i’ve been awake since 4:30 am and it’s 9:00 now so
i need to get this out because it’s been months and i havent been able to spit the whole thing out and i need to SAY something so i think i’ll jst yell into the void so
thanks
ive had insomnia since at least mid october. cant really remember now when it started. i’d keep waking up in th emiddle of the night, always around 2 or 3 am and it would take ages to get back to sleep.
ive never been one for all nighters and i like getting a full night’s sleep and all of a sudden i wasn;t getting it and for no reason too. this scared me. it still scares me. i reached out to my mom for idk emotional support??? i didn’t want to be alone
“this happens to other people too” started out as a way to help but the way she said it sounded like she was dismissing me and what was happening. like it would all clear up soon so i had no reason to bother her
then the week before halloween almost all my classes assigned projects or had a test and they were all assigned at the same time at the end of the week and were all due at the same time on halloween. the saturday before halloween and after i got all the assignments i slept particularly awfully and i just broke down in th emiddle of the library. like all day and i couldn’t stop. that scared me even more bc if it happened once it can happen again
im terrified. that’s the core of the issue
that day my mom and aunt got me a plane ticket to fly home for the next weekend to see if being home would fix things. we even had a doctor’s appointment
it didn’t fix anything. the doctor told me things i already knew but also decided i had generalized anxiety disorder and that was why i couldn;t sleep even though i wasn;t scared until after it started and i slept terribly that night again. i was hysterical. i still had no idea why i couldn’t sleep
i shouldn’t have paced that loud in the hallway but yeah i wanted attention i felt alone. maybe it was selfish but i just wanted a hug and i knew then i was in for the long haul and i didn’t want to be afraid AND be alone
but my mom just yelled at me (which she had the right to i was being not-great) and i felt i was burdening her. that’s when i realized she either can’t or won’t be there with me or both
i went to the counselor at my school and i just vented. not all of this but some of it and i had other problems at the time like my major and some classes but those had all worked themselves out by the end of november
i also went to the health center and got a little bottle of this drug called hydroxyzine and that started helping a little bit. i was taking tylenol pm every night before that and apparently this was something stronger
then thanksgiving rolled around and i was still having some issues. one thing i remember most vividly is twin and i were going to drive to our dad’s house for the day. normally i drive but i handed the keys to twin because i hadn’t slept well and didn’t feel like driving. my mom noticed and asked why i didn’t want to drive and i SHOULD have lied and said that i wanted twin to practice but i told he truth and said i felt too tired to drive and she rolled her eyes at me
later in the break one morning she asked me how i slept again and i said poorly and i was still half asleep but i swear she scoffed
then i knew i REALLY couldn;t expect her to help me. not even with the sleeping but just with support.
i went back to the school counselor (different person though) and! my mom still doesn’t know about that visit. she doesn;t know that counselor said that insomnia sometimes predates depression symptoms. should i tell her that? that’s also terrifying. i managed to get out of high school without really any mental illness issues so i;m a lucky one but that’s what i’m scared about going forward
i feel like it’s not as serious as it feels and that no i don’t have anxiety and no i don’t have depression (yet) and that i should just suck it up until i do but also i can have emotions because i;m a fucking person and ‘m allowed to tell people about them without feeling like a burden or a fake bc god forbid i have a single negative emotion in front of someone. i’ve always been a “good girl low maintenance child” and FUCK that
weirdly i started to sleep well during finals week and these past 2 weeks on break too but i think that’s because the hydroxyzine started to kick in. except oops now my supply is low and i have about a week or two left until i completely run out and the little bottle says NO REFILLS LEFT so i have to figure out how to get more for the semester
last night i tried to go to bed without taking one to see if i’ve gotten any better. news flash nothing’s changed without it and now everything that had gone away in the last 3 weeks all the anxiety and hopelessness and tiredness and terror all came back last night and right now i feel like i;m back in the library again bc i can’t stop crying
what if i can’t get more before the semester starts?? if i’m like this during break what’ll happen when i have to stress again?
