uchiha101 Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 Oh that I have but their schedules are busy and I always get cut short because I talk too much. I do have both a life coach and a psychiatrist that I work with. Gabe, I've noticed you bring this up several times in your journal, so I feel intrigued (and able) to ask you about it. Obviously, this is a sensitive issue for anyone to discuss .. if you don't want to answer it on a public forum, I'll completely understand and I apologise for asking, but ... .. you have a learning disability, I'm sure that having a psychiatrist is not needed to help you with that, so .. what is it? What else are you holding back-on that you need a psyche?? If you do answer the question as to why, it may give us a clearer picture why you make the decisions that you do. I have no problem answering that question. A psychiatrist because they don't know what my learning disability is but realize what symptoms I have, so the more I know about the things I do the more I can tell them and have them give me ways to cope with it. Also as a emotional person I'm more prone to being depressed and doing things on impulse and while I can't change who I am I can change what I do. If you guys have any questions about why I do what I do just ask I'm not afraid to talk about it. The thing about the psychiatrist that scares me is they keep offering me medicine and I refuse to take it because 1. They don't know what I have 2) Those pills are dangerous and have seriously messed people up permanently. I know my situation isn't the best but I don't want it to be worse so I ask what natural ways they have of coping with people that have similar symptoms to mine. This is the problem. You don't want to change what you do because it's too much work for you. You don't like your current situation but you've done very little to change it. You've known for over a year that you have bad hygiene but you've admitted that you haven't done anything to correct it. A shrink can't clean you up, you have to make the effort and stop grasping for reasons for why you're not succeeding in life, you made the decisions to put you where you are at. You're 100% right I do make all the decisions that place me where I am in life and I have started to follow through with some of the advice given here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 He doesn't have an addiction. He's just a millennial who wants to make it big doing as little work to get there as possible. He "can't" do things because he's lazy and doesn't want to put in hard work. He "cant" follow the heating up threads because he has a learning disability. All he needs to do is put in the time and effort and write stuff down. He doesn't want to work - he wants everyone to do the work for him. You see threads spring up all the time - "what books are hot that no one knows about yet" - because kids like Gabe don't want to put in the work. It's all about instant gratification. Stop saying he has an addiction because it's insulting to people who actually do have an addiction. He openly admits he can't control his emotions and impulses when it comes to spending money on comics. He is extremely impulsive to the point where he buys a 8.0 thinking it's an 8.5. He has thousands of dollars in the just past couple years worth of these mere "mistakes". And yet he keeps on making them and admits his problem. Vegas thrives on people like that. As others have pointed out - he CAN'T stop himself. He gets a rush from finding that "next great deal". When he's surfing the web looking for deals, is brain is probably acting just like a gambler watching for that next roll of the dice and thinking "If only I learn this game better, I'll win even more", all the while - he - keeps -making - huge - blunders... and all these blunders are because he can't control his impulses and his emotions. So you can dismiss it as just being lazy - and that's your opinion. Just like a gambler or smoker or alcoholic is just too "lazy" to quit. I'd never thought I'd see the day where you stood up for me like that... Thank you. I don't like how people dismiss addictions or mental problems as something as being "lazy" because they don't understand it and that's the simplest way to get rid of people. I admitted that I have a problem and I'm doing things to fix that do you truly think someone that's lazy would do this? Gabe, you may want to read that again. No one is standing up for you in this exchange. Those two are discussing semantics. One says you're an addict, the other says you're a lazy millennial. If you genuinely think he's standing up for you, you're essentially admitting to being a lazy millennial who wants to avoid hard work and only desires instant gratification. And I've got to agree with JCJames in regards to where your focus should lie. It seems that 99% of your effort is spent trying to improve your ability to buy and sell comics and the other 1% is spent trying to improve other aspects of your life. That ratio should be flipped. In fact, if you dropped your effort spent on comics for even a year and devoted all your effort to investing in yourself and improving other aspects of your life that matter in far more substantial ways (job performance, business knowledge, math skill, hygiene, etc.), I GUARANTEE that when you resumed your comic practices in a year's time you'd be far better at it then than you are now. That's a big reason my last few posts have ignored the comics side of things and have focused on trying to nudge you in the right direction in your working life. Fix that, and other things will fall into place. Please re-read my posts and put serious thought into them. That's not how I interpreted the post he wrote I see it as he realized what my problem is and he's helping me by giving me solutions and guidelines to follow. He