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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:31 pm
Drake07 Rei ojou-sama Wait what? ROTC?!?! You can't join the military if you have schizophrenia!?!? The thing is my schizophrenia was not obvious to begin with. It only started to become clear during my high school when my family are noticing my peculiarities. At this stage, I am already better. I function and live normally. I do my responsibilities and no even knows my history. Everybody treats me normally and respect me as a dependable person. Perhaps, I could say that I am one of those who can recover easily. I actually find military training beneficial for my development. Together with two fellow math major friends in the ROTC, I have learned much about the value of unity. Whenever my muscles get sore from physical training and the thought of saying "Sir, I quit, sir" comes into my mind, I simply remember that I am standing not only for myself, but for the good of my unit and that helped me go on. (By the way, my favorite poem, which was taught to me by my commandant is Invictus by William Ernest Henley. It is really inspiring.) I have experienced a lot of improvements. During my high school, my parents tell me that I walk in a crouching manner as if I were to fall forward, but now I am keeping a proper posture. In each training day, I learn more and further develop my character. The primary concern of the officers is the fact that I am underweight for my tall height. They are able convince me to eat a full meal and I am now trying to gain weight by increasing my muscle mass. Considering that I am the slowest jogger amongst us, they are thinking of assigning me paper work instead of field work. I like ROTC because it is making me stronger both physically and mentally. Anyway, I have no intentions of going further into the military after my graduation since my original plan is to teach in high school and become a lawyer. ROTC is simply a way for me to find self-improvement and an extra learning experience. Well that’s cool if it helps you. I understand the power of unity (being a communist). I am not a fan of violence and war though.
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:18 pm
2006-12-19
I was just discharged from McLean’s Hospital yesterday (Monday December 18, 2006).
Today I did very little. I went with my dad to do some court things about an addition to his house but then it got denied, then I went to start a checking account and that failed because they said I needed government photo ID which I do not have. Then I went home and ate an Italian sub. This frustrating morning left me needing to relax. So I went on gaia for a while and talked to some friends. I spent the whole day up until now in a kind of daze. It’s hard to think on all the meds they put me on, especially since I had been off them for so long. I took a bath about an hour ago because I needed to have some time just for my self. As I was watching the water pore into the bath tub, as I tested the water with my hand to see that it was not too hot, I though about my life. I’m not the kind of person who can just blindly follow, and fulfill some predestined mold, but I know that when I think about it too much it causes me to become symptomatic. I thought to my self what is my illness. I know it’s clinically referred to as schizophrenia, but what does that me for me? It’s a pattern of thinking. I can clearly see when it’s coming. I just don’t know how to prevent it. I think I need to find a paradigm that suits me more. Or maybe that’s just wishful thinking. I love life, the world, and whatever else may be out there. I love the complexity. I love the simplicity hiding behind the cracks. Its something I don’t have an answer for, how do I prevent the next episode. I don’t think I will find it quickly. It may take a few more times. I will figure it out. I will, I don’t know when I will succeed, but I will try until I do.
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:27 pm
Green. Green. Green as in my toothbrush. I see blue an silver. Red. Pen. His shirt is striped. When I was little my dad dropped the car keys in the grate in the sidewalk. Salmon is tasty. Its best raw. The waves in the ocean outside my room. They are going to come and get me. If I through my jewelry at it I will be safe. The floor is covered in vines. Ellen was a friend of mine, well maybe. I don’t think I really liked her. Nicole, I really liked her, but she was so popular. Black nails. I broke a nail. It wasn’t broken last time I looked. I wonder how it happened. Chicken, yum. Ka? Redundancy. How can one prove anything? There is no way. Everything that we try to prove is based on earlier assumptions. Scientists are all about never assuming anything, but they assume all the time. Does anything really exist? How can one be so sure? What can one do to prove it? I see a little fuchsia in the corner. FANBOY. Smelly, fat Otaku. Up, down, around, over, through, wormhole. FIVE GOLD RINGS. One should never touch a whiteboard with one’s hands. It makes them dirty, but most of all, it leaves ones hand oils on the board. This makes the board not work as well. Why do all cars have faces? Whenever I am riding
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:40 pm
It’s ok Put the baby in the briefcase It’s ok As long as you don’t close it all the way And you don’t keep him there long And you support his head
Then jump in the water And stay under A long time It’s ok As long as you can swim And you hide under a rock
Don’t worry Don’t worry at all It’s ok It’s all ok
Trough a grenade in a house With an old lady inside It’s ok As long as you see the blackness All around
It’s growing But you won’t worry It’s ok Don’t worry
Don’t cry You won’t cry You can’t cry
People all around No one cares It’s growing But no one cares
Diving Colliding But never crying And always crying
Don’t worry Don’t worry at all It’s ok It’s all ok
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:16 pm
A glass of milk a glass of pine, tree sap is sticky. I get it on my fingers and I can’t wash it off. What is it for? I don’t know. It’s like blood. My blood is red. Red like communism, maybe. What should I do. My life is slipping away. My goals fade. Fear encompasses me, envelops me, ignores me. It hurts but no one can see. It’s an invisible illness. I know it’s here but I can’t prove it. I can’t prove anything really. Every proof is based off assumptions. How can you prove those assumptions? You can’t. Its not possible to go all the way back and prove all our fundamental assumptions. Even if we did go back they are so fundamental that proof is not possible. They can only be assumed. They are observations only and inherently flawed. Flaw, what is a flaw? Have you seen a flawed diamond? It’s beautiful. It truly is. It’s flawed. The human life is flawed. It is beautiful. A Zen rock garden too is flawed. Is the beauty in the “mistakes?” Maybe it is.
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:29 pm
Thursday December 21, 2006A shadowed face
A shadowed face She hides Why you ask? She thinks you will not like her Is she wrong?