i came downstairs at 8 to do organic chemistry on khan academy because if i can’t sleep then i might as well do something productive. mom came down to get ready for work and she saw me and asked me if i was upset about not sleeping again
i was an idiot and said yeah
- that’s what i hate too. i want to be honest about mental health with people and how i’m doing but to stop this i need to lie to her. now i’ll always be fine! and she never has to know if i;m in a bad way just as she likes it and i feel a w f u l about it. it makes be feel petty and petulant but i’m non confrontational. i want to tell her everything i;ve written here and just be so honest she has to listen to me instead of dismissing me every time but every time she asks i clam up and i failed again this morning
she accused me of wanting to feel scared because “i hadn’t tried everything yet”. she and family members for christmas sent me some things that are supposed to help like a light developed by insomniacs or a winter light and i really do appreciate all of it, but they all came when the medicine was working so i didn’t NEED it. last night was different because i am a scientist and am my own guinea pig and i wanted to see what would happen if i didn’t take the drugs. i’ll use all of that tonight in Phase 2 of the Worst Experiment Ever but she wouldn’t LISTEN to me when i said that either.
now i’ll just say nothing. why should she know it’s only caused both of us stress.
i wish she would take this (insomnia! depression!! mental health woo!) as seriously as she took my acne when i was 12. still now if i have a zit she feels entitled to touch my face. do you wanna know how you can help??? stay away from me and don’t wonder why
i kind of want to tell her. she’s coming back home in a couple of hours bc it’s new year’s eve and i might still be in a state who knows but i’ll choke again and she’ll yell at me again and nothing will have changed
people have asked me how my semester went and “it’s been a shitty one,” i wanna say but normally i just say that i’m glad it’s over only for my parents to swoop in and say “it can’t have been all that bad i mean you did well with your grades in the end” like !! i pulled that B in physics out of my ass! just because i did ok academically because i’m lucky and good at school doesn’t mean my health was great!
my dad can’t help me either because i’ll say that my mental health recently isn’t as good as it could be and he just goes “aww sweetie.” and that’s it. nothing else. thanks dad. i know you don’t know what to do with that information and i don’t fault you for that because emotions have never taken precedence in either household (except for all the curse words i learned from my mom when she’s inconvenienced)
all of this and i still don’t know why i can’t sleep normally
thanks for reading this fkn novel all of this has been on my chest for a LONG time and i haven’t had the chance to say any of it and if i get the chance i’m afraid i’ll forget something (i probably did here, too). i truly mean thank you. this has been cathartic to write, even though i still need to go to a counselor or something.
i hope your new year (and decade!) is bright
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smartass cough i mean yeah lets get started on this
1- You woke up naked next to the last person you texted, what would you say?
I’d ask them how one of us managed to teleport over 1000 miles and why im naked.
2- What’s going on between you and the last person you kissed?
uuhhhh we broke up and we haven’t talked in months.
3- If your boyfriend or girlfriend was into drugs, would you care?
yeah kinda
4- Is your last name longer than six letters?
yes
5- Was your last kiss drunk or sober?
all of them have been sober
6- Have you ever wanted to have someone but you messed it up?
yeah. put simply i made too many strong advances
7- What does your last received text say?
putting aside memes its “it me”
8- How many times have you kissed the last person you kissed?
fuck i cant remember that
9- Where was your last kiss at?
probably my room
10- When is the last time you saw your sister?
idk its probably been over 7 months
11- What do you drink in the morning?
milk. or water. usually water than milk then water again.
12- Where did you sleep last night?
my room
13- Do you think relationships are hard?
depending on the relationship, yeah. i mean if you feel that a relationship is hard then its not a good relationship.
14- If you could go back and change something in the past 5 months, would you?
as much as i would want to say otherwise, no.
15- You’re locked in a room with the last person you kissed, any problems?
it would be extremely awkward
16- Would you rather it be sunny or rainy?
rainy
17- Do you know anyone with the same middle name as you?
i know people who have my middle name as their first name
18- Are you wearing jeans,sweatpants,or pajama pants?
pajama pants but that’s going to change in about an hour
19- Do you think you will be in a relationship 3 years from now?
if things go as planned then no
20- Does anyone like you?
yes
21- Have you ever kissed someone with a name that starts with an S?
my ex’s name started with an s
22- Is the last person you kissed gay?
i think they were bi?
23- Is there a person you CANNOT stand?
yeah the person who kicked me out of my last home
24- Have you ever considered getting a tattoo?
many times
25- In the past week have you cried?
i cant remember the last time i cried.
26- What breed was the last dog you saw?
mutt
27- Do you dry off in the shower or out of the shower?
outside of the shower. i ain’t wanting to get my towel any more wet than its getting
28- Have you ever kissed a football player?
no
29- Do you think you’re old?
no
30. Do you like text messaging?
yeah
31- What type of day are you having?
too early to tell
32- Have you ever thought about getting your nose pierced?
maybe once
33- Do you prefer warm or cold weather?
i prefer cooler weather bc jackets. but not cold because snow is horrible to drive in.
