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[eclectify]

Had an amusing insult thrown my way today by a girl from work. She told me to "Shut up and fit in" when I was describing my Synaesthesia. It was interesting to me that it was okay for them to talk about going to the doctor to gets meds for mild depression but me talking about things they'd never heard of and what they called "freak mental illnesses

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[ajremix]

Right. Because you can just 'fit in' as easily as they could just 'cheer up'. Honestly.

tbh I always thought synaesthesia is interesting though I also don't know if it causes any difficulties with day to day life (and if it does, i apologize if it sounds like i'm fetishizing this). It's also people like that (who also happen to be people like my mom) that doesn't understand what asexual or aromantic are about that I can't admit to them that I identify as one. I usually just tell them I'm too selfish/focused on myself right now to care about anyone else.

[eclectify]

Exactly. And speaking as someone who has also suffered from depression from time to time, I'm not going around telling them what they feel isn't worth speaking about.

I mean, it's not so difficult now but growing up, coupled with other mental illness issues, trying to explain to teachers and stuff that's it's frustrating that they can't see the colours in things I could and being told off for "an overactive imagination" was a bit traumatic.

As for you response to people re: asexual/aromantic? Yeah, I've used it so many times I've lost count.

[manic_intent]

Many people everywhere just don't like people who are different. Personally I find that some Aussies can be terribly strange. If you don't spend your paycheck getting smashed on Friday and waking up god knows where on Saturday with a hangover, apparently you are Not Assimilating.

[eclectify]

Yes! Exactly. When my response to "How was your weekend?" is "I spent it working on some writing, gaming and sketching" the looks I get would make anyone who gave a damn about people's opnions want to sink in a hole.

*grins* Also I love the way you call it "Not Assimilating"

[manic_intent]

not assimilating seems to be the complaint about us migrants, hehe. But yes, that's exactly what I do on most weekends!

[sostrangechild]

Personally, I think Synaesthesia is awesome. One of my friends can describe the colours of people's voices. From memory, I think mine was a moss green and blue. Anyway, you shouldn't have to put up with idiots like that, but unfortunately, it's a part of life.

People say true bisexuals don't exist and it's just a midway point for attention-seeking teenagers and fence-sitters. So it doesn't surprise me that people don't believe in asexuals either. To be honest, I don't care what anyone's sexual orientation is, as long as they're nice to me and I'm nice to them, it's all good.

Anyway, sorry to hear about the nitwits. Just mind-screw them and it'll be allllll good.

[eclectify]

*grins* I respond well to people with voices in the more cool tone spectrum. They're soothing.

I think people would get a long a hell of a lot better if they thought like you did. I mean, personalities clash and all that but a little bit of acceptance goes a long way.

See. I accept my workmates are idiots. Problem solved! *winks*

[sostrangechild]

Yes, a soothing coloured voice! Excellent. :) But does it interfere with things? I can imagine it might have been difficult with teachers when you were little. (You don't have to answer that question - it's rather personal.)

I'll only get snarky and nasty if someone's been snarky and nasty to me. But yeah, a bit of acceptance would do the world good.

Problem solved indeed!

[eclectify]

I don't mind answering your question :D

It was hard. Coupled with the fact that I was very blunt, out spoken and ahead two years of my age group, most of the teachers treated me rather poorly, I had a couple of really good teachers though who encouraged me to talk more in terms of how I saw things which was good!