Post A Random Fact(s) About Yourself

[Just Myself]

Julian, I just wanted to let you know you're one of the coolest dudes I've met on the Internet. Don't feel insecure, you have no reason to.

I've shown some signs of depression lately... I'm sure some would relate it to being a teenager, but I'm sorry, that's bullshit. I just wake up some mornings and feel so... alone in this world. Even if I'm in with a crowd of people I know, I feel like the outcast. Some days, I don't say anything, just sit in the corner and just watch everyone around me. Then, on other days, I make a complete ass of myself and have fun doing it.

Anyways, I probably have Tourette's Syndrome, because there are times where I will just lose my temper for absolutely no reason... It's weird, I'll just get this weird urge to punch something...

So basically, I'm cranky, explosive, depressed and the life of the party at the same time. I know, that makes no sense. Let's leave it that way.

Cheers,
JM

[Ktrek]

So basically, I'm cranky, explosive, depressed and the life of the party at the same time. I know, that makes no sense. Let's leave it that way.

Cheers,
JM

Actually you sound just like a normal teenage male to me. Many teens think that they have some problem and that they are the only ones who act or feel like that but the truth is most teens are just like you. Many teens experience depression but it usually passes quickly. The type of depression I experienced here recently was "clinical depression" and can be very devastating and of long duration. Also, many people confuse depression with feelings of sadness but that is not really what it is. I would also say that most people who have never experienced deep clinical depression do not and maybe cannot understand what it is. I found that many people think you can just pick yourself up by your bootstraps and get on with life but believe me when I say that nobody wanted me to get on with life more than me but I was powerless in the grips of the depression. It's like a demon on your brain. Many things exacerbate the condition too. At times all I could do was sleep and then at other times I couldn't sleep at all. I had days lapse without any memory of what I did. My wife would leave in the morning and be coming back in the door and I thought she had just left but 9 hours had passed.

Anyway, I say all that to tell you that almost all teenagers experience exactly what you describe but don't worry it gets better and those anger spells will also get better as your hormones settle down. In the meantime be sure to eat a good healthy diet, exercise, take a B- Stress complex supplement once a day and post at Ultimate Disney.

Kevin

[TheKey]

I have some depressing facts, too.

- I haven't seen my father since 8/9 years because he's an alcolohic and I can't stand to be around him. He was always drunk and hurting people all the time (he's still doing that to my grandma who isn't able to realize how sick her son is). He wouldn't let anybody help him, although there were so many people in my family who wanted to.
Because of that and because it was making me crazy seeing him like this all the time I decided not to visit him anymore until he let somebody help him.
I wrote him a letter about that, but he's denying his problem, so it didn't get better and I probably never see him again.
My parents got divorced when I was six and now, knowing the reasons, I'm very grateful for that, even though my childhood and my adolescence kinda sucked.

- I suffer from depression but it got finally better this year because I graduated and also because of my boyfriend who gives me so much hope and love that I haven't had a real breakdown since we're together.

- I have massive problems with my weight. I was overweight once and since then I always think that I have to lose weight.
This year I even starved myself and lost 22 pounds but fortunately I was able to quit that when I met my boyfriend who told me that he loved me just the way I am.
I still think I have to lose weight, though I'm really not overweight, but I hope I'll never start starving myself again.

But there are happy things in my life, too *g*:

- Bridget Jones is one of my favorite movies because it always makes me feel good.

- I listen to the soundtrack of the Muppets Christmas Carol all year because I love the movie and it's songs so much.

- I love chocolate bars with peanutbutter in them but in Germany we only have like one or two candy bars that are like that.
Fortunately I have a good friend at the other end of Germany who lives in a city that has an international candy store so she always sends me some of these delicious bars for christmas and so on.

[TheKey]

I have some depressing facts, too.

- I haven't seen my father since 8/9 years because he's an alcolohic and I can't stand to be around him. He was always drunk and hurting people all the time (he's still doing that to my grandma who isn't able to realize how sick her son is). He wouldn't let anybody help him, although there were so many people in my family who wanted to.
Because of that and because it was making me crazy seeing him like this all the time I decided not to visit him anymore until he let somebody help him.
I wrote him a letter about that, but he's denying his problem, so it didn't get better and I probably never see him again.
My parents got divorced when I was six and now, knowing the reasons, I'm very grateful for that, even though my childhood and my adolescence kinda sucked.

