No, that's bullshit.

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

I was 3 or 4 posts into a conversation with one guy, my post was 2 or 3 sentences long, and he quoted only the last sentence and claimed "that's the only part I bothered to read".

That's some annoying bullshit, and doesn't make you look nearly cool as you might hope it will as you're typing it.

 

[Yarkaz]

I know one guy who seems to generate a new cousin for each conversation we get into. Funny how each and every one of these cousins has done something in their lives to 1UP anything any of my other friends says or does. If this guy is do be believed, he's related to a race car driver, one of the top three Halo players in the world, a guy who got rear ended by a cop, etc...
People who make up stories to put you down always bother me.

 

[traineesword]

Personally i suffer from a rare mix of alzheimers and bolemia (spell check may be needed) it's liek nulemics, who will eat and eat and eat, but unlike them, i forget to puke afterwards.
Most people don't belive me and just says i eat (quantity-wise) liek a pig.

As for the insomnia thing, i think lots of people exaggerate, i wouldn't be supprised if every otehr perosn had some small sleeping trouble.
For insatnce i really prefer to go to sleep late and sleep late, but due to school it always result in me lying awake for some time, and then not getting up untill the last moment.
It's not imsomnia, it's not a medical disorder, i'm just too eager to keep doing whatever i'm doing (usually gameing) to go to sleep, and too much of a lazy fuck to get up in time to eat breakfest.
Add a slight bit if over-done exaggeration and you have insomnia.

Oh yeah, i make wales feel inferrior when we have dick-meassuring competitions, and i occationally swim across teh atlantic (i haev a dude sailing next to me to supply me with red bull to keep me awake but still)

i find your post very confusing... first of all, does your 'e' key jam or is that entirely on purpose? if on purpose, why?
and are you being ironically sarcastic in only the last paragraph or throughout. i find it hard to tell.

 

[Angerwing]

But yeah, I'm going into Psychology at uni, so the angst ridden teens who self-diagnose from Professor Wik I. Pedia shit me right off.

Sorry, you're not a bipolar narcissist with sociopathic tendencies. That's fucking bullshit.

This is also my biggest beef. I usually do call Bullshit whenever I read someone proclaim their depression, without real proof, or even seeming to comprehend just how shitty it relly can be.

It just feels like a giant slap in the face, when you really are depressed, and then see every second jackass claim they themselves suffer, just because they want to seem interesting.

And they don't know shit about it. Just a list of symptoms that 5 seconds on Google brought up. When I had Depression, I was bloody ashamed of it. Bad mentality, but there it is. I'm glad that that shit is months behind me. If someone comes up saying that to be cool, I'm not going to be pleased. I know this shithead of a guy who pretends to be bipolar. I know that he isn't. None of the symptoms match, and he just uses it as an excuse for sympathy. Whenever anyone got pissed at him for any reason, he would pull the bipolar card. One thing that got me was all the personal problems he whined about. Every single example he pulled out, I had it worse. Every single one. His brother was a tool? My brother used to beat me and sell my Christmas presents for drugs. I know there's a level of subjectivity in dealing with bad things, but I dealt with my stuff pretty poorly. It's not like I didn't let anything wrong in my life get to me. But I got over it, because that's what you're meant to do. Last I heard, he's still whining, and no-one talks to him anymore.

/rant

 

[JWW]

"America is a Christian nation"

*facepalm*

 

[beveee]

I have a friend who thinks she has multiple personalities because she doesn't understand the concept of multiple 'faces' (or whatever you will) that every single person has for different areas of their life. (Work, home, internet etc. You know what I mean.)

 

[RaphaelsRedemption]

when fat people say 'im really careful with what i eat'

Check your facts before you call it.

Medically, yes, SOME fat people really did get the wrong end of the genetic stick. Like, they might have a horrific metabolism or a chronic illness. Bipolar people on mood stabilisers often find they put on lots of weight, no matter what diet they follow.

If you don't believe me, just say "bullshit" in your head

 

[DSK-]

I get this a fair bit, but most of the time I keep quiet either because my own knowledge/experience might be irrelevant/wrong or I just simply can't be bothered to correct someone.

 

[spartan231490]

Too many to count. I usually call them out, cuz im an opinionated ba$tard like that, but sometimes ill let my friends slide on it. There was this kid who hung out with my group of friends in college(4 yr university) And he always had to one up your story. I can't count how many times he told the same story even more fantastic than the last time. My favorite is, "I was playing soccer, and caught a hard kicked ball in the throat, and i couldn't breathe. So I punched myself the side of the neck and it opened my wind-pipe again." I actually was too shocked to speak that he expected us to believe that.

