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Post by Twice-Shy on May 20, 2003 16:30:33 GMT -5
I'll be 30 in about 6 months time! Holy ****! I was thinking last night that I've packed quite a bit into my life already. I've had plenty of highs and just as many lows.
High points have been: getting married, being the only person from my year at my school to go onto uni, creating this website (off course) supporting Arsenal, completing the marathon.
Low points have been: my marriage ending, having to come home and live again with my parents, HD, having a breakdown, taking an overdose, ending up in a pyschiatric ward, supporting Arsenal.
There's enough there to keep Eastenders in storylines for a few months.
What have been the high points / low points of your lives so far - even you young folk must have a few?
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Post by moogle on May 20, 2003 16:37:56 GMT -5
wow..30. i'm gonna be 21 next month and i already feel old.
high points - my senior year of high school - being able to give 4 cats a loving home - most of my friendships low points - most of my relationships - depression - surgeries
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Post by spitzig on May 20, 2003 21:23:48 GMT -5
I don't think I've had many of either.
I mean, I got a Bachelor's, but I didn't even see a choice about that. My other option would've been to work at McDonald's or something. I probably consider doing well last semester a bigger deal than that.
But, my high points have probably been when I joined my fraternity in college, and when I was with the two women I've dated somewhat seriously.
My low points seem too common too really call low--I get depressed a lot. My only REALLY low point was when I was with one of the girls previously mentioned.
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Post by urbanspaceman on May 21, 2003 6:20:59 GMT -5
I just turned 23 last month, which scared me quite a lot, so god knows what reaching 30 will do to me! Highs: Graduating from uni last year (actually getting to uni was my proudest moment), meeting my best mates at school - and still knowing them (since we were 11, scary), the birth of my nephew, producing a film at college (it was crap, but I loved doing it), supporting Man U (sorry again Shane). Lows: Guess like everyone else, depression - worst prob. between ages 14-17, having to drop out of my first attempt at 3rd year at uni due to personal 'stuff', teasing and bullying at school, birth of nephew (complications with birth, nearly lost my nephew and my sister). Oh, and Arsenal's sudden ability to play decent football. Apologies once again!
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Tiff
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25-year old Administrative Assistant who crochets and knits!
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Post by Tiff on May 21, 2003 7:42:56 GMT -5
Hello, This is great Highs: Developing a crush on a guy at work and asking him out for a drink, learning to knit and taking those Adult Ed classes..meeting new people..getting out of the house, paying off my student loans and my car and my computer, losing 65 pounds, driving to my aunt's house by myself, just being more confident driving. Shyness is still a problem for me but I'm working on it slowly. Lows: nothing developed with the guy from work except chatting online and flirtation, occasional loneliness, feeling helpless I won't have enough for a down payment on my condo next year... I have to say I had great highs and I probably have more, I'm unfortunate to not have had many lows.
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Post by Twice-Shy on May 21, 2003 13:16:58 GMT -5
Talking about bad days, these last few have been terrible. My older brother has a severe form of Huntington's Disease. HD is a degenerative genetic illness. It's a cross between Parkinson's, MS and Motor Neuron's. It destroys a person on every level possible: physically, emotionally, behaviourally, cognitively...
He exploded this afternoon and physicaly attacked my mother. Then he went for me as well and I had to literally pin him to the ground until he calmed down enough to get a couple of Diazapan down him.
We had to ring the doctor and he has arranged for an emergency referral into respite tomorrow morning. The last time he was in respite was 18 months ago and he hated it. Tomorrow is going to be great fun.
Needless to say, my mother is shattered.
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Post by moogle on May 21, 2003 14:27:40 GMT -5
shane, that's awful. i'm so sorry
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Post by Shane yes me on May 22, 2003 9:13:24 GMT -5
I'm in an internet cafe again and forgot to log out at home.
Well, my brother's in a place called Thompson House until Tuesday as emergency respite. On Tuesday he'll be moved to a different hospital for a full assessment. He will be in for a few weeks.
He didn't calm down yesterday until nearly 11pm - from 1pm that day. The amount of diazapan we gave him couls have knocked a horse out but it was like giving him sweets.
He's been verbally abusive before but yesterday was the first time he had actually lashed out. He was great this morning when we drove him over. We thought he would kick up a stink but he never.
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