34- Is there a person of the opposite sex who means a lot to you?
yes
35- Would you prefer a relationship or a fling?
a relationship
36- Are you a simple or complicated person?
i like to think myself on the simple side but then again all people are complicated
37- What song are you listening to?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IK6eLTNV1k
38- When you say you’re sorry do you mean it?
i try to
39- Is there a girl that knows everything or almost everything about you?
she knows a lot about me and i know a considerable amount of her
40-What made you start liking the person you like now?
shit that’s a whole can of worms. i guess its when she convinced me to start taking philosophy classes and fencing and i got to start spending a lot of time with her her slowly learning about her and her good sides and her bad sides and at some point i fell for her.
41- When did you last receive a text message?
at 4:30 am while i was asleep
42- What is wrong with you right now?
shit bro i aint even about to touch that. too much to talk about
43- How well do you know the last female you texted?
if we are talking about the group text then ive been friends with both of them for over 6 years now. shit its been 6 years? if we are talking about individual conversations then i would like to say that i know them pretty well.
44- Does anyone disgust you?
remember the person who kicked me out of my last home? yeah.
45- Would you date someone right now if they asked?
it depends on a lot of things; if i didn’t know who they were and they asked me out of the blue then i would probably refuse but if it was someonw who i knew a bit better then i would consider it.
46- Are you in a good mood right now?
i suppose
47- Who was the last person you talked to in person?
a friend of mine
48- What color shirt are you wearing?
aqua ish?
49- Has someone recently told you something you didn’t want to hear?
i wont say there has been anything that i haven’t wanted to hear. definitely things that have made me uncomfortable but not anything i would outright say that i wouldn’t want to hear
50- Anyone you’re giving up on?
i give up on people on a daily basis you need to be more specific
51- Do you hate the person you fell hardest for?
shit i cant let myself hate them
52- Have you ever thought about giving up on someone but couldn’t?
yeah
53- Do you like rain?
yes
54- Do you care if your boyfriend/girlfriend drinks?
as long as its not excessive not really
55- Have you ever liked somebody and never told them?
you mean right now?
56- Do you like to cuddle?
yeah
57- Are you shy?
kinda? i know how to be sociable when i need to. learn how to do something sop that you don’t have to do it.
58- Do you get along with girls?
most of my irl friends are girls
59- Have you dated the person you texted last?
no
60- What do you carry with you at all times?
phone, wallet, notepad
61- If you were paid 1 million dollars to spend the night in a supposed haunted house, would you?
i used to live in a building that was supposedly haunted. once you get on good terms with the ghosts its not that bad
62- Do you think you can last in a relationship for five months?
if its the right kind of relationship then yeah.
63- Think back to October, were you in a relationship?
no
64- The person you like kisses you on the forehead, do you find this cute?
i don’t think id be able to function of they kissed me on the forehead
65- Did anything “cute” happen in the last week?
define cute. how are we using this?
66- How old are the last three people you kissed?
excluding my mother we have about 21, 25, and 21
67- Would you rather pay to get your nails done or do them yourself?
do them myself
68- Which do you like better- Zebra print or leopard print?
zebra
69- Do you have any stickers on your car?
yeah. because i bought the car from a family i was friends with it has a zombie family on it. if i can fins my triforce stick ill put that on there too
70- Would you rather listen to Luke Bryan or Lil Wayne?
who? who?
71- Blackberry, Android, or iPhone?
android
72- When’s the last time you had pizza from Pizza Hut?
i dunno
73- Do you like diet soda?
eh
74- What color are the walls in your room?
beige
75- Are you 16 or older?
im older
76- Do you watch Pretty Little Liars?
what?
77- Do you have a job?
yeah i gotta get ready soon for that
78- What are your initials?
NTS
79- Did you ever have braces?
no
80- Are you from the south?
no
81- What does your last status on Facebook say?
i haven’t touched Facebook in ages
82- Do you still talk to the first person you ever kissed?
yes
83- Are you closer to your mom or your dad?
probably my mom but I’m really close to my dad too
84- Have you ever done cheer leading or gymnastics?
does yoga count?
