"Poor Me" again.

Does anyone think that he was insane, or is anyone unsure? Just curious. I don't want to start a big debate about it.

I find this conversation....carefully planned out and thought through, almost fake. I would think that any other proclaimed socially awkward person would feel extremely uncomfortable talking about themselves to a complete stranger. He fidgets more in his court chair than he has through this entire interview, I haven't seen him move once....just hard blinking of his eyes and talking.

@Kristle - Maybe so. Though it's very difficult to get anxious people to gather together in a group, lol. Most avoid that at all cost.

@Syd, he was past the puberty stage......

i know that @nt. i just meant in general. the feeling of having a broken brain isn't all that uncommon.

@Angela When I was in middle school, saying that you thought you were mentally ill in any way from depression to "schizo" was a way to get attention. I know there are some legitimate cases, but they are the ones who don't talk about it. It seems most teens think something is wrong with them. He does not strike me as someone with breaks with reality. My mom had Borderline Personality Disorder. I have lived with someone unpredictable and volatile. He just doesn't give off that vibe.

I can't wait to hear Dr. Fentons testimony.

People with social anxiety don't want to gather together, sadly.

Honestly, if you spend time at a school with a bunch of 14 year olds, you'd think they were all mentally ill!

@Lori - Maybe so. I knew that I was mentally ill in middle school, though. Actually, middle school was the first time I told my parents that I believed something was legitimately wrong with me. That said, I agree, most teenagers think there is something wrong with them.

takig a break from painting and catching up. RE the comment about being able to hate yet no anger. My therapist says yes, it is possible. I hate my father for abuses and would gladly watch him ride the lightening, but I no longer have a feeling of anger. He is what he is. I still hate him, though rather dispasionately. And I am not even insane! :)

If he was scientifically inclined, he would have all this vocabulary perhaps at a very young age.