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This is my Normal

by @PeterPan

I believe too much in my own Insignificance. I spend too much time drowning out my own voice with alcohol. I procrastinate on my own responsibilities. I smoke too many cigarettes just to have something that passes the time between gulps. I live too long in my memories. I superimpose too much of what I thought I wanted onto what I have now. I believe I am failing at everything I do yet act like I do everything better than them. I live in a cluttered mess. I pretend no one notices my obvious deficiencies. I do things to get attention by hiding in plain sight. I have real voices in my head. I talk to myself, actually more like I scream at myself often. I use other people's names as an escape word. I secretly believe I am more important than I care to admit. I foolishly think I deserve more. I ignore my health. I fantasize about things I would never want to actually participate in. I still imagine I can be loved. I sometimes believe women want me even when they already have someone. I expect there will be magical occurrence in my life that will make me happy. I enjoy causing myself physical pain if some aspect of it supposedly makes me stronger. I long to have my life sacrificed if it means someone I love will survive longer. I am jealous of my closest friends for being farther along in life and am obvious about it. I spiral myself down to diminish the fear of falling. I hate what I see in the mirror. I believe I am destined for failure based on my genetics. I drive too fast. I often believe my way is the better way, until proven otherwise. I torture myself constantly, in my head. I ignore anything that I feel I don't know enough about to solve. I find comfort in imagining being smashed into an unrecognizable blob of human remains. This is the only existence I know. This is my normal. Summer2012
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