also said that others call it "lazy" when that's the easiest thing to say to say to someone and leave it alone because either they don't know better or because they're ignorant. Maybe I'm wrong but that's how I saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 He doesn't have an addiction. He's just a millennial who wants to make it big doing as little work to get there as possible. He "can't" do things because he's lazy and doesn't want to put in hard work. He "cant" follow the heating up threads because he has a learning disability. All he needs to do is put in the time and effort and write stuff down. He doesn't want to work - he wants everyone to do the work for him. You see threads spring up all the time - "what books are hot that no one knows about yet" - because kids like Gabe don't want to put in the work. It's all about instant gratification. Stop saying he has an addiction because it's insulting to people who actually do have an addiction. He openly admits he can't control his emotions and impulses when it comes to spending money on comics. I'd never thought I'd see the day where you stood up for me like that... Thank you. I don't like how people dismiss addictions or mental problems as something as being "lazy" because they don't understand it and that's the simplest way to get rid of people. I admitted that I have a problem and I'm doing things to fix that do you truly think someone that's lazy would do this? Gabe, you may want to read that again. No one is standing up for you in this exchange. Those two are discussing semantics. One says you're an addict, the other says you're a lazy millennial. If you genuinely think he's standing up for you, you're essentially admitting to being a lazy millennial who wants to avoid hard work and only desires instant gratification. And I've got to agree with JCJames in regards to where your focus should lie. It seems that 99% of your effort is spent trying to improve your ability to buy and sell comics and the other 1% is spent trying to improve other aspects of your life. That ratio should be flipped. In fact, if you dropped your effort spent on comics for even a year and devoted all your effort to investing in yourself and improving other aspects of your life that matter in far more substantial ways (job performance, business knowledge, math skill, hygiene, etc.), I GUARANTEE that when you resumed your comic practices in a year's time you'd be far better at it then than you are now. That's a big reason my last few posts have ignored the comics side of things and have focused on trying to nudge you in the right direction in your working life. Fix that, and other things will fall into place. Please re-read my posts and put serious thought into them. That's not how I interpreted the post he wrote I see it as he realized what my problem is and he's helping me by giving me solutions and guidelines to follow. He also said that others call it "lazy" when that's the easiest thing to say to say to someone and leave it alone because either they don't know better or because they're ignorant. Maybe I'm wrong but that's how I saw it. Please read it again. I've bolded the relevant portion. Read each sentence word by word and tell me where you see something that casts you in a positive light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Oh that I have but their schedules are busy and I always get cut short because I talk too much. I do have both a life coach and a psychiatrist that I work with. Gabe, I've noticed you bring this up several times in your journal, so I feel intrigued (and able) to ask you about it. Obviously, this is a sensitive issue for anyone to discuss .. if you don't want to answer it on a public forum, I'll completely understand and I apologise for asking, but ... .. you have a learning disability, I'm sure that having a psychiatrist is not needed to help you with that, so .. what is it? What else are you holding back-on that you need a psyche?? If you do answer the question as to why, it may give us a clearer picture why you make the decisions that you do. I have no problem answering that question. A psychiatrist because they don't know what my learning disability is but realize what symptoms I have, so the more I know about the things I do the more I can tell them and have them give me ways to cope with it. Also as a emotional person I'm more prone to being depressed and doing things on impulse and while I can't change who I am I can change what I do. If you guys have any questions about why I do what I do just ask I'm not afraid to talk about it. The thing about the psychiatrist that scares me is they keep offering me medicine and I refuse to take it because 1. They don't know what I have 2) Those pills are dangerous and have seriously messed people up permanently. I know my situation isn't the best but I don't want it to be worse so I ask what natural ways they have of coping with people that have similar symptoms to mine. This is the problem. You don't want to change what you do because it's too much work for you. You don't like your current situation but you've done very little to change it. You've known for over a year that you have bad hygiene but you've admitted that you haven't done anything to correct it. A shrink can't clean you up, you have to make the effort and stop grasping for reasons for why you're not succeeding in life, you made the decisions to put you where you are at. You're 100% right I do make all the decisions that place me where I am in life and I have started to follow through with some of the advice given here. This is a refreshing post Gabe. You're taking responsibility for your life and not making excuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 ASM 129 Update The ASM 129 is pending and I was told by the buyer I should have the payment in 36 hours Good for