- I suffer from depression but it got finally better this year because I graduated and also because of my boyfriend who gives me so much hope and love that I haven't had a real breakdown since we're together.

- I have massive problems with my weight. I was overweight once and since then I always think that I have to lose weight.
This year I even starved myself and lost 22 pounds but fortunately I was able to quit that when I met my boyfriend who told me that he loved me just the way I am.
I still think I have to lose weight, though I'm really not overweight, but I hope I'll never start starving myself again.

But there are happy things in my life, too *g*:

- Bridget Jones is one of my favorite movies because it always makes me feel good.

- I listen to the soundtrack of the Muppets Christmas Carol all year because I love the movie and it's songs so much.

- I love chocolate bars with peanutbutter in them but in Germany we only have like one or two candy bars that are like that.
Fortunately I have a good friend at the other end of Germany who lives in a city that has an international candy store so she always sends me some of these delicious american candybars for christmas and so on.

[Jules]

I wish there was a hug emoticon, you'd get one now for being sooooooo nice!! :hug:

You are so sweet! :blows kiss:

Julian, I just wanted to let you know you're one of the coolest dudes I've met on the Internet. Don't feel insecure, you have no reason to.

Wow! That made me feel so happy! You're such a nice guy JM, you made my day!

If you sense that depression may be starting to get the better of you, it's best to defend yourself immediately, much like taking a vaccine against a disease. My depression lasted about 3 years and a half. I don't know how many times I changed my medication and how many differently coloured pills I took (and am still taking). If you feel very bad, you may want to visit your psychiatrist once again and get yourself "well-protected" ( ) so to speak, against the dreaded depression.

[2099net]

Nice facts guys...that was a long read!

Depressive facts about me:

-I suffer from a rather developed case of OCD. I have a phobia of germs, but my OCD normally kicks in as a psychological tormentor, where I might spend a whole day haunted by a particular thought, normally revolving around religious or moral themes. I also have Asperger's Syndrome. One of its symptoms is my obsession of everything Disney. I sometimes drive my brother crazy talking about Meet the Robinsons or Rapunzel. I used to suffer from a depression.

Well, I read that Everyone has Asperger's to some extent. After all, look at all the people who can quote sports scores etc. It's just that some ttopics are generally considered more socially acceptable than others. (i.e. Nobody seems to mind if you can repeat all the football stats for a team from 1910 to present day).

-I live alone with my dad. My mum passed away 4 years ago when I was 13.

-I'm a bit overweight.

Meh, overweight, Feh! Who cares?

Good or other facts:

-I am 6 feet 2 inches tall, and seem to be one of the talletst guys in my country. All my life I've been the tallest in class...more than the teacher. I'm the tallest in my family. When I'm at Church, I'm the tallest. When at a village feast I'm the tallest...

I'm also tall. I don't know my exact height but its about 6 foot 5 inches. And I hate being that tall. I always feel so awkward. I wouldn't say I feel clumsy, but I an aware I stand out in a crowd. My dad laughs at me because he says when I walk, I scoop forwards and try to hide my height. I guess I've been doing it since being a kid, and I don't know I'm doing it.

Still, village feasts. Cool. I don't even see most of my neighbours, and I live in a block of flats (most are like me - they leave at 6am and get back gone 7pm. By the time its the weekend you just want to [a] lie in bed and get all your shopping, cleaning and entertainment viewing done.

-I am a pianist and have been studying the pianoforte for 10 years. Unfortunately, I have been held back in my theory exams, in that I just sat for my Grade 6 ('O' Level) Theory exam. When it comes to practical exams, I've achieved till Grade 8 ('A'Level) with a 94/100 (Honours). I study with the board called LCM (London College of Music and Media). I am currently studying for my DipLCM - the first diploma for the practical exams. After I get that, I'll have the ALCM, LLCM and the FLCM diplomas yet to do.

-I can also play the piano in a special way. When I hear a piece of music, I have the ability to instantly reproduce it on the piano...improvise it in a way. This way, I've made my own arrrangements of several Disney songs like "Part of Your World" or "God Help the Outcasts", other music like Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" and "Pastoral Symphony" and even video game music like "One-Winged Angel" from Final Fantasy VII. Unfortunately not everyone has this ability, and I'm quite lucky. I am also perfect pitch.

