tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33572374.post6097849163287829680..comments2023-03-25T23:14:28.396+10:00Comments on Waving Not Drowning: Hope For Intelligent Kids Who Are Unhappygraywavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609426782409481706noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33572374.post-3599455306376704732012-06-29T13:39:11.496+10:002012-06-29T13:39:11.496+10:00Thanks Graham! I am smart person who over the last...Thanks Graham! I am smart person who over the last year has been so depressed he's felt like committing suicide. I suppose I could go into the particulars of my situation but ultimately those are of secondary importance, right?<br /><br />I still feel downright horrible and that perhaps the last 28 years of my life were a lie. <br /><br />But maybe I can find "a great life with just a King Of All Sustainabilityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032625546300302696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33572374.post-80189245196293745352012-06-29T13:38:46.231+10:002012-06-29T13:38:46.231+10:00Thanks Graham! I am smart person who over the last...Thanks Graham! I am smart person who over the last year has been so depressed he's felt like committing suicide. I suppose I could go into the particulars of my situation but ultimately those are of secondary importance, right?<br /><br />I still feel downright horrible and that perhaps the last 28 years of my life were a lie. <br /><br />But maybe I can find "a great life with just a King Of All Sustainabilityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032625546300302696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33572374.post-70824370042036407542011-12-18T21:16:39.490+10:002011-12-18T21:16:39.490+10:00I'm glad to hear you've got it all worked ...I'm glad to hear you've got it all worked out at 19, Anonymous. And while I say that tongue in cheek, because it seems unlikely, I also acknowledge that it is possible, and I hope you're right.<br /><br />I've tried many times to keep a journal - especially when I was young - but I've never stuck at it. On the other hand, I have always been a writer, of fiction and of graywavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609426782409481706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33572374.post-24124726747089666172011-12-18T20:43:10.973+10:002011-12-18T20:43:10.973+10:00Dead on analysis. I found it unfortunate that it t...Dead on analysis. I found it unfortunate that it took you decades to accept who you are. I personally am a 19 year old male, and ive been able to accept all aspects of myself very successfully, even though im utterly antisocial in nature. I enjoy consciousness. And hedonism. and knowledge. pleasures and beauty, books and drugs. even some specific people.<br /><br />I think writing in a journal isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33572374.post-78001404465959816882010-06-10T08:55:45.543+10:002010-06-10T08:55:45.543+10:00Hi, Anonymous. Deciding your dream before you can ...Hi, Anonymous. Deciding your dream before you can follow it really is one of the hardest things. It means really understanding yourself and your needs and your abilities. That, of course, can take years, possibly decades.<br /><br />I'd also challenge the idea that everyone even has a dream - or needs one. I know someone who has no dreams at all. They don't waste any time agonising over graywavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609426782409481706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33572374.post-3053988787688859682010-06-10T08:07:03.703+10:002010-06-10T08:07:03.703+10:00Thanks for writing this and the precursor, they we...Thanks for writing this and the precursor, they were both very informative. For the past 10 years I've been trying to find my "place" through various aptitude tests and soul-searching and personal turmoil, and even half-failed attempts at following in my father and brother's footsteps. I'm not sure if I unconsciously think I will be a failure if I can't be as good as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33572374.post-52556692706498217732010-04-18T16:48:28.696+10:002010-04-18T16:48:28.696+10:00Anon, I'm very glad you found this made you fe...Anon, I'm very glad you found this made you feel better. <br /><br />I'm guessing you're American (your spelling, religious parents, use of the word 'college') and I have no experience of American universities to be able to offer any hints or tips there. All I can say, from my own 'college' experience, is that joining things can be surprisingly rewarding.<br /><br />graywavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609426782409481706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33572374.post-2585907305716572162010-04-18T12:56:12.017+10:002010-04-18T12:56:12.017+10:00I would like to thank you for writing this article...I would like to thank you for writing this article. I'm a sixteen year old girl who has always found myself in the top 1% of students my age and has been consistently alienated by both my peers and my parents because of it. I burst into tears several times while I read this, particularly while reading the fourth bullet point. I've battled depression for years because I couldn't help Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com