you, but I'm sure we are all on pins and needles to hear the particulars of the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revat Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 A few pages back, you mentioned pursuing 'natural' remedies vs pills for some of your potential mental or emotional issues. A very common piece of therapy for a lot of 'ailments' is to get into a regular exercise routine and to eat much, much healthier. This usually leads to better sleep, more energy, better moods, and an improved life. Additionally, gradually improving and setting and meeting short term goals can improve confidence and your mental state as well. You can start out small, buy cutting out fast foods, alcohol, smoking, sodas, candy, chips. Just drink water and tea (no added sugar). Eat more fruits and veggies. And start with light exercise, a little jogging, some pushups and sit ups each day, etc. Then build to longer running distances and do more pushups, pull ups, situps, squats, and burpees. All of these exercises can be done basically for free and with little supervision, you can watch youtube for demonstrations. Of course, just like anything else, it will take some discipline and sacrifice, but I've seen this type of transformation save the life of some people. I've said it here before, as have others. ALL of your time and money should be spent making yourself better in some way, whether its getting healthier, getting smarter, working to make money, educating yourself, learning a USEFUL skill, improving a USEFUL skill, getting stronger, getting faster, helping someone else. The library and youtube can be awesome free resources for this. For fun (maybe 1 hr per day), if you're SERIOUS about comics, you should READ them when you have time, and practice writing out and orally describing what you like or don't like about what you read, or spend time finding out how the business works, BY READING OR TALKING TO PEOPLE, not spending money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Logan510 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Oh that I have but their schedules are busy and I always get cut short because I talk too much. I do have both a life coach and a psychiatrist that I work with. Gabe, I've noticed you bring this up several times in your journal, so I feel intrigued (and able) to ask you about it. Obviously, this is a sensitive issue for anyone to discuss .. if you don't want to answer it on a public forum, I'll completely understand and I apologise for asking, but ... .. you have a learning disability, I'm sure that having a psychiatrist is not needed to help you with that, so .. what is it? What else are you holding back-on that you need a psyche?? If you do answer the question as to why, it may give us a clearer picture why you make the decisions that you do. I have no problem answering that question. A psychiatrist because they don't know what my learning disability is but realize what symptoms I have, so the more I know about the things I do the more I can tell them and have them give me ways to cope with it. Also as a emotional person I'm more prone to being depressed and doing things on impulse and while I can't change who I am I can change what I do. If you guys have any questions about why I do what I do just ask I'm not afraid to talk about it. The thing about the psychiatrist that scares me is they keep offering me medicine and I refuse to take it because 1. They don't know what I have 2) Those pills are dangerous and have seriously messed people up permanently. I know my situation isn't the best but I don't want it to be worse so I ask what natural ways they have of coping with people that have similar symptoms to mine. This is the problem. You don't want to change what you do because it's too much work for you. You don't like your current situation but you've done very little to change it. You've known for over a year that you have bad hygiene but you've admitted that you haven't done anything to correct it. A shrink can't clean you up, you have to make the effort and stop grasping for reasons for why you're not succeeding in life, you made the decisions to put you where you are at. You're 100% right I do make all the decisions that place me where I am in life and I have started to follow through with some of the advice given here. This is a refreshing post Gabe. You're taking responsibility for your life and not making excuses. Actions speak louder than words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wall-Crawler Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 ASM 129 Update The ASM 129 is pending and I was told by the buyer I should have the payment in 36 hours Good for you, but I'm sure we are all on pins and needles to hear the particulars of the deal. He is asking $1050 for it on a few Facebook groups with time payment option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Oh that I have but their schedules are busy and I always get cut short because I talk too much. I do have both a life coach and a psychiatrist that I work with. Gabe, I've noticed you bring this up several times in your journal, so I feel intrigued (and able) to ask you about it. Obviously, this is a sensitive issue for anyone to discuss .. if you don't want to answer it on a public forum, I'll completely understand and I apologise for asking, but ... .. you have a learning disability, I'm sure that having a psychiatrist is not needed to help you with that, so .. what is it? What else are you holding back-on that you need a psyche?? If you do answer the question as to why, it may give us a clearer picture why you make the decisions that you do. I have no problem answering that question. A psychiatrist because they don't know what my learning disability is but realize what symptoms I have, so the more I know about the things I do the