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I'm sad about something...it sucks when someone you had a great connection with just shuts down on you and you don't even know why. It's like you spend the entire convo trying to reach out and be open and approachable to encourage them to let down their guard and be like they used to be, but instead they put their shield up and it's difficult to have more than shallow casual talk. It's not like I did anything to them or there was an argument or even a disagreement...it just seems...random. And it sucks...it's not like I had many people I had something like that with to begin with, but it sucks talking to someone and remembering how things used to be.

A girl I'm crushing on has this issue.  She has been internalising some personal stuff she had been going through and not wanting to talk about it to anyone, not even her dad. 

All I've been able to do is tell her I'm here for her.  She did come to my birthday celebration and had fun though.  I feel much older now I'm  33

Also, here's a recent photo of Bacon, who turned 17 last month:


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I should probably see a therapist or something myself, but not now...maybe when I turn 18 or something...

Did you mean to quote yourself, Tau?
Also, they said the same fucking thing about the two germanies, but that shit happened anyway.

Did you mean to quote yourself, Tau?

Yes, because you seemed to ignore it the first time I said it.

Also, they said the same fucking thing about the two germanies, but that shit happened anyway.

The situations of Germany and Korea are markedly different though. German reunification was aided by a loosening of tensions between two sides, with cooperation and travel between the two countries. It also had widespread support, both domestically and internationally. Meanwhile, North Korea has only become more withdrawn in the 25 years since the fall of the USSR. South Koreans are largely apathetic or anti-reunification, while other countries also oppose or are neutral to reunification (China likes the buffer state there, even if they no longer support North Korea, and dislikes the inevitable wave of refugees should the Koreas unify). Germany has spent and continues to spend trillions on reunification; the wealth disparity between North and South Korea is even greater. The reunification process (should it happen) would of course be gradual, and I'm not saying it won't happen, I'm just saying it won't happen in the foreseeable future.
http://38north.org/2016/05/cyang052516/
http://thediplomat.com/2014/07/why-korea-cant-follow-germanys-reunification-model/

On the other hand, I see literally no movement for a Hashemite restoration in the Arabian peninsula. I suppose the Jordanians would at least make a bid to retake their old territories in the west of Arabia should Saudi Arabia collapse, given the religious significance. But the fragile stability that exists in Jordan could easily be disrupted should they attempt to annex Saudi Arabia. Not to mention that nationalists would dislike a foreign monarch, fundamentalists would dislike a moderate ruler, and liberals would dislike an absolute monarch.

I should probably see a therapist or something myself, but not now...maybe when I turn 18 or something...

You okay @Chanku?

Eh. I mean I do have some mental issues that I probably should see someone over, but atm I figure it's best to wait until I turn 18 so that I can make sure my parent's aren't informed of anything...

In the meantime, anything you'd like to talk about here? Posting here can be very therapeutic in its own right...

Not really.

Aren't therapists supposed to keep discussions confidential regardless of age unless it's something potentially life threatening?  I could have sworn it was part of the job description that if you wanted it to stay between the two of you, that's how it would be no matter how old you were...unless, again, you were putting yourself or someone else in actual danger/discussing causing real physical harm to yourself/others.

I can testify, keeping the shit you feel deep down inside, the anger, bitterness, disappointment, rage, fear, hurt, pain and sadness bottled up inside can only lead down dark paths.

Did you mean to quote yourself, Tau?

Yes, because you seemed to ignore it the first time I said it.

Also, they said the same fucking thing about the two germanies, but that shit happened anyway.

The situations of Germany and Korea are markedly different though. German reunification was aided by a loosening of tensions between two sides, with cooperation and travel between the two countries. It also had widespread support, both domestically and internationally. Meanwhile, North Korea has only become more withdrawn in the 25 years since the fall of the USSR. South Koreans are largely apathetic or anti-reunification, while other countries also oppose or are neutral to reunification (China likes the buffer state there, even if they no longer support North Korea, and dislikes the inevitable wave of refugees should the Koreas unify). Germany has spent and continues to spend trillions on reunification; the wealth disparity between North and South Korea is even greater. The reunification process (should it happen) would of course be gradual, and I'm not saying it won't happen, I'm just saying it won't happen in the foreseeable future.
http://38north.org/2016/05/cyang052516/
http://thediplomat.com/2014/07/why-korea-cant-follow-germanys-reunification-model/

On the other hand, I see literally no movement for a Hashemite restoration in the Arabian peninsula. I suppose the Jordanians would at least make a bid to retake their old territories in the west of Arabia should Saudi Arabia collapse, given the religious significance. But the fragile stability that exists in Jordan could easily be disrupted should they attempt to annex Saudi Arabia. Not to mention that nationalists would dislike a foreign monarch, fundamentalists would dislike a moderate ruler, and liberals would dislike an absolute monarch.

