Why I prefer computers to people
This is a conversation between me and one of my (quite recently former) friends on Facebook. It was probably long overdue for this to happen.
Kevin
there've been days when i've had panic attacks hourly
today i wnet almost the whole day without one.
and have yet to break down sobbing uncontrollably. it's a good day!
10:37pmThomas
do you have a plan?
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Kevin
there've been days when i've had panic attacks hourly
today i wnet almost the whole day without one.
and have yet to break down sobbing uncontrollably. it's a good day!
10:37pmThomas
do you have a plan?
to ( Read more... )
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As for the point of the misunderstanding between you two, he may have a point. He presented it poorly, deciding to do away with any care and concern he may have tempered it with, instead choosing exasperation to convey his point. I think that was a poor choice.
I do know, from personal experience, that having a plan, having something to do and to work towards, helps immensely. It's something I've been having trouble doing myself these days, so I completely understand being overwhelmed as well. To borrow a phrase from my dear friend, Dr. Birmingham, who was speaking of an entirely different set of circumstances, sometimes it's best to just hug the monster.
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See, he wasn't asking me--and his reply bears this out--what I was planning to do. He was accusing me of not doing anything. I've known this guy for over 20 years, and have a pretty good understanding of what he means when he says something.
The funny thing is just this morning I told him I was evaluating what I would need to do to go back to school. Doesn't that sound like maybe I was seeing if I was developing a (new) plan?
He wanted to be an asshole to someone and thought he could get away with it. That's not the me I am anymore, though.
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