more I can tell them and have them give me ways to cope with it. Also as a emotional person I'm more prone to being depressed and doing things on impulse and while I can't change who I am I can change what I do. If you guys have any questions about why I do what I do just ask I'm not afraid to talk about it. The thing about the psychiatrist that scares me is they keep offering me medicine and I refuse to take it because 1. They don't know what I have 2) Those pills are dangerous and have seriously messed people up permanently. I know my situation isn't the best but I don't want it to be worse so I ask what natural ways they have of coping with people that have similar symptoms to mine. This is the problem. You don't want to change what you do because it's too much work for you. You don't like your current situation but you've done very little to change it. You've known for over a year that you have bad hygiene but you've admitted that you haven't done anything to correct it. A shrink can't clean you up, you have to make the effort and stop grasping for reasons for why you're not succeeding in life, you made the decisions to put you where you are at. You're 100% right I do make all the decisions that place me where I am in life and I have started to follow through with some of the advice given here. This is a refreshing post Gabe. You're taking responsibility for your life and not making excuses. Actions speak louder than words. I thought that as I made the post but at least he didn't make excuses or blame someone else. Can only hope his post reflects a change in attitude and he's becoming a better person - something I think we should all strive to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan510 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Oh that I have but their schedules are busy and I always get cut short because I talk too much. I do have both a life coach and a psychiatrist that I work with. Gabe, I've noticed you bring this up several times in your journal, so I feel intrigued (and able) to ask you about it. Obviously, this is a sensitive issue for anyone to discuss .. if you don't want to answer it on a public forum, I'll completely understand and I apologise for asking, but ... .. you have a learning disability, I'm sure that having a psychiatrist is not needed to help you with that, so .. what is it? What else are you holding back-on that you need a psyche?? If you do answer the question as to why, it may give us a clearer picture why you make the decisions that you do. I have no problem answering that question. A psychiatrist because they don't know what my learning disability is but realize what symptoms I have, so the more I know about the things I do the more I can tell them and have them give me ways to cope with it. Also as a emotional person I'm more prone to being depressed and doing things on impulse and while I can't change who I am I can change what I do. If you guys have any questions about why I do what I do just ask I'm not afraid to talk about it. The thing about the psychiatrist that scares me is they keep offering me medicine and I refuse to take it because 1. They don't know what I have 2) Those pills are dangerous and have seriously messed people up permanently. I know my situation isn't the best but I don't want it to be worse so I ask what natural ways they have of coping with people that have similar symptoms to mine. This is the problem. You don't want to change what you do because it's too much work for you. You don't like your current situation but you've done very little to change it. You've known for over a year that you have bad hygiene but you've admitted that you haven't done anything to correct it. A shrink can't clean you up, you have to make the effort and stop grasping for reasons for why you're not succeeding in life, you made the decisions to put you where you are at. You're 100% right I do make all the decisions that place me where I am in life and I have started to follow through with some of the advice given here. This is a refreshing post Gabe. You're taking responsibility for your life and not making excuses. Actions speak louder than words. I thought that as I made the post but at least he didn't make excuses or blame someone else. Can only hope his post reflects a change in attitude and he's becoming a better person - something I think we should all strive to be. I agree 100% and I'm rooting for him to succeed. I'd like to see him say less things like " I can't memorize things well, but I know some books to look for" turn into something like " I've taken people's advice and I've begun making a list of books to look for". To me it seems like such a simple thing, especially if you know your limitations, but maybe I take basic skills like that for granted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 ASM 129 Update The ASM 129 is pending and I was told by the buyer I should have the payment in 36 hours Good for you, but I'm sure we are all on pins and needles to hear the particulars of the deal. He is asking $1050 for it on a few Facebook groups with time payment option. He could ask $10,000 if he wanted to, but that gives us no insight into what this deal would actually net him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 He doesn't have an addiction. He's just a millennial who wants to make it big doing as little work to get there as possible. He "can't" do things because he's lazy and doesn't want to put in hard work. He "cant" follow the heating up threads because he has a learning disability. All he needs to do is put in the time and effort and write stuff down. He doesn't want to work - he wants everyone to do the work for him. You see threads spring up all the time - "what books are hot that no one knows about yet" - because kids like Gabe don't want to put in the work. It's all