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honey the codewitch wrote: I got help. I wouldn't be medicated otherwise. Or did you think I was buying anti-psychotics out of the back of a van? 
Get some better help.
honey the codewitch wrote: It gets less scary over time.
For now. You don't want to hallucinate nightmares. Eventually it blurs together.
So, how scary can your mind imagine?
honey the codewitch wrote: Anyway, I don't see why the reaction. People tend to have freakouts over mental illness, but it's just part of the human continuum.
So you a bit brighter than the rest of us; I enjoy your posts. Might be evolution even.
I do freak out about hallucinations. It means something wrong. Ehr, I got that tshirt. If you seen some of my messages then you know that future. Here there be dragons.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Why should I get better help? Getting better help won't make hallucinations that I have had in the past somehow not have happened. I don't know of any therapists gifted in the art of time travel. Do you?
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honey the codewitch wrote: Why should I get better help? Getting better help won't make hallucinations that I have had in the past somehow not have happened.
If it was a hallucination then it didn't happen. It's a dream, no more.
You know this better than me.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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If what I saw really happened I wouldn't be calling it a hallucination! You seem to want to misunderstand me. Is it deliberate?
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honey the codewitch wrote: If what I saw really happened I wouldn't be calling it a hallucination!
Hallucinations are the things you imagine.
honey the codewitch wrote: You seem to want to misunderstand me. Is it deliberate?
Misunderstand anything? Go ahead and enjoy, and excuse me.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Let me be very clear.
I experienced psychotic events. Specifically hallucinations. That experience really happened. I really hallucinated.
That DOES NOT MEAN the hallucinations are real. If I thought they were real, I would not call them hallucinations, would I?
Which part of this are you struggling with, specifically?
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I think he's struggling with the idea that you are at peace with your condition.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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And I don't see why he has to have a problem with that?
Sorry I'm not the miserable wreck he expected?
Anyway, I'm done. This exchange was frustrating. 
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honey the codewitch wrote: I experienced psychotic events. Specifically hallucinations. That experience really happened. I really hallucinated.
That DOES NOT MEAN the hallucinations are real. If I thought they were real, I would not call them hallucinations, would I?
Ehr.. you would.
I didn't mean to upset you, just to confront.
--edit
If you wanna talk, I been there.
And then I did worse.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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No I would not call them hallucinations if I thought they were real. That doesn't make any sense.
And why the heck are you trying to "confront" me about my mental health condition anyway?
Maybe consider your own reaction when someone discusses their experiences with mental illness. Maybe they aren't asking for your help or a confrontation? Maybe they are adults who are capable of looking after themselves and getting the help they need, particularly since they haven't given you any reason to think they are out of control in their entire history here?
I mean, sorry I got frustrated with you, but whether or not you meant it to be, your unsolicited advice that I "get help" (and your assumption that I hadn't had it) was pretty unwelcome.
And yeah, now I'm "confronting" you, but not simply for my sake, but so maybe in the future when someone else discusses their experiences with a disability you can maybe do a little better.
And no, this isn't a conversation I was eager to have with you. I don't actually like confrontation.
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honey the codewitch wrote: No I would not call them hallucinations if I thought they were real. That doesn't make any sense.
And why the heck are you trying to "confront" me about my mental health condition anyway?
Years ago I lacked sleep. The first problem was imagining hearing things.
Not trying to confront; I'd not dare so.
honey the codewitch wrote: I mean, sorry I got frustrated with you, but whether or not you meant it to be, your unsolicited advice that I "get help" (and your assumption that I hadn't had it) was pretty unwelcome.
It was required.
honey the codewitch wrote: And no, this isn't a conversation I was eager to have with you. I don't actually like confrontation.
Yeah, like I looked forward to it?? Goddamn, lets have a confrontation on tuesdays? You gonna be pissed over this.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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No it wasn't required. It was unwelcome. I'm an adult. I am capable of looking after myself. Reconsider your assumption that people who live with a mental illness need you to look after them. It's infantilizing and offensive. There. I hope that was clear enough.
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honey the codewitch wrote: It was unwelcome. I'm an adult
My apologies.
Maybe one day I'll even treat you like one? 
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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honey the codewitch wrote: I mean, sorry I got frustrated with you, but whether or not you meant it to be, your unsolicited advice that I "get help" (and your assumption that I hadn't had it) was pretty unwelcome.
You presume too much, princess.
And if you have, it failed you; ask for more.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Oh it failed me? How did it fail me, Eddie? Be specific, since you know so much about me.
Is it because I don't live up to your stereotypes about the mentally ill? Am I not appropriately miserable to you, Eddie? Too much peace with my condition?
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honey the codewitch wrote: How did it fail me, Eddie?
Wrong name, princess.
honey the codewitch wrote: Be specific, since you know so much about me.
Nice. A "challenge"?
honey the codewitch wrote: Am I not appropriately miserable to you, Eddie? Too much peace with my condition?
You're obvious not capable of a simple copy and paste.
Enjoy
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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All of that just to avoid my question. Seems a lot of words for a non-response.
Anyway, I'm done. For the record, if I wanted your advice on my mental health, I'd ask for it.
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honey the codewitch wrote: For the record, if I wanted your advice on my mental health, I'd ask for it.
Out of your price range honey.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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honey the codewitch wrote: How did it fail me, Eddie
Aight; I have all the respect for you, as a coder and a human. You can spell the name right, codebitch.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Flowing smart about quantity (9)
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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I'm much better at the article contests than I am at this. I really wish I could participate but I'm horrible at it - utterly clueless. 
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honey the codewitch wrote: I'm horrible at it - utterly clueless.
Nonsense! You have a clue: "Flowing smart about quantity (9)"
It's meaning nothing to me either today, but it's a clue! 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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honey the codewitch wrote: I really wish I could participate
They are easy once you learn the rules. You can disassemble the sentence clue into a set of instructions.
Flowing (smart about quantity) (9)
The word 'about' here is a container indicator[^]. The clue becomes:
Find a synonym for 'Flowing' by wrapping a synonym of 'smart'[^] around a synonym for 'quantity'[^].
Streaming is a synonym for the word 'flowing'. The solution would be to wrap 'sting'[^] around the word 'ream'[^].
I guess if you have enough practice then you could speak an aesopian language[^] with others that very few could understand. 
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And YAUT !!!
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Oh well,
I didn't want to post the solution. But in the past clearly explaining how to solve them has attracted new players. Was hoping to get the witch onboard.
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