85- What’s the last movie you saw in theaters?
probably guardians of the galaxy 2
86- Do you smoke?
no
87- Would you rather wear heels or flip flops?
probably heels unless they are stilettos on any type of high heel
88- Is your phone touch screen?
yes
89- Do you normally wear your hair straight or curly?
my hair only slightly curls so straight
90- Have you ever snuck out of your house?
i think so. its been about 4 years since i lived at home and if i have it would have only been once
91- Would you rather swim in a river, lake, or pool?
rivers are fun
92- Have you ever made out in a car?
yeah
93- …Had sex in a car?
…i dont think i have?
94- Are you single or in a relationship?
single
95- What were you doing last night at midnight?
reading this ask and deciding to go to bed and answer it in the morning
96- When’s the last time you saw fireworks?
last night
97- Do you like the camera on your phone?
its a decent camera
98- Have you ever had a friend with benefits?
i guess my first relationship was actually fwb situation but honestly it was so messed up that i cant even remember
99- Have you ever passed out from drinking?
no
100- Are you friends with people on facebook that you actually hate?
probably
101- Have you ever had a pregnancy scare?
every time a girl wants me to do her raw
102- Name your favorite Kesha song:
i think blow is my favorite
103- Do you have any tan lines right now?
right above my butt and some subtle tan lines on my arms
104- Would you ever wear cowboy boots with shorts?
are you crazy?
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1. You woke up naked next to the last person you texted, what would you say?
You want breakfast?
2. What’s going on between you and the last person you kissed?
Awkwardly avoiding each other and not showing that we had a thing or the weird chemistry we have when we have to be at the same social situation.
3. If your boyfriend or girlfriend was into drugs, would you care?
are they still living their life and not going to sell all our stuff or rob people for the drugs? yes? then I ain’t bothered.
4. Is your last name longer than six letters?
No
5. Was your last kiss drunk or sober?
sober
6. Have you ever wanted to have someone but you messed it up?
I have never successfully expressed wanting someone without fucking it up at some point, but yeah definitely.
7. What does your last received text say?
see you at home :)
8. How many times have you kissed the last person you kissed?
More than 50 times
9. Where was your last kiss at?
In their lounge.
10. When is the last time you saw your sister?
I saw my half sister at countdown the other day.
11. What do you drink in the morning?
Earl grey
12. Where did you sleep last night?
Middle of my queen sized bed.
13. Do you think relationships are hard?
Yes and no. It should be pretty easy if its the right person platonic or otherwise, but disagreements happen and sometimes life is messy and in those times when people get spiky its hard to maintain total love and understanding. Totally worth the hard work sometimes.
14. If you could go back and change something in the past 5 months, would you?
Yeah id workout more, read more, and i would’ve tried harder to see things the way they actually are not what i’m afraid they are.
15. You’re locked in a room with the last person you kissed, any problems?
Yeah we aren’t talking to each other bc they can’t decide what the thing we have is to them . I won’t wait around like a lost puppy for anyone anymore like i did with her
16. Would you rather it be sunny or rainy?
Rainy
17. Do you know anyone with the same middle name as you?
yeah my cousin alessia
18. Are you wearing jeans,sweatpants,or pajama pants?
jorts
19. Do you think you will be in a relationship 3 years from now?
I’d like to think so but i’m not fussed if that doesn’t haooen
20. Does anyone like you?
platonically? a few people.
romantically? i think one or two
21. Have you ever kissed someone with a name that starts with an S?
Sarah. Simon. Saskia. Simone. Sam. Sebastian. Shay. Sophie. Siobhan.
22. Is the last person you kissed gay?
nope they’re bi
23. Is there a person you CANNOT stand?
there’s a list.
24. Have you ever considered getting a tattoo?
shit fam i have a list of them that i want but zero dollars for them
25. In the past week have you cried?
yeah a couple times
26. What breed was the last dog you saw?
pomeranian the teacup sized variety
27. Do you dry off in the shower or out of the shower?
out of wtf
28. Have you ever kissed a football player?
not a pro footballer but a few guys and girls ive kissed played on school teams
29. Do you think you’re old?
not physically im mentally weary
30. Do you like text messaging?
yeah
31. What type of day are you having?
lazy typical and kinda boring
32. Have you ever thought about getting your nose pierced?
again yeah but i have zero dollars
33. Do you prefer warm or cold weather?
warm
34. Is there a person of the opposite sex who means a lot to you?
i have a limited amount of male figures in my life.
I guess Cam (who is sort of a father figure).
35. Would you prefer a relationship or a fling?
Right now a fling or a series of them. But im open to the idea of a relationship.
36. Are you a simple or complicated person?
I’m complex.
