johndude222 said:
No, I havn't seen the counselor yet. I am planning to do that on wednesday and see what results I get.
I think you have chosen the best course of action with this decision. This forum isn't intended to offer professional psychiatric diagnosis and advice to individuals seeking help. Your counselor can hopefully offer you advice better suited to your needs, and is in a better position than anyone here to determine what, if any, professional help may be beneficial to you.
Ok, so apparently I don't have personality. That's probably true cause I don't even know what personality is. Yeah I don't know human to human interaction too well either cause well you know, I had relatively few close human contact in my life. Mostly interacted with my family. When I first came here, I didn't speak English nor know the social norms. The outside world was very hostile to me. (I get teased and made fun of all of the time in elementary school, when I first came. Got better in middle school and gone by high school) Hey I wish there was a textbook so I can read up on it.
Understanding of a thing is not necessary for a thing to exist. You do have a personality, and I admire many of the virtues that you exhibit in the few paragraphs that you've posted in these forums. You are trusting, considerate, honest, and most importantly, humble. I'm sure you have many other excellent qualities. I think all you need is a place to meet people who appreciate you for who you are, and not what functions you excel at. From what I can see you would be an ideal friend.
(I notice you use the present tense in the first sentence in your parenthesis, but past tense in the second. As you remember the experience of being teased does it feel to you as if it were in the present?)
I dunno, I thought myself as pretty independent. Most people at my age - first year university-are living in residence. They can't fathom the thought of living by themselves. I live by myself and financially independent. (Only money I get is from loan and bursuaries and that pay for my tutiton, food and rent) I dunno, I guess I stay in isolation alot. Sometimes that becomes too unbearable and that might be why I sometimes don't mind being a "doormat". I rather have human interactions than stay in complete isolation.
Don't waste your excellent qualities by appealing to people who don't deserve or respect them. I know that negative attention is preferable to none at all, but it is at least as harmful. With consistent negative reinforcement your self-image will suffer more. Avoid participating in that pattern of behaviour. Be creative and courageous and find a way to meet people who will respect you, and offer a positive pattern of behaviour. I think those positive patterns are necessary for learning vital social skills that will help you in all aspects of life. They are as necessary for a healthy mind as food, water and shelter are for a healthy body.
Some of you seems to view me as a freak. A disease that needs to be eliminated by going to see professional help. Yes, I do understand the importance of seeking professional help but I don't like the way you guys are pushing it. Is like I am an unbearable social disease or something, that needs to be eradicated from the society asap.
People often fear what they do not understand. Not every opinion of you is going to be positive, and you shouldn't expect them to be, but the majority of these negative comments directed at you have come from yourself. These are proud lies that don't become you at all. They will only hinder your social development. Knock it off!
Be reasonable in your self-assessment. When you find a way to accept yourself then others will be more inclined to accept you as well. It's a large and imposing step, but it's not as difficult as you might think. I think it's worth it to try.