about instant gratification. Stop saying he has an addiction because it's insulting to people who actually do have an addiction. He openly admits he can't control his emotions and impulses when it comes to spending money on comics. I'd never thought I'd see the day where you stood up for me like that... Thank you. I don't like how people dismiss addictions or mental problems as something as being "lazy" because they don't understand it and that's the simplest way to get rid of people. I admitted that I have a problem and I'm doing things to fix that do you truly think someone that's lazy would do this? Gabe, you may want to read that again. No one is standing up for you in this exchange. Those two are discussing semantics. One says you're an addict, the other says you're a lazy millennial. If you genuinely think he's standing up for you, you're essentially admitting to being a lazy millennial who wants to avoid hard work and only desires instant gratification. And I've got to agree with JCJames in regards to where your focus should lie. It seems that 99% of your effort is spent trying to improve your ability to buy and sell comics and the other 1% is spent trying to improve other aspects of your life. That ratio should be flipped. In fact, if you dropped your effort spent on comics for even a year and devoted all your effort to investing in yourself and improving other aspects of your life that matter in far more substantial ways (job performance, business knowledge, math skill, hygiene, etc.), I GUARANTEE that when you resumed your comic practices in a year's time you'd be far better at it then than you are now. That's a big reason my last few posts have ignored the comics side of things and have focused on trying to nudge you in the right direction in your working life. Fix that, and other things will fall into place. Please re-read my posts and put serious thought into them. That's not how I interpreted the post he wrote I see it as he realized what my problem is and he's helping me by giving me solutions and guidelines to follow. He also said that others call it "lazy" when that's the easiest thing to say to say to someone and leave it alone because either they don't know better or because they're ignorant. Maybe I'm wrong but that's how I saw it. Please read it again. I've bolded the relevant portion. Read each sentence word by word and tell me where you see something that casts you in a positive light. I didn't say what you said was positive I was talking about what James posted and you want to know something? Having a learning disability isn't a cakewalk and please don't make it out to be. I struggle with the simplest concepts that other people grasp easily, I lack common sense that most have, I forget things easily it's not "Lazy" it's my reality, I would trade you any day you wanted because you take for granted what you have and how you respond to me is proof of that. I'm trying to better myself and I'm being put down for it, this is the exact reason I feel like there's no point to it because I feel like regardless of what I do my mistakes get pointed out despite the positive things I've done but you know what? I'm going to continue because I can't succeed if I give up I will do my best to overcome these obstacles I want you to ask yourself honestly if you had these problems would it be easy? Forgetting things within seconds Losing your train of thought Having trouble with math and following maps Trouble with mental clarity and explaining things Trouble with doing simple tasks and common sense I deal with these problems every day of my life so please do not make light of it I would glad have chosen to be born normal if I could. I also know that I need to face these problems head on to grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 Oh that I have but their schedules are busy and I always get cut short because I talk too much. I do have both a life coach and a psychiatrist that I work with. Gabe, I've noticed you bring this up several times in your journal, so I feel intrigued (and able) to ask you about it. Obviously, this is a sensitive issue for anyone to discuss .. if you don't want to answer it on a public forum, I'll completely understand and I apologise for asking, but ... .. you have a learning disability, I'm sure that having a psychiatrist is not needed to help you with that, so .. what is it? What else are you holding back-on that you need a psyche?? If you do answer the question as to why, it may give us a clearer picture why you make the decisions that you do. I have no problem answering that question. A psychiatrist because they don't know what my learning disability is but realize what symptoms I have, so the more I know about the things I do the more I can tell them and have them give me ways to cope with it. Also as a emotional person I'm more prone to being depressed and doing things on impulse and while I can't change who I am I can change what I do. If you guys have any questions about why I do what I do just ask I'm not afraid to talk about it. The thing about the psychiatrist that scares me is they keep offering me medicine and I refuse to take it because 1. They don't know what I have 2) Those pills are dangerous and have seriously messed people up permanently. I know my situation isn't the best but I don't want it to be worse so I ask what natural ways they have of coping with people that have similar symptoms to mine. This is the problem. You don't want to change what you do because it's too much work for you. You don't like your current situation but you've done very little to change it. You've known for over a year that you have bad hygiene but you've admitted that you haven't done anything to correct it. A shrink can't clean you up, you have to make the effort and stop grasping for reasons for why you're not succeeding in life, you made the decisions to put you where you are at. You're 100% right I do make all the decisions that place me where I am in life and I have started to follow through with some of the advice given here. This is a refreshing post Gabe. You're taking responsibility for your life and not making excuses. