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Re: Speak Your Mind « Reply #48735 on Jul 26, 2011, 10:26am »
@Rav: It's not self-diagnosis. I'm just wondering why therapists and psychiatrists are continually asserting that I'm bipolar or have PTSD. Weird. There's no doubt that I'm depressed, but the fact that my dad is bipolar makes a lot of medical professionals question whether I inherited it as well.
I remember during one session when I mentioned that I thought EVERYONE had trauma (it was such a normal thing to me) and she gave me the weeeeiiirdest look.
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Re: Speak Your Mind « Reply #48736 on Jul 26, 2011, 10:52am »
As someone who has never had any physical or emotional problems of any kind, and has never even had anything resembling anxiety, and, believe it or not, has never gotten a headache in his life, seeing you people talk about your problems almost makes me feel bad for being so perfect, which, makes ME the real victim in all of this.
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Re: Speak Your Mind « Reply #48738 on Jul 26, 2011, 12:10pm »
^ No, they don't. You probably have trauma, which is why you feel that way. We're talking trauma in the form of lasting, emotional disturbance. Not, OH MAN I WAS JUST HIT IN THE FACE BY A LOG.
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Re: Speak Your Mind « Reply #48739 on Jul 26, 2011, 12:33pm »
I worked on a Trauma a while ago! "Motorcycle Accident; No Helmet"(tm) has become a bit of a slogan for us. So, the Surgeon comes into the room, we're all working on this guy, and he, very Indian goes "Okay, let's see these head injuries!" As he's moving the guys hair to get a look at his scalp, BRAIN bits fall out onto the gurney, and he, in his cheerful Indian accent goes "Ooooh, yeah, there is a lot of material missing, he'd dead." We had a bit of a laugh.
Then, about 20 minutes later, the dude's wife shows up...and she can't even walk under her own power. Two nurses are having to help her to the room to identify the body, the whole time she's just a wreck. Trying to talk through a mess of incomprehensible sobs, trying not to shout but that is all she could get out was her dead husband's name over, and over again.
That was a helluva trauma. I was enjoying a Cherry Coke Zero at the time. I think it tastes even better than normal Cherry Coke, and without the sugary mouthfeel.
@Rav: It's not self-diagnosis. I'm just wondering why therapists and psychiatrists are continually asserting that I'm bipolar or have PTSD. Weird. There's no doubt that I'm depressed, but the fact that my dad is bipolar makes a lot of medical professionals question whether I inherited it as well.
I remember during one session when I mentioned that I thought EVERYONE had trauma (it was such a normal thing to me) and she gave me the weeeeiiirdest look.
It's kind of odd, cause, yet again, it's similar to my situation. Both regarding the bipolar thing AND the assumption that everyone, at some point in their lives, goes through some sort of emotional distress that doesn't go away for a long period of time.
I'm definitely depressed too... however, I do not know much about my biological father. All I have is a single photo of him; nothing more, nothing less. Makes me kind of wonder, maybe he had some kind of mental problem too? Meh...
I've given up on myself more or less. I don't care about being depressed any more. Two things are clear to me:
-I'm bored. -I'm not happy.
It's an oversimplification of my situation, but a fair summary nonetheless.
I don't know why everyone was so harsh on that thread about the foreverpandering guy. I thought he was pretty damn swell. He definitely was acting, especially in this clip, which I really enjoyed. I thought he had a great character going and really enjoyed his performance. It was a great, comedically uplifting, hilarious monologue.
Generic is never a term I would throw on a voice, just on a performance. I think each individual performance should be critiqued, not an overall voice actor. Slashy was definitely pretty hyped up, but with good reason. The guy's got talent. Not saying he's better than anyone else, and I don't think Slashy meant offense to anyone when he said foreverpandering sets the standard, but he's definitely good and he's got a passion for it. Just like the rest of us. I was just surprised how unsupportive that thread was. Harsh on Slashy and the the voice actor.
...Also...Aramek, you so can act, babe.
A lot of my overhyping was a joke, I didn't mean offense on anyone. Foreverpandering, I feel, is mainly amazing due to the fact that he is VERY good at planning a VO performance out. As an actor, especially having to work with other directors, I have no idea how good he is, but on his own he puts on a performance that comes off as very clear and natural at the same time. I wouldn't doubt that most VAs here could surpass his abilities with enough criticism and directing experience.
It also baffles me the mystery behind him, it's hard to tell what his natural voice sounds like (to me, a testament to his range), and no one believes that he is a newbie when it comes to voice over work.
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Re: Speak Your Mind « Reply #48748 on Jul 26, 2011, 8:17pm »
Ya know, I've recently read a bunch of posts complaining about problems with rent and such. I thought I'd pitch in.
All the while, let's have some random internet folk on a voice acting forum decide how big of an ass I am.
A month or so ago, a friend asked me to move in and I said yes; I couldn't stand being where I was, and I've long despised a few of the people I've been living with. I was so eager to move out that I didn't even think about how I wouldn't be able to afford the rent. A bit immature to do, I'll admit, but I was desperate to leave. Near the end of June, I told my friend that with all the loan and credit card payments I had to make (along with the possibility of family needing help with money), staying would seem difficult. I tell him to ask the tenant (an old friend of his) if he could lower the rent a bit. He agreed he would ask if I paid the rent for July sometime during the first week of the month. So I did. A week into the month, he tells me that the tenant refused to lower the rent. I tell him that he should look into finding a roommate. He agrees. The NEXT week, he says he's found a potential roommate. I feel relieved, thinking that the issue was resolved. A week or so later, I'm told that the friend is having second thoughts. He asks me if I could stay another month. I told him that I'd think about it. I also tell him that I might need to work more hours to do so, and that doing so would mean I'd have to work late. Which was all true. I brought it up mostly because I wanted to see if he'd care at all. He didn't. I give him a call today and tell him that I don't have the money to move in. He's extremely upset with me, telling me that I'm screwing him over, and that I need to grow up and make this right. Alright. No problem. All I have to do is work extra hours and haul ass 'til 10:30 pm, just so I can afford to pay for an apartment I can't afford.
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