Arab nationalists already hate the Saudi regime, as they have consistently interfered with its goals. Both the original Hashemite Arab Nationalism and the newer Arab Socialist Nationalism are completely opposed by the House of Sa'ud. Of course Hejaz and Nejd must be seperated. Hejaz is too religiously significant to be in the hands of any extreme ruler, and Nejd is where all these shitty people come from. We must do our best to permanently cripple the political and cultural influence of Nejd forever. A saudi state cannot be permitted to rise again, nor can it be allowed to control any significant holy cities. The Hashemites are not foreign to Hejaz, they had ruled it for a millenium before the Saudi takeover. The Saudis are the real foreigners, and they must be driven out.

Aren't therapists supposed to keep discussions confidential regardless of age unless it's something potentially life threatening?  I could have sworn it was part of the job description that if you wanted it to stay between the two of you, that's how it would be no matter how old you were...unless, again, you were putting yourself or someone else in actual danger/discussing causing real physical harm to yourself/others.

Therapists can disclose to the parents about what their child says since they're a minor. 

Bottling stuff inside doesn't help.  Trust me.  I know.  As someone that used to be suicidal, I know how it feels.

It will be at least 10 years and 6 months since the day I last nearly attempted suicide.

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Arab nationalists already hate the Saudi regime, as they have consistently interfered with its goals. Both the original Hashemite Arab Nationalism and the newer Arab Socialist Nationalism are completely opposed by the House of Sa'ud. Of course Hejaz and Nejd must be seperated. Hejaz is too religiously significant to be in the hands of any extreme ruler, and Nejd is where all these shitty people come from. We must do our best to permanently cripple the political and cultural influence of Nejd forever. A saudi state cannot be permitted to rise again, nor can it be allowed to control any significant holy cities. The Hashemites are not foreign to Hejaz, they had ruled it for a millenium before the Saudi takeover. The Saudis are the real foreigners, and they must be driven out.

I said Saudi nationalism, not Arab nationalism. Of course Arab nationalists might prefer the Hashemites, though if you want to split up the Arab states even more, the Pan-Arabists wouldn't be very happy.

As for why I consider the Hashemites foreign: They haven't been in Hejaz since 1925. Everyone who remembers their rule is dead. The modern-day Hashemites are Jordanian, not Hejazi, while modern-day Hejazi are now Saudi, born and raised. In comparison, the Iraqi Hashemites were deposed in a coup in 1958 and still remain in living memory, yet all their restoration attempts have been unsuccessful, largely due to nationalist and anti-outsider sentiments.
http://www.economist.com/node/1239271

Also, if we make Nejd an independent state, and if that's "where all the shitty people come from," and we "do our best to permanently cripple the political and cultural influence of Nejd forever," wouldn't that be encouraging state-sponsored terrorism, not stopping it (as you stated earlier as a positive consequence of your proposed plan)?

Arab nationalists already hate the Saudi regime, as they have consistently interfered with its goals. Both the original Hashemite Arab Nationalism and the newer Arab Socialist Nationalism are completely opposed by the House of Sa'ud. Of course Hejaz and Nejd must be seperated. Hejaz is too religiously significant to be in the hands of any extreme ruler, and Nejd is where all these shitty people come from. We must do our best to permanently cripple the political and cultural influence of Nejd forever. A saudi state cannot be permitted to rise again, nor can it be allowed to control any significant holy cities. The Hashemites are not foreign to Hejaz, they had ruled it for a millenium before the Saudi takeover. The Saudis are the real foreigners, and they must be driven out.

I said Saudi nationalism, not Arab nationalism. Of course Arab nationalists might prefer the Hashemites, though if you want to split up the Arab states even more, the Pan-Arabists wouldn't be very happy.

As for why I consider the Hashemites foreign: They haven't been in Hejaz since 1925. Everyone who remembers their rule is dead. The modern-day Hashemites are Jordanian, not Hejazi, while modern-day Hejazi are now Saudi, born and raised. In comparison, the Iraqi Hashemites were deposed in a coup in 1958 and still remain in living memory, yet all their restoration attempts have been unsuccessful, largely due to nationalist and anti-outsider sentiments.
http://www.economist.com/node/1239271

Also, if we make Nejd an independent state, and if that's "where all the shitty people come from," and we "do our best to permanently cripple the political and cultural influence of Nejd forever," wouldn't that be encouraging state-sponsored terrorism, not stopping it (as you stated earlier as a positive consequence of your proposed plan)?

The influence and power of Nejd is what created all these terrorist groups. By destroying their influence, such vermin will be crippled for the immediate future. One does not kill a hydra by cutting off its heads. When citing Iraq, I would say that American and Soviet influences are just as, if not more important to the impediment of any Hashemite restoration and the dynasty's original collapse as local opposition. Do you know how many foreign kings have come and gone in history? Whole dynasties of them. It can be pulled off, we've seen it before.

Totally unrelated @xXTheHydraXx I'm digging Ra's al Ghul.