Dear Escapists, today is my birthday, and..

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ScrubberDucky

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..and nobody remembered. But I'm not vain enough to create a whole post complaining about that. Allow me to explain. But, then, it probably won't make much sense once I've explained it, either.

My health is steadily failing into what appears will be a dead end. My girlfriend, who I poured most of myself into for various reasons, has been manipulated into hating me by people who dislike me, along with many of my closest friends. Many of the rest are tired of dealing with me and ignore me altogether. Draw your own assumptions of what the end result is, but hold your torches (and words), this isn't a thread to ask for pity and advice, either.

Shit's hit the fan, but I've gone through it before. Doesn't make it hurt any less, but it's no longer a stranger in my home, so to speak. I've got a nice chair, a coke, a bit of food and some happy music (Marillion, look them up), so I'm just kinda chilling out while I can. It's getting cool this time of year, too, so I'm enjoying the lack of heat.

Now, anyone who has made it this far is going to be wondering what it's about, if anything, and severely doubting my claim that the post isn't for pity. You see, I've kinda fallen below the surface. I've a few friends left, but I hardly ever see them. The rest have moved on from me. Despite how at home I am with the notion of myself dying at this stupidly young age, I'm not a robot, and the feeling of not being wanted or belonging anywhere is one my mind isn't a fan of.

And special dates are a bit of a thing to me. Christmas, New Years, my own birthday and those of people exceptionally close to me are all very important for whatever reason. I've been completely alone for most of today, as well as the aforementioned nobody remembering or realizing what the day was. It's pretty shitty, and the feeling of not belonging anywhere came back like a freight train through one's living room.

I guess my mind figures at this point that an online forum where nobody knows me and could honestly not give less of a shit is as good as anything I'll end up etching out, so it settled for what it got. So for the lifespan of this thread, be it 5 minutes or 5 years, I'll be a little bitty part of the Escapist. And that's all I want.

So for anyone who's had the patience to make it this far, have a good month. September's a great month. Autumn is a great season. I'm happy to have been born when I was.
 

Luke5515

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Hey, I wish I could tell you it gets better, but you never know.
If your girlfriend and friends are being shitty, maybe their not worth it.
Go out on the town, say hi to strangers, strike up a conversation with random people.
It get's better if you make it.

But anyway, I do really enjoy fall. The temperature is just right, and all the leaves are real pretty.
And Happy Birthday, may your next one find you in a better place than this post.
 

Kae

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I can't say I really understand what you are saying but I will at least say happy birthday guy with a bleak story hope something cheers you up.
 

Von Strimmer

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Happy Birthday mate. I think I kinda know how your feeling. I lost an auntie, a grandmother, a relationship of 3 years and almost my cat of 14 years. All of this in 3 weeks. It hasn't been a happy month...

But we should hold our heads high, keep calm and carry on!

Edit* Life getting hard? It means God is afraid of your progress!
 

Watchmacallit

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IT IS NOT AUTUMN! IT BE SPRING!!!!

Happy birthday mate. When I'm lonely I turn to games, books, movies and TV. It got me through most of my very lonely childhood and still does a great job now.

Things can get better or can get worse. Its essentially your move. You can go out and try to find new friends or give up. Trust me, I know how hard it is to find a good friend. I have 3 and that's the most I've ever had but they're better friends than I could of asked for, it just took some looking and I got lucky.
 

lacktheknack

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D8

I'm at a total loss here. I'm being genuinely honest and sincere when I say have the happiest birthday you can today, and good luck. Hopefully you'll see another year.
 

MinchMan

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I suggest that you do one of a couple of things. They are what I do whenever something really crappy happens to me, and they help pass along the time.
One, you could just try to "move on". That... Never really worked for me though.
Two, Start going out-see your town, interact with people, as Luke5515 said.
Three, start working out. I know this one is odd, but it really helps clear your mind and keeps you busy. Going on runs, going to a gym, they are great for you, and could possibly lead to you developing new friendships.

Overall, all you have to do is not give up hope. Once you lose that, there is no going back. So keep your head up, and keep forging through the piles of shit. Eventually, you're going to get through them.
Good luck.
 

stabbymcstabs

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Im sorry to hear about the problems youve been facing, it must be hard to take stuff like this and keep a steady way of life (although it wont be that much the same as the general thought youve given). Ive had similar problems myself when i was younger, but its better to tackle the problem head on instead of letting it consume you.

