being rediculed is a hard one for me, since i have suffered with this illness all my life, and was often made fun of in school....and as i grew i still just never fit, was always a mis-fit, even now many people i encounter think i'm weird....i just feel like i don't belong, and as a mother it has been very painuful for me, because i have had to go to all these gatherings with other mothers who don't struggle with mental illness, they were so bloody normal, and i felt so bloody bad about myself, and paranoid,,,anyway, i think being ridiculed is terrible, that is probably the child within speaking, because i think I am so use to it that a part of me doesn't give a f--k any more.

When I was a kid the only thing I wanted to be when I grew up was "interesting". Be careful what you wish for. I've never been ridiculed about my BP because I'm scary when I get mad. I'm happy with this.

I hate it when I ridicule myself. It fills me with fear. The mad part I quite like.

I was supposedly a bit scary in the past at work and then I lightened up.

You can't go the other way though.

There's a chinese story about a nice emperor and a nasty prime minister. They decide to swap demeanors, the emperor becomes nasty, the prime minister nice.

A year later the emperor has been executed and the prime minister is the new emperor.

"I would much rather be feared than ridiculed which would only infuriate me anyways"

doesn't necessarily follow you'd be feared &/or despised because you have an illness that broaches insanity, does it? Not the Dark Ages any more, son!
However, on second thought..yeah, real world/stigma...I dunno, I'd rather break down stereotypes, misconceptions & ignorance about mental illness than play to the Rogues Gallery, frankly.
Just cause someone says you're/it is 'scary' or 'detestable' does not mean you have to live down to their dim estimation, after all. Fuck 'em.

Ridiculed? By who? Who ridiculed me? Tell me. NOW. I mean it. TELL ME.

Hmm...why would I be feared...

Heeeeeeee :P x

its there for sure. i think everyone ridicules me. its alright tho, i accept it. haha

" It is far better for a man to be LOVED than feared "

COOLIO

Celebrity Big Brother.


Go on Son !!

i dunno - i dont like being feared - makes dealing with loved ones difficult - i prefer respected at least - but then i'm not a prince.

ridiculed i've been used to - doesnt really matter to me at this point. i try to teach my kids that they'll get along better if they dont either...

far better to be roled in olive oil & sprinkled with saffron encrusted spanish almonds...

YEAH!!!!!

I just got a message from someone saying how they feared the shit out of me!!!!

And I have never done anything to this person.

Except make a post joking about how I wanted to throw my one eyed, one eared, fat ass, 15 year old, extra thumbed, looks like she's pregnant but she's fixed (you get the picture, c'mon, how could you NOT make fun of this damn cat?!?) under an 18 wheeler....which, BTW I would never do....

Which, BTW, this person took personally.

WHY, I do not know...

It was something said in jest...

I make fun of the damn cat all the time. Its actually a favorite pastime of mine. Today, I called home and left a message on the machine for the Dog to go and sit on the cat (who was likely sleeping on the sofa) so that he could smother her. He is a 100lb rottie/lab mix and he despises her more than I do. My dad is always calling me telling me how bad the dog is when I am not home. I know why he is bad. Its because he hates the cat!!! He takes after me. HEHE.