I can't understand people who shrug this off. I was driven just short of insane by boredom. Genuinely: the doodles & OCD-esque mental habits of those years remind me of the repetitive tics wild animals display when suddenly caged. Counting, carving notches, pinching myself hard.https://twitter.com/Aella_Girl/status/1144429628196417541 …
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I was fortunate enough that many of my teachers let me nap through class as long as I did my work, and got As. Some of course forced me to sit up straight but never felt the need to self harm but I did sneak headphones and most of the time i spent my time in school checked out.
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I build an awesome state in which I am physically present for others but mentally just in my own world. It helped me later in life to escape many boring conversation etc.
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I had an eating disorder because of high school as well. I completely get it when it’s said that eating disorders are caused by a desire for control when you feel out of control in every other way - not by body image. It’s absolutely true.
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I suffered from horrible anxiety in school and college. My mind was always wondering somewhere else.
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