Social isolation causes brain deterioration and heart disease

[Foresight]

I know my brain no longer functions as it should because of harsh and constant social rejection for a facial disfigurement. I feel the damage in every ounce of my body. It's going to be a long road for me. I've put up quite the fight but this year the damage in my mind, body, and soul has been scaring me. I feel like I crossed some invisible boundary where the choice was lost. I still try but things are grim. I'm stubborn though and keep trying.

I actually think SS is the only reason I lasted so long. I'm rejected in 99% of communities in the real world except for the facial difference community. I'm fully myself here and still welcome. Thanks to everyone here for showing me kindness and consideration unlike my experiences on the outside. Giving back to the community has been an uplifting aspect of my scary and challenging year.

I guess the moral of this thread is to forgive yourself for what's happened and for where you're at. There's so many elements inside and out we have very little control over. We're doing the best we can and if we let go it should be appreciated as a valid path to take in a long, honest fight.

 

[FuneralCry]

Life really is just too cruel and it's sad how so much suffering exists. I'm sorry that you have been through so much, none of us here should have to endure all this misery. Best wishes.

 

[Rounded Agony]

What a lovely sentiment. I only realised this way you from your info being in the "staff online" box; I noticed this display photo the last couple of days but didn't notice the name being the same.

It's funny, I think in many ways, only knowing someone "virtually" is detrimental but in cases like yours, I wonder if it can remove judgement and allow people to be more receptive. Or maybe it's just the people here; being so...meta-normal, maybe we wouldn't even give a shit about physical appearance if we were all interacting in "real life".

Also I know what you mean. Being able to see and feel a marked decline in the last four months has been uncomfortable at best. And both during as well as in the months just before I'd tried to do things to improve the situation, but as you say, we don't have all the cards in our hand...here's hoping all of us get an ace sooner than later.

 

[takemenowpls]

I know my brain no longer functions as it should because of harsh and constant social rejection for a facial disfigurement. I feel the damage in every ounce of my body. It's going to be a long road for me. I've put up quite the fight but this year the damage in my mind, body, and soul has been scaring me. I feel like I crossed some invisible boundary where the choice was lost. I still try but things are grim. I'm stubborn though and keep trying.

I actually think SS is the only reason I lasted so long. I'm rejected in 99% of communities in the real world except for the facial difference community. I'm fully myself here and still welcome. Thanks to everyone here for showing me kindness and consideration unlike my experiences on the outside. Giving back to the community has been an uplifting aspect of my scary and challenging year.

I guess the moral of this thread is to forgive yourself for what's happened and for where you're at. There's so many elements inside and out we have very little control over. We're doing the best we can and if we let go it should be appreciated as a valid path to take in a long, honest fight.

Very well said

 

[whatevs]

This is the age old conundrum of whether one is 'too far gone' to meet the basic requirements for living in society (or just living in general, which to me are the same thing at the end of the day). I myself feel like I never did, but its quite astounding to find you can always become more of a misfit, you only need more time spent experiencing and doing things most people will never experience or understand. Chronic physical and mental hurdles are the classic way to achieve this.

I don´t know, it's really tough dealing with the assorted scumbag bunch that people are. This is why they herded them like cattle with a police state, masks and vaccines. They truly are scum in most cases and will get what's coming to them. But meanwhile they have the amazing ability to carry out a mundane life succesfully and (sometimes just seemingly) without life-threatening anxiety.

Because society is so cutthroat and one might be burdened by chronic illness, i.e. disadvantaged against your peers and against predators, the question of how much the struggle is worth it floats in the air. But alas, dying is hard and living is hard, and if you don't want to die yet you have to mingle with normies and their surprisingly hard to pull off requirements to pay for your necessities and also to have a better shot at making friends, etc.

 

[Hollowillow]

I know my brain no longer functions as it should because of harsh and constant social rejection for a facial disfigurement. I feel the damage in every ounce of my body. It's going to be a long road for me. I've put up quite the fight but this year the damage in my mind, body, and soul has been scaring me. I feel like I crossed some invisible boundary where the choice was lost. I still try but things are grim. I'm stubborn though and keep trying.

I actually think SS is the only reason I lasted so long. I'm rejected in 99% of communities in the real world except for the facial difference community. I'm fully myself here and still welcome. Thanks to everyone here for showing me kindness and consideration unlike my experiences on the outside. Giving back to the community has been an uplifting aspect of my scary and challenging year.

I guess the moral of this thread is to forgive yourself for what's happened and for where you're at. There's so many elements inside and out we have very little control over. We're doing the best we can and if we let go it should be appreciated as a valid path to take in a long, honest fight.

Aw, you have such a beautiful heart, it's all I could see. They're missing out.

It'd be funny to wear a mask like the phantom of the opera and walk around with a cape & hat with a big feater. They'd judge you hard but for different reasons. My skin keeps peeling off due to the chemicals in my home, eyes too... Rejoice that you're not blind? Date a blind? Like the thing in fantastic 4, it was all over his body... But yeah... I suffer isolation too... Especially since trauma made me agoraphobic again. Someone wanted to introduce a friend but kept saying to utterly absolutely be positive... I gave up...

But I want to be your friend. Not even to kiss mids asses, I tend to defy autority. But you're more like a protector and I feel safe.

Thank you