That sounds cool.

-If you knew me personally your first impressions of me would probably be generally good, and you'd think of me as a quiet and shy person. You would be SOOO wrong! I can be the goofiest and most eccentric of your friends on Earth! My own friends never seem to get used to me.

-Besides Disney, I love the Final Fantasy VII video game, Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, vynil LPs, the Commodore 64, and the Just William books by British writer Richmal Crompton. (I don't care if William is for children...I love those books!!)

My dad loves the Just William books! He read them to me as a kid and I was so-so on them. But he also read the Jennings and Derbyshire books to me, and they're great. Have you ever read these?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennings_%28novels%29

-I am shit at sports.

Join the club.

-I love my imagination. I wish I could find a better means of expressing it.

-I love UD and all its members.

-I am feeling uneasy at having revealed that I have Asperger's Syndrome.

-My favourite food is pizza. My second favourite is pasta with green pesto.

-I always wish Malta were a better country (more developed).

-I'm proud of my national language (Maltese).

-I'm afraid of aliens (please don't laugh) and simultaneously fascinated by them, so you might find me watching an alien film, enjoying it and getting scared to death at the same time. Mel Gibson's "Signs" affected me very badly. I watched it about a year ago, and it gave me nightmares for about 3 days.

OK some not so good facts about myself:

1] I have a mild phobia about having my hair cut. I really, really hate it. People mucking about behind the back of your head where you can't see them, the constand sound of the scissors, the hair falling down all around you. Its wierd. I'm not afraid something will happen to me - like my ear get cut off, I just get really uncomfortable when I have my hair cut. Hell for me would be having my hair cut 24/7 for all eternity.

2] I may be dyslexic. Or I may not. At school my spelling was so bad I took a test, and just passed (or depending on your point of view, just failed) being classed as dyslexic. But I may just have been lazy, as my spelling while far from perfect, it 100 times better than it was when I was 13 - 14.

3] I do have a red spot on the end of my nose. The Christmas Tradition is upheld. I'm sure I'm subconciously channelling Rudolph.

4] I tend to pick on things I like, but its only out of affection. My mother shares this odd-beat sense of humour with me and we often all each other names when we are on the phone. But we both know we don't mean it. (Well, I hope she doesn't mean it, or I'm in for a lot of therepy in the future!)

5] I was named James after James Bond. Apparently, how I turned out is cause of much disappointment for my mother who named me (my father named my older brother). I couldn't be less Bond like if I tried.

[Caballero Girl]

...my OCD normally kicks in as a psychological tormentor, where I might spend a whole day haunted by a particular thought, normally revolving around religious or moral themes.

I can definitly relate to you on that one. Before I was properly diagnosed with OCD, I had spent years beating myself up for having all these "unacceptable" thoughts which, with hindsight, I couldn't control, and my determination to avoid thinking them only increased the likelihood that they would occur. Since the diagnosis, I have managed to ease up on myself in this department, though there are other aspects of my OCD which I still need to learn how to deal with...the ceaseless belief that I've somehow upset or offended people around me is proving to be the hardest.

[Jules]

Haha! You sure studied my post Netty.

I'm also tall. I don't know my exact height but its about 6 foot 5 inches. And I hate being that tall. I always feel so awkward. I wouldn't say I feel clumsy, but I an aware I stand out in a crowd. My dad laughs at me because he says when I walk, I scoop forwards and try to hide my height. I guess I've been doing it since being a kid, and I don't know I'm doing it.

Still, village feasts. Cool. I don't even see most of my neighbours, and I live in a block of flats (most are like me - they leave at 6am and get back gone 7pm. By the time its the weekend you just want to [a] lie in bed and get all your shopping, cleaning and entertainment viewing done.

Wow...you are tall! I'd love to meet you. I'd finally get to see what someone taller than me is like. I don't mind being tall at all. What I'm sick of is the fact that wherever I go, people are always joking with me saying that "I'm as tall as a skyscraper.", or "It hurts to crane my neck to look at you!", or "I look like a dwarf next to you.", or "Goodness, you're twice my height!". It has gotten very, very tiring to converse about my height each time I meet a new person for these 17 years.