37. What song are you listening to?
Seven Devils by florence + the machine
38. When you say you’re sorry do you mean it?
9/10 times the other time im having to apologise to those with power over me for things that really don’t matter
39. Is there a girl that knows everything or almost everything about you?
There’s 3 of them.
40. What made you start liking the person you like now?
Their drunken rendition of light my fire, but i already liked them we’ve grown up around each other.
41. When did you last receive a text message?
an hour ago
42. What is wrong with you right now?
im isolated and self conscious. I worry about not being able to succeed at uni
43. How well do you know the last female you texted?
she’s practically my mom
44. Does anyone disgust you?
So many.
45. Would you date someone right now if they asked?
Yeah but it depends who it is obviously.
46. Are you in a good mood right now?
I’m pretty chilled out rn.
47. Who was the last person you talked to in person?
housemate
48. What color shirt are you wearing?
purple
49. Has someone recently told you something you didn’t want to hear?
yeah a couple of people
50. Anyone you’re giving up on?
No i got rid of all of those people a long time ago.
51. Do you hate the person you fell hardest for?
No they are still very dear to me. I still love them.
52. Have you ever thought about giving up on someone but couldn’t?
yeah but then i did eventually.
53. Do you like rain?
love it love the way it smells love standing in it
54. Do you care if your boyfriend/girlfriend drinks?
no
55. Have you ever liked somebody and never told them?
bro....all the time i can think of 2 people right now
56. Do you like to cuddle?
i am a koala mate i love me some cuddles
57. Are you shy?
shy to start but when i get going no
58. Do you get along with girls?
historically no something always happens.
59. Have you dated the person you texted last?
no
60. What do you carry with you at all times?
claddagh ring? deep sense of self loathing? absurd hope and romanticism?
61. If you were paid 1 million dollars to spend the night in a supposed haunted house, would you?
yeah i ain’t afraid of no ghost (also i have sage and black tourmaline)
62. Do you think you can last in a relationship for five months?
definitely
63. Think back to October, were you in a relationship?
with my hand.
64. The person you like kisses you on the forehead, do you find this cute?
yes ugh so fluffy
65. Did anything “cute” happen in the last week?
my housemate made me crepes
66. How old are the last three people you kissed?
22 19 18
67. Would you rather pay to get your nails done or do them yourself?
get them done
68. Which do you like better- Zebra print or leopard print?
zebra
69. Do you have any stickers on your car?
i dont have a car
70. Would you rather listen to Luke Bryan or Lil Wayne?
lil wayne
71. Blackberry, Android, or iPhone?
iPhone
72. When’s the last time you had pizza from Pizza Hut?
5 years ago
73. Do you like diet soda?
no
74. What color are the walls in your room?
off white
75. Are you 16 or older?
yes
76. Do you watch Pretty Little Liars?
I’ve seen too much im invested til the end
77. Do you have a job?
nope
78. What are your initials?
RGN
79. Did you ever have braces?
not yet fucking orthodontist said i couldn’t get them till my wisdom teeth come down
80. Are you from the south?
I feel this is more of an america question but nope im a westie
81. What does your last status on facebook say?
star emojis great festival
82. Do you still talk to the first person you ever kissed?
hahaha fuck no
83. Are you closer to your mom or your dad?
neither we don’t speak
84. Have you ever done cheerleading or gymnastics?
i did both before i broke my knees
85. What’s the last movie you saw in theaters?
Asassins creed
86. Do you smoke?
socially a few durries or some joints
87. Would you rather wear heels or flip flops?
heels
88. Is your phone touch screen?
yes
89. Do you normally wear your hair straight or curly?
straight
90. Have you ever snuck out of your house?
quite a lot
91. Would you rather swim in a river, lake, or pool?
lake
92. Have you ever made out in a car?
yes
93. …Had sex in a car?
uhhhh does a campervan count?
94. Are you single or in a relationship?
single
95. What were you doing last night at midnight?
sleeping
96. When’s the last time you saw fireworks?
new years
97. Do you like the camera on your phone?
yeah
98. Have you ever had a friend with benefits?
a few times but it doesn’t really work out
99. Have you ever passed out from drinking?
i try not to but a few times
100. Are you friends with people on facebook that you actually hate?
yeah the old wolfpack
101. Have you ever had a pregnancy scare?
once but then i remembered i was infertile because of my pcos and laughed
102. Name your favorite Kesha song:
take it off
103. Do you have any tan lines right now?
my bikini is etched into my back
104. Would you ever wear cowboy boots with shorts?
heck yes i can serve you daisy duke realness bih
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