Yes, I get what you mean. I try not to make fun of anyone for doing what they do. I just treat them normally. I think for those that are doing it for the attention me treating them like everyone else is probably kind of deflating because some are in it for any kind of attention even negative attention.
I work retail, well I did now I work for the d.o.t in my state . I have learned to keep a straight face and a nonjudgemental attitude when dealing with people. Although some of those driver's license photos can cause me to raise an eyebrow ever so slightly lol.
You should see mine. HAHA! I am not sure I know who that person is. Got a new one through the mail and it has the same picture....
A rule of thumb for me, if they will video tape themselves it is for attention. That is the issue though, the attention that they seek. I used to seek bad attention all the time because it was most of what I knew from attention and I knew how to get it. I didn't even realize that it was bad attention until I was an adult and started pissing people off. After I realized I was pissing people off my first thought was to double down and boy howdy did I. I had to leave when I realized that I was the problem not even meaning to be. Alcohol helped but I can't blame it completely. I have pretty much been alone since. No reason to go to the bar even though I would like to see people I would likely take the night off and be much of the same. Fun for a night or two but it has to get old. Don't really care to do much of anything, drinking was pretty much it and my thing to get me comfortable around a lot of people. I have come to Jesus so I do not need alcohol anymore which is nice, though I have drank since I cannot seem to get beyond a few beers before I get a head ache. Thank you Jesus for that! My thing is he loved me enough to help me when I was the worst person I knew in my opinion. Few tried to help but some seemed more interested in egging me on. I just felt a little like that guy going through God only knows what and being put down by anyone within eye shot.
Oh I know exactly what you mean, we all have our road own road to walk, I had so much negative attention that I did everything I could to push it away, all I wanted was peace, and solitude I used to be sort of jealous of Superman with his fortress of solitude in the Arctic lol.
I retreated into books and later mmos I still play but not as much I'm busy with my daughter and grandaughter now. We have a decent life and work hard to keep it. I did drink when I was younger could have drank most people to the floor. Now I might have a cold beer on a hot day, or a Mike's hard Lemonaid but it takes me over a year to drink a six pack lol. I don't miss it and would rather face the world sober.
Sober is better for sure. I feel like I am in a fortress of solitude right now, is very nice, but temporary. Basically just hibernating for the winter. Cold makes me crabby so it is best to avoid sharing that with others. Glad to see some warm days right now, I got stuff to do. I will say this though, rest is amazing.
Yep I'm in ND I know all about cold and it's funny when one above feels warm. I was snowblowing and shoveling on Monday and got too warm, it was only one above but no wind.the sun was warm.
Yes, I get what you mean. I try not to make fun of anyone for doing what they do. I just treat them normally. I think for those that are doing it for the attention me treating them like everyone else is probably kind of deflating because some are in it for any kind of attention even negative attention.
I work retail, well I did now I work for the d.o.t in my state . I have learned to keep a straight face and a nonjudgemental attitude when dealing with people. Although some of those driver's license photos can cause me to raise an eyebrow ever so slightly lol.
You should see mine. HAHA! I am not sure I know who that person is. Got a new one through the mail and it has the same picture....
A rule of thumb for me, if they will video tape themselves it is for attention. That is the issue though, the attention that they seek. I used to seek bad attention all the time because it was most of what I knew from attention and I knew how to get it. I didn't even realize that it was bad attention until I was an adult and started pissing people off. After I realized I was pissing people off my first thought was to double down and boy howdy did I. I had to leave when I realized that I was the problem not even meaning to be. Alcohol helped but I can't blame it completely. I have pretty much been alone since. No reason to go to the bar even though I would like to see people I would likely take the night off and be much of the same. Fun for a night or two but it has to get old. Don't really care to do much of anything, drinking was pretty much it and my thing to get me comfortable around a lot of people. I have come to Jesus so I do not need alcohol anymore which is nice, though I have drank since I cannot seem to get beyond a few beers before I get a head ache. Thank you Jesus for that! My thing is he loved me enough to help me when I was the worst person I knew in my opinion. Few tried to help but some seemed more interested in egging me on. I just felt a little like that guy going through God only knows what and being put down by anyone within eye shot.
Oh I know exactly what you mean, we all have our road own road to walk, I had so much negative attention that I did everything I could to push it away, all I wanted was peace, and solitude I used to be sort of jealous of Superman with his fortress of solitude in the Arctic lol. I retreated into books and later mmos I still play but not as much I'm busy with my daughter and grandaughter now. We have a decent life and work hard to keep it. I did drink when I was younger could have drank most people to the floor. Now I might have a cold beer on a hot day, or a Mike's hard Lemonaid but it takes me over a year to drink a six pack lol. I don't miss it and would rather face the world sober.
Sober is better for sure. I feel like I am in a fortress of solitude right now, is very nice, but temporary. Basically just hibernating for the winter. Cold makes me crabby so it is best to avoid sharing that with others. Glad to see some warm days right now, I got stuff to do. I will say this though, rest is amazing.
Yep I'm in ND I know all about cold and it's funny when one above feels warm. I was snowblowing and shoveling on Monday and got too warm, it was only one above but no wind.the sun was warm.