PS: Village feasts are a tradition here in Malta. Most of them are celebrated during the summer. We have bands, processions with religious statues, and lots, lots, of fireworks! Moreover, every May, the MTA (Malta Tourism Authortiy) organizes the Malta International Fireworks Festival.

But he also read the Jennings and Derbyshire books to me, and they're great. Have you ever read these?

Unfortunately I've never read these books. You are introducing them to me. On that Wikipedia article you posted, it says the first Jennings book was published in 1950, meaning they are far more recent than William. The first William book was published in 1922. The last one, in 1970.

I may be dyslexic. Or I may not. At school my spelling was so bad I took a test, and just passed (or depending on your point of view, just failed) being classed as dyslexic. But I may just have been lazy, as my spelling while far from perfect, it 100 times better than it was when I was 13 - 14.

Hey you spell pretty well! I'm still not quite sure what people suffering from dyslexia experience, but anyways, 2 years ago I had a Maths teacher at school who was dyslexic! He never showed any signs of it though.

I was named James after James Bond.

Haha! That's not too shocking to me. James is a nice name, and it's (naturally) not obvious that you were named after James Bond. In my country, however, there seems to be a trend to name children after celebrities. It starts to get a bit odd. Picture this: I see people named "Eriksson", after who I believe is a British footbal team coach! Their name would read "Eriksson *insert surname here*". Oh! And how about having "Klinsmann" as a name? I suppose we'll soon be seeing the likes of "Del Piero" and "Totti" (or "Materazzi" and "Zidane" for that matter) being substituted for normal names.

[indianajdp]

Guess I'll contribute:

--I'm a special education teacher
--In HS I was paid $50 to dress up as cookie monster and walk the mall for 1 hour
--I was "that guy" in college that always took the dares for cash
--I'm a long suffering Philadelphia Phillies fan
--Met the eventual "mrsindianajdp" while I was a mic man at Shoe Carnival when we were in college
--My first Disney experience was in 1984. I was 12 and went to LA w/ my mom on a business trip. She gave me $20 every morning and I took the monorail to Disneyland each day for three days, and each day I was "adopted" by random families in the park. One day it was by a Swedish Family that spoke very little English, but as a blonde-haired blue-eyed kid I looked like one of their own. And their daughters were HOT. It was a bit different world back in 1984...I couldn't imagaine letting my kids do that today.

[Disney-Fan]

Random fact #1: Tomorrow I flunk literature.

[jeremy88]

My Random Facts:

1. My name is Jeremiah but I prefer to be called "Jeremy"

2. Im 6'4"(yeah i hate being tall too)

3. The first Disney movie I ever watched was The Little Mermaid in a hospital bed, and the first Disney movie I saw in theater was Beauty and the Beast.

4. I spend hours organizing my room(I think thats my OCD)

5. I am a big fan of Tomb Raider, Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts.

[Just Myself]

Wow! That made me feel so happy! You're such a nice guy JM, you made my day!

Glad to have made your day Julian.

5] I was named James after James Bond. Apparently, how I turned out is cause of much disappointment for my mother who named me (my father named my older brother). I couldn't be less Bond like if I tried.

Before I was born, my sister wanted to name me after Wil Wheaton's character on Star Trek: TNG, Wesley. Thank God, that didn't happen, but my last girlfriend is now dating a guy named Wesley, whom after becoming fairly good friends with, I found out was named after Wil Wheaton's character. That was just too weird a coincidence.

--In HS I was paid $50 to dress up as cookie monster and walk the mall for 1 hour
--I was "that guy" in college that always took the dares for cash

Well, my friends once dared me to lick the floor of our local mall for $5. Yes, five dollars. I was 13, what can I say. I also did the truffle shuffle on camera for $25, the result of which had the video end up on YouTube. Yes, I'm proud

Other random facts:

*I love peas, mashed potatoes and lemon-pepper chicken. It is my favorite meal that my mom makes.

*I had my first crush when I was 9 years old.

*I'm sure I've mentioned this already, but I'm insane good at dates. Also, depending on how awake I am, I could tell you what day of the week you were born on in 15-30 seconds.

*I've never moved at all. There were plans to move a few years ago, but they fell through. However, every now and then we do consider moving up north, closer to family.

*When I was young, I used to have a bunch of imaginary friends and we'd pretend to act out movies I'd made up. Yes, I was an odd little 5 year old.

