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Nobody will ever understand nor will they comprehend...the world so small, yet so complex. To me it is nothing but a dangerous time bomb ready to explode. Life, so short, yet so long...it is almost to infinity. I am going nowhere, time is moving but I am standing still like a statue, a stone-cold statue. At first it seemed hopeless, now it seems helpless. I am drowning in a sea of sorrow, water fills my mouth. I am choking slowly fading away into the mist. I feel doomed and isolated. My family tries to break through, my mom and dad, but it’s like breaking through ice. They see a reflection of me, in the murky sea water. If I was different, and how much happier things would be. From the beginning I was lost in a desert of recklessness but that desert has soon yet to become an oasis. A flower, struggling to bloom, the sun refusing to shine. This is how I felt. Deep inside, I know none of them. All my friends, family and acquaintances will never understand what I go through, my fears, feelings and dread. I am scared and frightened. It is all so confusing. Some describe it as being part of a maze. Others cannot even explain it because they do not care nor do they give a damn about what I have or this strange disease that has infected me like a bad cold that never fades. Everyone thinks they are helping while they are only making it worse...until they push it too far and I crack open like an egg. I feel like I just sprung a leak like a rusted pipe. People, they trap me in a cage without a key. “It’s so easy”...they say, he has it easy...his life must be so “easy”. Monsters, disgusting, despicable makes me want to throw up. My head, it is shrinking to the size of a tangerine...it hurts. Popularity, has nothing and is nothing. To me it is as blank as a black hole sucking me in deeper, deeper... I do my best, yet it doesn’t make a difference, everyone says no it doesn’t make a difference what you do, “try harder”. But let’s face it, no one can save me, they can try and try until I am dead. Never will they know what it is like to be ME. This is how it will stay...Forever.
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I'm a teen with SPD, which is a disorder that affects social skills, and is very similar to Aspeger's syndrome. Nathan, this is how I exactly felt during my grade school years, no matter how I tried to fit in with my peers, it never worked and they always rejected me or teased me; It's like I had a gene that prevented me from relating with others. At times, it felt like I had to pretend to be human. I'm was and still am, a very complex person, it seems like nobody can understand us, unless they suffer from our disorder or something very similar to it. Thing's will get better and continue living to find your niche in life. Good news is, things get better after high school, I find college very refreshing.
Good Luck!
I just wanted to tell you how deeply moved I am after reading your article. You have done a wonderful job of sharing your true feelings about your life, and how the surrounding world affects you. Even though life has been difficult for you at times, you should be proud of all you have accomplished. You are an amazing person, and an incredible writer! Keep up the good work!
Mrs. Rogers
That is a first rate piece of writing. You conveyed so well your view of your life and your world in a clear and very easy to read manner. I was very impressed with how you explained your view of others and how you see them in your life. There are many adults (old like me !) that do not have the insight that you shared in your writing. You have a special writing skill,Nathan,that others only dream of having. Keep sharing this skill with your family and friends !
Again, well done !
Your friend in the Announcers Booth,
Jim