Essay I wrote for not attending senior prom...

[virtueixi]

It seems to me that you have a negative self image.

 

[dpopiz]

lol at OP! I'm writing an essay about antisocial personality disorder (APD) right now and that post fits all the criteria!

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Orsorum
You have learned the vocabulary, in time you will learn how to use it. Language is a lens by which you bring others into the world of your choosing; if the lens you provide is too difficult for them to comprehend, your world becomes meaningless.

Writing is an art and a skill through which we can enjoy our experiences. Keep writing, and enjoy your life for what it is.

Cheers!
Nate

which is why faulker sucks

 

[xXped0thugXx]

this thread takes the cake for sucking

 

[blakeatwork]

How many topics of angst is this now idNUT??

I think it's safe to say that everyone feels alone at some point in their teen years.. you're stuck at that cusp between being a kid with no worries, and an adult with the rest of his life ahead of him. It can damn overwhelming, and the urge to just do nothing can be pretty bad...

but do something about it.... apathy annoys the piss out of me,

but most especially, bathroom wall scrawlings like this:

Quick and many these days of stress,
Short and swift these days of rest.
They strike away at his dying will,
Pushing until he?s dead and beating him still.
Whipping and thrashing, routine destroys him,
Lectured and educated until he gained the whim.
Hatred inside but still they continue to persist,
His ambitions forever low until he no longer exists.
They never know when to give up the thrust,
Maybe when his spirit lays dead, entirely crushed.

When you have real problems, like being homeless, or bankrupt, or in the midst of a divorce... IF these were to ever happen to you... Look back on this drivel, and think to yourself... "WTF was I blathering on about?"

 

[blakeatwork]

Originally posted by: idNut

Originally posted by: Yossarian
"It's been five minutes now of me denying and insisting and things may turn violent if they don't retreat or concede."

You are very disturbed emotionally. Even just skimming the nonsense you wrote leaves me with the feeling that you need professional help.

For the record, I've been seeing a psychologist for three years now and he's diagnosed me with major depression. As far as violence is concern, I'm not violent at all. I never raise my voice, never hit people out of rage and that line was written to dramatize the situation, not accurately describe my character. Yes I seeth from people being so damned thick-headed but I don't ever get physical.

Shyte... then why not figure out a way to blow off the steam?? Pick up a sports/recreational activity (no, wait, that's a social thing), or do the gym (dammit, again with the social).

How about... nope.. social again...

So, the shrink tells you that you have "major depression"? And what ahve you done about it? Have you tried to better yourself, or change your image? Wallowing in self-pity over a diagnosis from someone who probably doesn't know the first thing that's going on inside your bloody head, strikes me as rather self-defeating, childish, and quite frankly, just plain dumb.

Seriously though... pick uip an activity that doesn't involve some lame "goth" band, even if it's a solo venture like in-line skating, or biking. When I did the HS thing, and I had frustrations, whether it be from home, family, school whatever.. just going out for a jog, or taking the bike out, or even just taking a walk around the block, helped me clear my head. But if you're going to sit in your room, with a smug, self-superior, "individualist" attitude, then why waste your time posting here, getting opinions or suggestions, and then thoroughly ignoring them, or ripping us for voicing them. Makes you no better then those you claim to rail against

**note: I didn't use the word angst... instead, when you see angst in a post, subsitute "self-pitying whiny suckhole"

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: dpopiz
lol at OP! I'm writing an essay about antisocial personality disorder (APD) right now and that post fits all the criteria!

Share it with us when you're finished!

 

[Orsorum]

Man, did this die already?

 

[KarenMarie]

Hahahaha!!

This essay rates right up there with that kid's about El Niño

Jeremy's Essay

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
Hahahaha!!

This essay rates right up there with that kid's about El Niño

Jeremy's Essay

:beer:

 

[veggiefrog]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
Hahahaha!!

This essay rates right up there with that kid's about El Niño

Jeremy's Essay

the BEST essays EVER!

the saddo who wrote about prom could only hope to someday be as good as jeremy.....

 

[BigToque]

First off, your essay just drags on forever. You REALLY need to work on your writing skills

Second, what I see in you is a cold shoulder to the world because you don't have a social life. I know what it's like to not have friends. Throughout all of high school, I didn't have any real friends. What you need to learn is that nobody is going to just hand you friends and a social life. You have to work at it. You need to talk to people. YOU need to make the effort. Once people see you as being friendly and fun to talk to, they will be more outgoing towards you.

Just trust me. I know exactly where you are comming from. Also trust me that things change and if you make an effort, things will get really good and fun.

Another thing, if it applies to you, start dressing nicely. Get a nice pair of jeans (kinda baggy loose fitting - not gangster, but Gap or so) get some nice shirts (ribbed t-shirt, maybe some "golf shirts" - you know just some collared shirts, etc) and get a nice clean haircut that you can do some funky stuff with some hair wax.

