B is for
Meme from purplerabbits:
Comment on this entry and I will give you a letter. Write ten words which describe you beginning with that letter in your journal, including an explanation what the word means to you and why, and then pass out letters to those who want to play along.
yoyoangel gave me a B.
1. Bisexual. I've known that bisexuality existed as a thing since 16, and have been out since age 17 (to chosen people/institutions; not necessarily to everyone anymore). 20 years eh! This is a part of me that I'm sure about
2. Beautiful. I think I'm beautiful. I know not everyone agrees with me (they've told me!) but I really like the way my face is put together. I fancy myself and admire my looks. Mmmm, me.
3. Bold. I am bold. Assertive (not usually aggressive). I take calculated risks; have been cycling in London for nigh on 20 years.
4. Bethanified. I carry an imaginary pocket-sized bethanthepurple in my pocket in times of stress. She is my best not-London friend.
5. Boring. My life is nicely boring. No drama. No drink or 'fun' drugs apart from caffeine. I rarely *feel* bored; my brain is usually too busy.
6. Busy. I keep myself busy after spending 94% of my adult life on the dole. I rarely have a day where I do nothing, and usually am active from 7am to 8pm with some breaks in between. Keeping a diary of my activities would be interesting! I do not know how to do *sitting on sofa watching TV* as a doley; that's a stereotype which I've rarely lived up to outside of depressive periods.
7. Borderline Personality Disordered. I tick most of the boxes for this apart from a lack of a history of child abuse, self-harm (FSVO self-harm) and (to some degree) unstable relationships. I agree with my diagnosis; it's just that it's an unfortunate name with some unfortunate baggage around stroppy women and feminism. (Feminists seem to write off the notion of BPD completely because of how it's been applied to women; I don't study the wider aspects of this so Don't Know about the reality of this one.)
8. Binge eater. I have been binging on food since the age of 12; this is the main reason that I am morbidly obese. I believe that this is something I can recover from; I don't fully buy into the addiction model of OA/AA. Not binged on food for 50 days +.
9. Bothersome. I can be hard to take at times (see Bold and BPD). I happily am bothersome to institutions and occasionally individuals.
10. Bicyclist. I have been cycling from a young age, and cycling as a major form of transport for 20 years on and off.
Comment on this entry and I will give you a letter. Write ten words which describe you beginning with that letter in your journal, including an explanation what the word means to you and why, and then pass out letters to those who want to play along.
yoyoangel gave me a B.
1. Bisexual. I've known that bisexuality existed as a thing since 16, and have been out since age 17 (to chosen people/institutions; not necessarily to everyone anymore). 20 years eh! This is a part of me that I'm sure about
2. Beautiful. I think I'm beautiful. I know not everyone agrees with me (they've told me!) but I really like the way my face is put together. I fancy myself and admire my looks. Mmmm, me.
3. Bold. I am bold. Assertive (not usually aggressive). I take calculated risks; have been cycling in London for nigh on 20 years.
4. Bethanified. I carry an imaginary pocket-sized bethanthepurple in my pocket in times of stress. She is my best not-London friend.
5. Boring. My life is nicely boring. No drama. No drink or 'fun' drugs apart from caffeine. I rarely *feel* bored; my brain is usually too busy.
6. Busy. I keep myself busy after spending 94% of my adult life on the dole. I rarely have a day where I do nothing, and usually am active from 7am to 8pm with some breaks in between. Keeping a diary of my activities would be interesting! I do not know how to do *sitting on sofa watching TV* as a doley; that's a stereotype which I've rarely lived up to outside of depressive periods.
7. Borderline Personality Disordered. I tick most of the boxes for this apart from a lack of a history of child abuse, self-harm (FSVO self-harm) and (to some degree) unstable relationships. I agree with my diagnosis; it's just that it's an unfortunate name with some unfortunate baggage around stroppy women and feminism. (Feminists seem to write off the notion of BPD completely because of how it's been applied to women; I don't study the wider aspects of this so Don't Know about the reality of this one.)
8. Binge eater. I have been binging on food since the age of 12; this is the main reason that I am morbidly obese. I believe that this is something I can recover from; I don't fully buy into the addiction model of OA/AA. Not binged on food for 50 days +.
9. Bothersome. I can be hard to take at times (see Bold and BPD). I happily am bothersome to institutions and occasionally individuals.
10. Bicyclist. I have been cycling from a young age, and cycling as a major form of transport for 20 years on and off.