with the same personality issues that I do. I also like the film V For Vendetta because it gives me hope that things will get better, society wise that is. I also liked Natalie Portman's character because I really want to strive to be like her so I can finally face my fears. I could go on forever, but other films that I like are Crash, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Secretary and Saved!.
What is/are your favorite book(s)? Why? White Oleander by Janet Fitch, because it's so beautifully written. It's almost like a poem in novel form. Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews because it's such an interesting story that is just so strange. Also, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. I'm very much in love with Plath.I wish that I was as talented as her and she is one of the few people that I feel that I can relate to.
If you could only watch one television show for the rest of your life what would it be? Friends. It makes me very happy and I like to live vicariously through them.
What is your favorite thing to eat? Korean food or pasta. I love my carbs!
Girl Interrupted Related
Which character (no matter how obscure) would you like to be your best friend? Why? I would like to be Lucy's because she seems so lost. I tend to feel lost a lot and I think that we could save each other in at least a small way. More so though, I like Susanna. I feel a lot like her. I have BPD as well and I have yet to meet someone who may understand it a little more than me or least knows how to deal with it some way.
Which character (no matter how obscure) would probably be your enemy or rival? Why? Oh, wow. That's hard. Hmm...I would have to say Lisa after awhile. She's manipulative. I can see me really wanting to be her or at least with her at first because she's so charismatic, but I would get frustrated and probably try toignore her.
Imagine that you’ve been sent to Claymoore. What would be the hardest thing to adjust to? (meds, rules, the other patients etc.): Probably the other patients? I really don't know. That is hard one. I get a little nervous around people at first, and I'll probably feel a little scared to be alone and not knowing anyone.
If you have any personality quirks or even mental illness(es) that you don't mind sharing, tell us about them!
I have Borderline Personality Disorder, which isn't the greatest, but I'm starting to accept it. Not very easily to be honest.
Digging Deeper
If you knew that you were going to die tomorrow, what would you do? Get a plane ticket to Germany and say goodbye to my best friends and just have a big get-together.
Put the following words in order according to your priorities :
Love, Family, Self, Money and Power.
Promotion
Promote the community in one place and show us the link.
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Visual Aid
If you'd like to share a picture, put it here.
Anything else you'd like to share with the class? nope! :]