[Jasmine1022]

I randomly decided that I wanted to come look at this thread and bump it. So...here's a few random facts about me (again!).

*I just turned 18 on March 1st

*I'm engaged to my best friend

*There was just a pop up ad for a Mickey Mouse cover for your cell phone that I was tempted to click on but didn't because it wouldn't fit my cell phone and it was $13.99

*At the mall yesterday I had $50 stolen from me and I'm really upset about it

*I hate jello

*I tend to lie to keep people happy

*I like to listen to rock music and musical music

*I love to play the Sims

*Babies are cute but they kinda freak me out

*I'm scared of bugs and needles

*I like vampires and blood

*I believe in ghosts

*I hate the way I look

*My middle name is in Italian

*I have a really annoying knot in my back that I just can't get rid of

*I have to leave for play practice soon

*My favorite shape is the star

*My favorite date is October 22nd and the ironic thing is that my ex boyfriend who I was madly in love with started dating this other girl on exactly that date. Somehow I still like it.

*I really, really want to see Phantom of the Opera on Broadway

*I hate the color yellow

*My favorite character from Harry Potter was Sirius Black and I moped around for weeks after JK Rowling killed him off

*I not-so-secretly hate my dog, and she hates me too

*I really want to meet my birthmother

*I used to LOVE peanut butter but my best friend is violently allergic so my tastes changed to caramel

*I edited this post to add that

*I feel egotistical because there's so many facts here

*I like the word egotistical

[Luke]

*There was just a pop up ad for a Mickey Mouse cover for your cell phone that I was tempted to click on but didn't because it wouldn't fit my cell phone and it was $13.99

Pop-up ads on this site? Never!

[Nandor]

Yay for the lack of pop-ups!

Okay, some random facts...

* I like chocolate. Really like it. I'm friggin' addicted

* I hate sports. Every last one of them

* I can't stand blood. Just typing it made me shiver

* I want to write a book (and have it published) before I die

* I want to star in a Broadway musical (but the fact that I can't sing/dance makes this rather impossible)

* I have a pet rat

* I have school tomorrow (running out of fun facts here...)

* I strongly dislike George Bush. Both versions

* I like Pina coladas, getting caught in the rain and more (A)

[Dottie]

I had almost forgotten about this thread, until I saw it again like 2 minutes ago.

Some new random facts about me:

*I hate math and sports
*One day I want to sing Mozart's Queen of the Night Aria
*I still talk to my teddy bears (Ok, you can all laugh now!)
*E.T scares the crap out of me
*I had heart surgery when I was 2 1/4 years old and from that I have a very long fine scar on my chest, but I like my scar, since without the surgery I wouldn't have survived. The scar always reminds me of that.

[TheCaucus]

*I'm a 14 year old lad from Ireland.

*I'm a Blonde and I'm proud (seriously, I once hit someone who suggested I should dye my hair brown.)

*I'm a vegetarian, but I eat fish, so I guess I'm a pescatarian but it takes to long to explain what that is.

*My historical hero is Marie Antoinette, the most misrepresented woman ever.

*I have 27 DVDs, 18 CDs, 115 books.

*I have a fascination with women who murder their husbands and in a sort of grim way that's the kind of lady I wanna marry.

*I like the word masticate.

[pinkrenata]

*E.T scares the crap out of me

to being terrified of E.T!

[TheSequelOfDisney]

*I find that The Importance of Being Earnest is an incredibly funny piece of literature and the 2002 film is not half bad.

[Aladdin from Agrabah]

-I had a license but I don't drive. My parents just won't let me get the car, I hate that!

-My favourite Disney characters are Aladdin and Ariel. As if you didn't know!

-I think that I'm wasting my time studying sthing else than animation which is why I think that my life sucks.

-I like someone but uni is closed and I can't see her.

-My freewebs account was screwed up so I had to upload all my drawings again through photobucket. An exhausting experience.

-I love milk.

-My voice sounds exactly like my best friend's voice. And we're not relatives. We tend to make a fool out of other people when we call them and switch roles.

-I want to meet some of you in real life.

-I'm quick-tempered.

-Almost every day I wonder what happens after we die.

-I want to live alone, in a house of my own.

-I only sing when I'm alone.

-I'm crazy.