Youve got to have the confidence to stand up and do something about whats happening, you never know why people can be that way to you, if you could ask them why it is like the way it is, they might tell you why and you could fix these problems to make a better future. Take some time to get in touch with the people you know, mabye you could patch things up with them through time, and you never know.

Things might be better than you think.

This is what got me through many days of my life when it was at my lowest, youve just got to know.

Dont give in.
Dont give up.

And

Happy Birthday.
 

Dark Claw13

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Why don't you treat yourself? It's not everyday that it's your birthday so do something that you wouldn't do normally. It just makes the day a little bit more special.
 

SilentFlames26

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I'm gonna mark down your birthday so I can say Happy Birthday to you next year as well, Happy Birthday! Here's a present: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJixW2u4IvQ
Sorry couldn't embed it
 

Timedraven 117

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[quote="ScrubberDucky" post="18.313739.12719529 have a good month. September's a great month. Autumn is a great season. I'm happy to have been born when I was.[/quote]
Your joking about that right? here it is hell. wind is so bad that trees fall, the fuvking cold is soo unbearable people huddle in 1 room. it is fucking cold and were not even in alaska.

OT: well that fuckin sucks, just grab another coke get some hard candy and listen t some more music is all i have to say.
 

the spud

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Sounds like you need a little cheering up. Do you have a decent PC? Portal is free right now, and if you haven't played it there is no better way to spend 2 hours.
in the meantime, enjoy this:
And this:
 

Logiclul

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Wow, happy birthday man, I mean it. Remember that all that matters from now on is your own happiness. By this I do not mean, be a selfish twat and abuse relationships. I mean that you need to be active toward your happiness.

You can't walk around, so use your phone, or buy a phone and then use, and text/call your friends regularly. Also online communities are great fun too, so I hope to see you around here a lot. Your happiness in your time of pain is admirable, I, of whom I consider myself strong, would not be able to be as bright as you. I would be sadistic, and would probably look forward to my death every day. Just from that attribute I can tell that you deserve more than you are receiving. I really hope you post a lot, and next year we'll have a birthday celebration for you here for ya, so look forward to it. I say that tentatively of course, but I am not one to forget these things, so I'll make a thread on September... 18th? Not sure what timezone you're in.

Here's a song that I very much like that is sad enough and happy enough at the same time for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD_ZrXnnhD8&feature=related
 

DarkishFriend

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I know how you feel in a sense. On my birthday, I was absolutely shocked to get on FB and she that more than 5 people, even though I didn't know most, or like them, said happy birthday to me. I'm an extremely shy and introverted individual and therefore, don't have a lot of close friends. Since I'm done with high school a lot of them are moving away, moving on and changing or simply backstabbing me. The best advice I can offer is to simply try making new friends, somehow, someway. One thing that always pops into my mind about being happy and making friends is the "feel good, do good" attitude. It basically says the more happy you act and good things you do, the happier and more social you generally are. (At least from I remember gathering many years ago when I heard about it). I guess the most obvious place to start would be trying to make connections with people you are around. (Workplace, old friends, hell even a church. I went and even as a non-believer I found some amazing people there; though I may have just gotten lucky I didn't get judgmental people and their were a lot of people my age.)

I may not know the answer, but I know I can try to help. I don't know if it helps much but I know when I've gotten depressed and absolutely the bottom of the hole, simply stop trying to climb out constantly and just trying to enjoy the small things have helped. I've almost been beaten by 3 periods of depression, and one that landed me in therapy because Actutane was messing with my head worse than what it normally does. I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and after reading about the symptoms I've tried hard to learn how to fight them and just enjoy what I've got, even if it's only some relaxing music and the chums I play games with states away.

Happy Birthday dude, I hope you find your way on road of life. It's a hazy one, but you're not alone when you say you're lost. We've all been there, and we all feel and understand the pain.
 

Saltyk

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Well, hopefully your health improves and so do your prospects with your friends and such. Or maybe you just make new friends. If you have any friends that you're on good terms with, see if you can get together with them and any other non-mutual friends. Odds are they have a few friends that you don't know. I just met a friend's friends that I didn't know and we hit it off pretty well. Might be worth a shot, right?

Though, I understand the birthday blues. I decided that I won't celebrate mine this year. It seems like every year that I try bad things happen. Like it's cursed. So, I figure I won't celebrate and things will be okay. It couldn't be worse...

Anyway, Happy Birthday! I hope it all goes well for you next year. Here's wishing you good health, good friends, and happy days.