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 ASM 129 Update The ASM 129 is pending and I was told by the buyer I should have the payment in 36 hours Good for you, but I'm sure we are all on pins and needles to hear the particulars of the deal. As soon as it happens I'll let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 Oh that I have but their schedules are busy and I always get cut short because I talk too much. I do have both a life coach and a psychiatrist that I work with. Gabe, I've noticed you bring this up several times in your journal, so I feel intrigued (and able) to ask you about it. Obviously, this is a sensitive issue for anyone to discuss .. if you don't want to answer it on a public forum, I'll completely understand and I apologise for asking, but ... .. you have a learning disability, I'm sure that having a psychiatrist is not needed to help you with that, so .. what is it? What else are you holding back-on that you need a psyche?? If you do answer the question as to why, it may give us a clearer picture why you make the decisions that you do. I have no problem answering that question. A psychiatrist because they don't know what my learning disability is but realize what symptoms I have, so the more I know about the things I do the more I can tell them and have them give me ways to cope with it. Also as a emotional person I'm more prone to being depressed and doing things on impulse and while I can't change who I am I can change what I do. If you guys have any questions about why I do what I do just ask I'm not afraid to talk about it. The thing about the psychiatrist that scares me is they keep offering me medicine and I refuse to take it because 1. They don't know what I have 2) Those pills are dangerous and have seriously messed people up permanently. I know my situation isn't the best but I don't want it to be worse so I ask what natural ways they have of coping with people that have similar symptoms to mine. This is the problem. You don't want to change what you do because it's too much work for you. You don't like your current situation but you've done very little to change it. You've known for over a year that you have bad hygiene but you've admitted that you haven't done anything to correct it. A shrink can't clean you up, you have to make the effort and stop grasping for reasons for why you're not succeeding in life, you made the decisions to put you where you are at. You're 100% right I do make all the decisions that place me where I am in life and I have started to follow through with some of the advice given here. This is a refreshing post Gabe. You're taking responsibility for your life and not making excuses. Actions speak louder than words. I thought that as I made the post but at least he didn't make excuses or blame someone else. Can only hope his post reflects a change in attitude and he's becoming a better person - something I think we should all strive to be. I agree 100% and I'm rooting for him to succeed. I'd like to see him say less things like " I can't memorize things well, but I know some books to look for" turn into something like " I've taken people's advice and I've begun making a list of books to look for". To me it seems like such a simple thing, especially if you know your limitations, but maybe I take basic skills like that for granted. Maybe I should explain what I see. When I look at the threads I get overwhelmed by trying to memorize it and I can't and I've tried writing it down and it's not clear enough so when I come back to it I don't even know why I wrote what I did. I do have some comics memorized but it's all the keys and what happens when I go to the LCS is pictures blur in my mind if it looks too similar and I think I'm getting a key it turns out it's not. Believe me I'm not making this up but one thing that has gone right is my keeping track of what I bought and sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 Oh that I have but their schedules are busy and I always get cut short because I talk too much. I do have both a life coach and a psychiatrist that I work with. Gabe, I've noticed you bring this up several times in your journal, so I feel intrigued (and able) to ask you about it. Obviously, this is a sensitive issue for anyone to discuss .. if you don't want to answer it on a public forum, I'll completely understand and I apologise for asking, but ... .. you have a learning disability, I'm sure that having a psychiatrist is not needed to help you with that, so .. what is it? What else are you holding back-on that you need a psyche?? If you do answer the question as to why, it may give us a clearer picture why you make the decisions that you do. I have no problem answering that question. A psychiatrist because they don't know what my learning disability is but realize what symptoms I have, so the more I know about the things I do the more I can tell them and have them give me ways to cope with it. Also as a emotional person I'm more prone to being depressed and doing things on impulse and while I can't change who I am I can change what I do. If you guys have any questions about why I do what I do just ask I'm not afraid to talk about it. The thing about the psychiatrist that scares me is they keep offering me medicine and I refuse to take it because 1. They don't know what I have 2) Those pills are dangerous and have seriously messed people up permanently. I know my situation isn't the best but I don't want it to be worse so I ask what natural ways they have of coping with