You don’t like her Because she hides What if she didn’t You might like her then No one can say
She sits alone Hiding from the sadness Adding to the sadness When she talks to you She has to prove herself
That makes you hate her What if she didn’t try to prove anything? What it she wasn’t all yes What if she wasn’t anticipating your next word? What if she wasn’t smarter or more impressive than you?
She hides from the pain And learns that her fear was warranted How can she change? I don’t know But she does
Slowly she changes That is beautiful
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:31 pm
Blue is the colour of my pillow under its thin sheath, sitting on this hard small bed. There is some schmutz on the wall. There was some on my dad’s clothes. It was cranberry juice. That stuff never comes out. He said he might have to “deep 6” it. What does that mean anyway? 6 is an interesting number. 6, hex, is it a spell of magical properties? Is it just an ordinary number? It’s a beautiful number, but I’ll move on. I have a spiral bound sketchbook and that’s what I’m writing in, in a hospital, a mental hospital, with all the crazies. I’m crazy. It’s ok sometimes it’s a lot of fun. The joy that encompasses me when I’m becoming psychotic, it’s embarrassing to say but I might call it better than orgasmic. My water bottle is half full, or is it half empty? I josh but my dad says his cup is cracked. They’ve been painting the walls in here. Its mildly perturbing. The walls they have done are really nice. The kitchen is orange. Is that the only basic colour named after a food? I have green shoes. I don’t like socks. I don’t like shoes but I need them. 6, is 2, is 3, is 5 la la la. My back hurts. The blankets here are cotton. I hate cotton. It hurts my skin. I don’t know why but it does some cotton doesn’t but most does. I don’t know. I don’t know what day it is. I have to keep asking. I cant remember. My stomach hurts a little maybe I should go to sleep. Maybe. There is something some code, a government code in the MBTA commuter rail schedule. I’m not sure what but I’m working on it. There are extra numbers on the schedule that are not accounted for. That’s where the code is. It could be or subliminal messaging. No number is repeated. I asked many people what it was for but no one knew or would tell. This was suspicions since all the other numbers have clear meaning. I asked the man at the ticket booth and he got quite testy, sent me on a wild goose chase. They said some non-sense. I know it’s a code or something of the like. There is dirt on my bed. I should wash the linins, and my clothes. I have the time. I never had before. The way light falls on a little toy basketball, I like it. I’m tiered. 8:45 am. I put my foot in the ocean, cold, muscles tense, breath forced out, relax, I’m getting used to it. I look down. There is my foot. I can see it clearly. It looks bigger than it appears out of the water. Why? I’ve had it explained to me but I don’t get it.
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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 5:58 pm
I’m starting to work on my game theory ideas again. I will try to keep things in check. I know that I should probably give up math but that would make life not worth living for me, so I won’t. I think that I am well enough to go back to work at my paying job too. I will try to do that. I hope things all go alright. I am afraid. I will try anyway. What is life if you don’t take risks? I don’t know what you would call it but not life.
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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 5:58 pm
Note: I am having increased EPS, hand twitching mostly and jaw chattering.
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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 9:45 pm
Note: Wednesday December 27, 2006 12:43 am
My thoughts are racing. I can’t sleep.
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:58 am
Gliding though time
It’s dark. I woke up at three today. I lost the day. I slept it away. I hope I will be able to sleep tonight. I’ll take a bath. Maybe. I’m calm. I feel relaxed. I’m gliding though time Like it wasn’t there. Like a chain of now. My heat is light. I feel content. I feel right.
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:01 am
Blank Page
A blank page in a notebook, it’s no longer blank. It calls out to be filled. I abide. It is no longer lonely. It is no longer perfect. It is now perfect. It is beautiful.
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:56 pm
Like a misty day
Floral pattern on my shower curtain. A lover rapped in a comforter cover. A teapot caught. Caught in a slipknot.
I dance in a trance Through a maze of Fantastical dreams.
When I dream Is it real? When I wake Is it fake?
How can I tell? The lines are so dim How can I tell? Can you tell me? Can you tell? Can I believe you?
Like a misty day What can I say?
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:57 pm
What is I I, what does that mean, I? I here that babies think that there is no difference between I and the rest of the world. That they are all. This may sound selfish but if you saw no difference between you and the rest of the world you would never want to hurt any one or anything would you? When do we first hate? When do we first make an act with the intent to hurt, to hurt someone else? Regret looms over and breaks our backs. Cry. Cry for all the hurt caused by you and by all. Can we heal? I don’t know but I will try. I will hope too.
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Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:21 pm
February 2, 2007
It’s been two weeks now since I moved into the group home. Things have been tough. Most nights I hear voices badly and the times that I don’t I am consumed with fear. Not fear about anything in particular just fear. It can manifest in many ways. It can be fear about getting a job or finding friends or just washing my hands. It is just general fear that cripples me. It most often happens at night but can happen in the day too. I have been trying very hard to overcome it. Tonight I hope to go to the MIT anime showing. I think that would be really good for me. I might be able to find some new friends there. I really need to work on my resume more and get a better start on finding a job. I have a meeting with my goals person this Monday and I hope to work on it then. I feel like I cry every night. I don’t want to mess up and I fear that I will. I mess up everything it seems. I don’t want to have to go back into the hospital but some times it’s so hard I wish I was in the hospital. I always hate being in the hospital but there is a feeling of safety there that is comforting. The voices are not as bothersome in the hospital because there is little they can tell me to do to hurt my self. I hope that things work out well at this group home. I have just finished my orientation period and I will be cooking dinner next Monday. I am nervous about it because I have to cook with two other people. One of them I like but the other I dislike very much. She frightens me. I don’t know how to deal with her so I try to avoid her, but that won’t be possible if we are cooking together.
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