[ SECRET POST #1720 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1720 ⌋


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Secrets Left to Post: 09 pages, 211 secrets from Secret Submission Post #246.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 1 2 3 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 3 - too big ], [ 1 - take it to comments ], [ 1 - repeats ]
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Comments

[fscom.livejournal.com]

07. http://i51.tinypic.com/280qiv9.png

[xenoglossy]

I was going to say something about this being a time-warp secret posted by my past self, and then I realized that it couldn't be, because I did hole up in my room and watch TV. At least towards the end, when I'd kind of given up.

So, good for you, OP, for not giving in to that impulse. I hope things get better for you.

[(Anonymous)]

desu desu

[flipthefrog.livejournal.com]

Eventually culture shock gets better, but it's always a temptation to just hole up and watch youtube all day (god knows I did that more than I should have the last few weeks I was in China). Keep at it anon, and maybe watch a little TV to keep from going nuts :D

[(Anonymous)]

Oh god, this is how I feel ALL THE TIME. Literally. Fuck the world.

[kallanda-lee.livejournal.com]

Hey, if you're still a minor and you're in the situation against your will, please remember that in a few years you'll be able to move (back) anywhere you want. Things do get better.

[fickletastictot.livejournal.com]

I feel the same way most of the time + books, but still end up not doing it because marathons make me antsy as hell.

[mjnuts.livejournal.com]

This is one of those secrets that make want to know the complete story...

Hang in there, OP.

[unstoppablei.livejournal.com]

Are you me a year ago? It's hard, OP, and stuff like that doesn't get easier. But you learn to deal with it, ignore it, make friends, and get on with your life, and in a way it gets better, not because it changes but because you change. Living in Ecuador for two years (with my blonde hair and tall stature) made me stronger and changed me more than anything ever has, and if anything was good about the experience, it was that. Don't let them bring you down!

Also, I am curious. Where are you? And why?

[oflittlebrain.livejournal.com]

oh my god where are you

so i can avoid going there

this sounds terrible :(

[kallanda-lee.livejournal.com]

It could be a lot of places. I know in Tunisia guys kept asking me if I'm married, and I was only 19 then

In India I was frequently asked to take pictures with people (entire schools, actually)- though it was all over very friendly basis, but it's weird. , you know. Also experienced the being overcharged there, and the surprise at actually "daring" to eat local food.

[ncc-gqmf.livejournal.com]

I guess I'm going to be the voice of the minority, here, but also a voice of experience:

DO IT, OP.

Not forever. But if you really feel like you need to take a break and watch something, just do it. Don't feel guilty. Do it for a day. And then learn how to balance your life between enjoying the things you want to do and the culture you're living in.

I live in Japan (which, I don't know if that's where you are, but it sure sounds like it), and I absolutely go home at the end of most days and curl up with some American TV. If I had to live my life as if my own culture didn't exist, I would go crazy...

...and I say this because when I was doing study abroad, in a different country, it was a very different situation. I had chronic insomnia and was severely depressed, but every time I tried to relax and do something that would cheer me up, like read a book in English or watch an American movie, I got yelled at for "not integrating myself" or "not experiencing" the culture. And I ended up quitting the program and going home because I was so fucking miserable that the thought of staying even another day was making me cry.

TL;DR: OP, do what you need to for your mental health. Worry about how to live, period, before you worry about how to live where you are.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm proud of you. For reals, no sarcasm or weird troll-assery or anything.

[nalanzu.livejournal.com]

Also a minority voice, and one of experience -- take a day, OP. Or an afternoon, or an evening, or an hour. Take some time for you. Immerse yourself in your home culture for a bit, and then the culture differences aren't as difficult. Hang in there.

[(Anonymous)]

Korea, by any chance OP? Because oh my god, I sympathize so hard right now.

[cloud-riven.livejournal.com]

You are super cool for not caving in. I hope you get stronger and deflect that crazy prejudice like an AT Field.

*internet hugs!*

[amanen.livejournal.com]

You know, OP, at the end of a really tiring day, of working hard to get through it all, watching some TV can be a really good and fun incentive. It was in my experience, anyway. I don't know the full details of your situation/how long you've been there/are going to be there.

If you want to talk more about it feel free to drop by my LJ. I'm kind of interested since that experience really mirrors my own in some ways.