As for falling asleep standing up. I can beleive that you're drowsing enough to dream, but I can't believe that u are fully alseep in the same way that most of us are at night. Same thing with sleep walking. It seems to me that at least part of your consious mind would have to be 'awake' or you would collapse like a puppet with your strings cut.(Ever nod off in a chair? well your head drops the minute you fall asleep, seems to me that is what would happen.) That said, I have no sourse for that, and i would be interested if anyone has a scientific sourse, even wiki, cuz i could be wrong, and if I am, i would like to know it. That said, I have been in a situation where I was drowsing and dreaming, but also perfectly aware of my surroundings and able to move. My guess is that this is what ur friends in Ranger school (US rangers from the military i assume, not the college in new york state) experienced.

 

[swolf]

appreciated.

when fat people say 'im really careful with what i eat'

Check your facts before you call it.

Medically, yes, SOME fat people really did get the wrong end of the genetic stick. Like, they might have a horrific metabolism or a chronic illness. Bipolar people on mood stabilisers often find they put on lots of weight, no matter what diet they follow.

If you don't believe me, just say "bullshit" in your head

All right, to those few genetic exceptions, we apologize. Sadly, many people claim that they've tried when they haven't or claim to be one of those genetic exceptions when they aren't. In short, if you tell me that you've "tried everything" and you claim that you can prove it, you should be ready for my test...which is a killer workout.

 

[Nikajo]

On occasion I've seen people post things on various forums that I know are incorrect or at least heavily suspect. Most of the time I can't be bothered. It just leads to a flame war more often than not, usually becuase of stubborness on one or both sides.

I've been called out a few times myself but provided they do it a respectful way I'll usually concede, especially if they provide proof that I've said something incorrect. There's no need to fight your corner just for the sake of it. God forbid my e-go should get damaged!

As for the insomnia thing, for some reason it's seen as being cool or making you sound like a tough guy (among some people anyway) but actually it just sounds like you're trying way too hard.

 

[Malkavian]

But yeah, I'm going into Psychology at uni, so the angst ridden teens who self-diagnose from Professor Wik I. Pedia shit me right off.

Sorry, you're not a bipolar narcissist with sociopathic tendencies. That's fucking bullshit.

This is also my biggest beef. I usually do call Bullshit whenever I read someone proclaim their depression, without real proof, or even seeming to comprehend just how shitty it relly can be.

It just feels like a giant slap in the face, when you really are depressed, and then see every second jackass claim they themselves suffer, just because they want to seem interesting.

And they don't know shit about it. Just a list of symptoms that 5 seconds on Google brought up. When I had Depression, I was bloody ashamed of it. Bad mentality, but there it is. I'm glad that that shit is months behind me. If someone comes up saying that to be cool, I'm not going to be pleased. I know this shithead of a guy who pretends to be bipolar. I know that he isn't. None of the symptoms match, and he just uses it as an excuse for sympathy. Whenever anyone got pissed at him for any reason, he would pull the bipolar card. One thing that got me was all the personal problems he whined about. Every single example he pulled out, I had it worse. Every single one. His brother was a tool? My brother used to beat me and sell my Christmas presents for drugs. I know there's a level of subjectivity in dealing with bad things, but I dealt with my stuff pretty poorly. It's not like I didn't let anything wrong in my life get to me. But I got over it, because that's what you're meant to do. Last I heard, he's still whining, and no-one talks to him anymore.

/rant

Excactly. The worst thing is that in certain subcultures, it's even goddamn cool to be depressed. Goths and the like will trow it out there, because it fits in their romantic imagining of the dark. But there was nothing romantic about my worst periods.
the worst thing about this is "I'm feeling depressed" is such a casual thing to say these days. I feel like people are gettinge ven more ignorant about how bad depression is. I too was very ashamed about my condition, especially because I was half-expecting myself that, yes, depression is bad, but shouldn't I just be able to pull it together? But I couldn't, as nobody can in that state. It was even worse when I told my parents. My mom and stepdad... they never did, and still don't, understand what I was really dealing with, and it'd usually lead to them shaking their heads since I was "so lazy/mopy/indifferent".
If claiming depression wasn't such a "normal" thing in this world, where people just "feel depressed " all the time when they are just a little sad about stuff, then it'd be easier to be taken serious when you are actually suffering.

 

[Sunder845]

Girl I have been dating came out and told me she was a cutter. I couldnt help but consider the fact that I had seen her naked on many occassions and had never noticed scars or straight cuts on her. I wish I had told her "Thats bullshit" instead I said "Well... That's something..."

It begs the question; Why would you make up such a thing?

 

[Kermi]

For me, it has to be the number of people in a "How long have you gone without sleep?" topic who claim times upwards of 3-5 days. We all know it's not true, and yet we don't bother to say anything.

Kind of off topic, but I once went 4 days without sleep. I'd been awake exactly 96 hours and fell asleep while wondering if I would make it to 100 hours.

 

[Milo Windby]

I'm sure this happens to everyone. You wander into a conversation, or perhaps an internet discussion, and someone will say something that immediately makes you think "No, that's bullshit", but you never actually say anything.