people that have similar symptoms to mine. This is the problem. You don't want to change what you do because it's too much work for you. You don't like your current situation but you've done very little to change it. You've known for over a year that you have bad hygiene but you've admitted that you haven't done anything to correct it. A shrink can't clean you up, you have to make the effort and stop grasping for reasons for why you're not succeeding in life, you made the decisions to put you where you are at. You're 100% right I do make all the decisions that place me where I am in life and I have started to follow through with some of the advice given here. This is a refreshing post Gabe. You're taking responsibility for your life and not making excuses. Actions speak louder than words. Yes they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 ASM 129 Update The ASM 129 is pending and I was told by the buyer I should have the payment in 36 hours Good for you, but I'm sure we are all on pins and needles to hear the particulars of the deal. He is asking $1050 for it on a few Facebook groups with time payment option. Yes the comic is pending and I've had two other offers on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 A few pages back, you mentioned pursuing 'natural' remedies vs pills for some of your potential mental or emotional issues. A very common piece of therapy for a lot of 'ailments' is to get into a regular exercise routine and to eat much, much healthier. This usually leads to better sleep, more energy, better moods, and an improved life. Additionally, gradually improving and setting and meeting short term goals can improve confidence and your mental state as well. You can start out small, buy cutting out fast foods, alcohol, smoking, sodas, candy, chips. Just drink water and tea (no added sugar). Eat more fruits and veggies. And start with light exercise, a little jogging, some pushups and sit ups each day, etc. Then build to longer running distances and do more pushups, pull ups, situps, squats, and burpees. All of these exercises can be done basically for free and with little supervision, you can watch youtube for demonstrations. Of course, just like anything else, it will take some discipline and sacrifice, but I've seen this type of transformation save the life of some people. I've said it here before, as have others. ALL of your time and money should be spent making yourself better in some way, whether its getting healthier, getting smarter, working to make money, educating yourself, learning a USEFUL skill, improving a USEFUL skill, getting stronger, getting faster, helping someone else. The library and youtube can be awesome free resources for this. For fun (maybe 1 hr per day), if you're SERIOUS about comics, you should READ them when you have time, and practice writing out and orally describing what you like or don't like about what you read, or spend time finding out how the business works, BY READING OR TALKING TO PEOPLE, not spending money. Making money is what I like to do and I know already I don't like the art or story lines I've seen in comics modern comics for the majority of it. I don't drink smoke or do drugs so that's a plus and about exercise the last time I seriously worked out was about 7 years ago. Other the spending money on comics what should I start with? I'm not sure what to do first there are lots of choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan510 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 A few pages back, you mentioned pursuing 'natural' remedies vs pills for some of your potential mental or emotional issues. A very common piece of therapy for a lot of 'ailments' is to get into a regular exercise routine and to eat much, much healthier. This usually leads to better sleep, more energy, better moods, and an improved life. Additionally, gradually improving and setting and meeting short term goals can improve confidence and your mental state as well. You can start out small, buy cutting out fast foods, alcohol, smoking, sodas, candy, chips. Just drink water and tea (no added sugar). Eat more fruits and veggies. And start with light exercise, a little jogging, some pushups and sit ups each day, etc. Then build to longer running distances and do more pushups, pull ups, situps, squats, and burpees. All of these exercises can be done basically for free and with little supervision, you can watch youtube for demonstrations. Of course, just like anything else, it will take some discipline and sacrifice, but I've seen this type of transformation save the life of some people. I've said it here before, as have others. ALL of your time and money should be spent making yourself better in some way, whether its getting healthier, getting smarter, working to make money, educating yourself, learning a USEFUL skill, improving a USEFUL skill, getting stronger, getting faster, helping someone else. The library and youtube can be awesome free resources for this. For fun (maybe 1 hr per day), if you're SERIOUS about comics, you should READ them when you have time, and practice writing out and orally describing what you like or don't like about what you read, or spend time finding out how the business works, BY READING OR TALKING TO PEOPLE, not spending money. Making money is what I like to do and I know already I don't like the art or story lines I've seen in comics modern comics for the majority of it. I don't drink smoke or do drugs so that's a plus and about exercise the last time I seriously worked out was about 7 years ago. Other the spending money on comics what should I start with? I'm not sure what to do first there are lots of choices. If you don't like comics, and you like making money, why did you decide to sell comics which you're not very good at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
