Week 2: That One Friend

[kschlotwrites]

Voice: Pull it.

Me: No.

Voice: Just pull it. Now.

Me: No. I'm not pulling it. There's no fire, no emergency.

Voice: That you know of.

Me: Sigh.I know the voice isn't real, that I'm the only one that can hear her. But, she's all I have. She is that one friend. She is the only friend

Comments

[rswndrlst]

Well I don't know if this is based on actual experience and I haven't been officially diagnosed with anything but I can relate to this story. My voice has a name, that I never say out loud, thankfully she has gotten a lot less offensive as I've gotten older. I was never committed to a ward but attended group therapy for self harm when I was young, it did feel like a competition to be the craziest though and I stopped going.

Great use of the prompt!

[kschlotwrites]

Thank you.

This story is all fiction.

I actually had a bit of a panic attack after posting it. I was so worried that someone would take offense to it because it isn't something that actually happened to me. But, I calmed myself down, reminding myself that that's what fiction is.

[rswndrlst]

Beautifully written realistic fiction! I'm glad you posted it.

[halfshellvenus]

I'm glad this is fiction, because this would be hard to live with. Many people with a DID condition really struggle to have friends, keep a job, etc.

I started adding tags to my stories after I had a few fiction pieces mistaken for non-fiction, which really helps the reader. Everything for Idol is tagged "fiction" or "non-fiction," in order to alleviate concerns or heartfelt sympathy for something I'm not actually experiencing (I felt the worst about those!)

[kschlotwrites]

I might start adding those tags. Though some might be difficult to tag. Maybe I'll have three different tags: Non-Fiction, Fiction, and Fictionish. My week one entry would be Fictionish.

[halfshellvenus]

Non-Fiction-as-Fiction ? ;)

True Lies?

[magazhchi]

Wonderful work. I got totally engrossed in your story.

[kschlotwrites]

Thank you!

[karmasoup]

I love this. The POV is fabulous, and so believable. Really well done.

[kschlotwrites]

Thank you! I appreciate your comment. I was so worried that it wouldn't be believable.

[ellison]

Oh wow, i like this and want to read more from this character. Intriguing! Very well written!

[kschlotwrites]

Thank you! I never really wrote anything with a "returning character," but maybe that will change.