Get rid of the loose t-shirts, or all black clothing (if thats what you do). Walk with your head up (slouching makes you look sad and depressed) and your shoulders back. Just spending some time making yourself look good will really help you feel good. Good posture is one of the best things you can do to make yourself feel good and confident. I try to take notice of my posture a lot now.

When you shake someone's hand, give a firm handshake. It shows people confidence (be gentle with the ladies though).

The truth is, once you start taking some pride in yourself, everything falls into place. Trust me.

I hope it helps you out a little.

Stefan

 

[Transition]

Originally posted by: Stefan
First off, your essay just drags on forever. You REALLY need to work on your writing skills

Second, what I see in you is a cold shoulder to the world because you don't have a social life. I know what it's like to not have friends. Throughout all of high school, I didn't have any real friends. What you need to learn is that nobody is going to just hand you friends and a social life. You have to work at it. You need to talk to people. YOU need to make the effort. Once people see you as being friendly and fun to talk to, they will be more outgoing towards you.

Just trust me. I know exactly where you are comming from. Also trust me that things change and if you make an effort, things will get really good and fun.

Another thing, if it applies to you, start dressing nicely. Get a nice pair of jeans (kinda baggy loose fitting - not gangster, but Gap or so) get some nice shirts (ribbed t-shirt, maybe some "golf shirts" - you know just some collared shirts, etc) and get a nice clean haircut that you can do some funky stuff with some hair wax.

Get rid of the loose t-shirts, or all black clothing (if thats what you do). Walk with your head up (slouching makes you look sad and depressed) and your shoulders back. Just spending some time making yourself look good will really help you feel good. Good posture is one of the best things you can do to make yourself feel good and confident. I try to take notice of my posture a lot now.

When you shake someone's hand, give a firm handshake. It shows people confidence (be gentle with the ladies though).

The truth is, once you start taking some pride in yourself, everything falls into place. Trust me.

I hope it helps you out a little.

Stefan

Who cares about appearance in high school. Let your personality speak for itself and you can dress like a clown if that's how your comfortable. In high school i was your stereotypical average dressed kid. People's appearances, whether more 'prep' or 'goth' had no bearing on how i treated them. Often found some of the most interesting characters were the ones that didn't conform to the forementioned 'dresscode' that you stated.

 

[rainypickles]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
I skimmed the first page. You're going through the same thing millions of other teens have gone through. You decided to write a 4 page essay on a _DANCE_. To you it may seem important, but it's not. When you grow up and leave the phase of teenage angst, which you've so eagerly embraced - like millions before you - you'll realize that you wasted an evening writing an essay. You said you're not interested and don't care in the prom, but you're frustrated enough to write a heated 4 page essay about something you don't care about.

Like teens before you, and teens who will come after you, you're angry at certain things in your life and hate where you are. Reading what I'm writing would probably frustrate you even more - "You just don't get it, Skoorb!", but that's not true. I get it, I just grew out of it. You will too. Just don't kill yourself before you do, because when you do grow out of this phase you'll be embarassed at how you thought it was so important.

I know I post weird sh!t on here but this is the only place, the ONLY place that ever says I'm some stupid teen that doesn't know jack sh!t, that needs to grow up out of this depression bullsh!t and has this infamous "teen angst" crap you all love to throw at me. I had about fifty people read that essay and I got nothing but positive responses. It was from people on the internet to people I live around.

Of course, people who know you won't tell you that you just wasted your time. You will grow out of it. I've spent my time in teenage depression too. It's a total fvcking waste of time, but unfortunately as with depression one can't see that while they are enshrouded by it.

I agree with Ornery that too much is made of these things. I hate social functions like this too. They're a big stress-fest and people make them out to be more than they are. But, there is a difference between not being interested and not going, and not being interested and not going and then writing a 4 page fury-laden teenage-woe letter about it.

i agree. basically, people here are @sses because we all (most) went through the same thing. and since hindsight is 20/20, we see how stupid we were back then. i think the advice "chill" is the advice i'd give myself in highschool. just chill, and enjoy it. make decisions and move on. so no prom, so that's it, go play some quake or something.

chill!

btw, i agree with the second part too, other people are not going to tell you TO YOUR FACE, that you suck. the internet makes people meaner. and also, i dont feel librarians are that bright, even though they are surrounded by books all day. i think most people are just impressed, and say its good. they arent thinking very well. i think the OP would agree with that last statement. if you hate them all, why believe them at all?

chill and do your own thing. <- i'm gonna make that into a bumper sticker or something.

something to relax: http://www.homestarrunner.com

 

[Orsorum]

I agree wholeheartedly with skoorb. Time goes on, you will grow up, and you will look back and chuckle at what you could not know now. Be who you want to be, and keep living. That's what matters.