Whether this has happened online, with a group of friends, or you simply heard about it from someone else, come share your "No, that's bullshit" moments.

For me, it has to be the number of people in a "How long have you gone without sleep?" topic who claim times upwards of 3-5 days. We all know it's not true, and yet we don't bother to say anything.

Another would be people who self-diagnose themselves with various illnesses such as insomnia or bipolar disorder.

P.S: if you must mention something said by someone on the escapist, please refrain from posting exact quotes, or posting any names.

I have stayed up 2 days straight.
It could be possible to stay up for 3.

Totally possible, I was able to stay up 3 days before I had to got to sleep, kind of tough to do but if you have something to do its possible... er... also I seem to have gone off topic, my apologizes.

 

[Angerwing]

But yeah, I'm going into Psychology at uni, so the angst ridden teens who self-diagnose from Professor Wik I. Pedia shit me right off.

Sorry, you're not a bipolar narcissist with sociopathic tendencies. That's fucking bullshit.

This is also my biggest beef. I usually do call Bullshit whenever I read someone proclaim their depression, without real proof, or even seeming to comprehend just how shitty it relly can be.

It just feels like a giant slap in the face, when you really are depressed, and then see every second jackass claim they themselves suffer, just because they want to seem interesting.

And they don't know shit about it. Just a list of symptoms that 5 seconds on Google brought up. When I had Depression, I was bloody ashamed of it. Bad mentality, but there it is. I'm glad that that shit is months behind me. If someone comes up saying that to be cool, I'm not going to be pleased. I know this shithead of a guy who pretends to be bipolar. I know that he isn't. None of the symptoms match, and he just uses it as an excuse for sympathy. Whenever anyone got pissed at him for any reason, he would pull the bipolar card. One thing that got me was all the personal problems he whined about. Every single example he pulled out, I had it worse. Every single one. His brother was a tool? My brother used to beat me and sell my Christmas presents for drugs. I know there's a level of subjectivity in dealing with bad things, but I dealt with my stuff pretty poorly. It's not like I didn't let anything wrong in my life get to me. But I got over it, because that's what you're meant to do. Last I heard, he's still whining, and no-one talks to him anymore.

/rant

Excactly. The worst thing is that in certain subcultures, it's even goddamn cool to be depressed. Goths and the like will trow it out there, because it fits in their romantic imagining of the dark. But there was nothing romantic about my worst periods.
the worst thing about this is "I'm feeling depressed" is such a casual thing to say these days. I feel like people are gettinge ven more ignorant about how bad depression is. I too was very ashamed about my condition, especially because I was half-expecting myself that, yes, depression is bad, but shouldn't I just be able to pull it together? But I couldn't, as nobody can in that state. It was even worse when I told my parents. My mom and stepdad... they never did, and still don't, understand what I was really dealing with, and it'd usually lead to them shaking their heads since I was "so lazy/mopy/indifferent".
If claiming depression wasn't such a "normal" thing in this world, where people just "feel depressed " all the time when they are just a little sad about stuff, then it'd be easier to be taken serious when you are actually suffering.

Oh god, I know the lazy/mopey/indifferent shit. If I could describe my depression, it would be a whole lot of not giving a fuck (and not in the edgy rebel way. I just didn't care about anything). Everything was bland, boring, and everything I did was just to pass the time. For me it wasn't so much an issue of feeling really sad all the time (though those moments came and went), it was just painful boredom and dreariness. It's like having a beautiful colour painting, and then taking a black and white picture of it. Instead of the beautiful painting, I had this soulless parody of it.

That's what it felt like. Luckily my mum was supportive enough to seek professional help. That worked. In fact, that's what inspired me to study psychology.

 

[Chicago Ted]

Girl I have been dating came out and told me she was a cutter. I couldnt help but consider the fact that I had seen her naked on many occassions and had never noticed scars or straight cuts on her. I wish I had told her "Thats bullshit" instead I said "Well... That's something..."

It begs the question; Why would you make up such a thing?

Attention seeking. That's why some people would make up things like that. My guess was she was trying to get sympathy and therefore more attention from you.

Least that's my guess as to why she might say it.

 

[CheeseM0nkey]

My biggest pet peeve is when people report urban legends as facts. "Dude, we could be so much smarter if we didn't just use ten percent of our brains." "...We don't. We use all of our brain. Stop talking."

 

[dfphetteplace]

There is a guy at work that is like that. Damn near every 5 minutes you would be calling bullshit on him if any of you had to work with such an idiot. My boss is for some reason too nice to fire is fat ass.

 

[Icecoldcynic]

I call bullshit on your calling of bullshit. Three days without sleep, while distinctly unpleasant, is possible. Dunno about five days though.

I have stayed up 2 days straight.
It could be possible to stay up for 3.

I wasn't saying it was impossible, it's just some of the stories that you end up reading, you KNOW is pure bullshit. Some people just like to make up ridiculous times to appear 'hardcore' or somesuch.