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I almost failed yesterday(sat)

Chellis
15-05-2006, 06:57
Well...

I'm not talking about some test. Not a class, or anything like that either.

I, personally, almost failed yesterday.

Its complicated, and I don't know exactly what was going on with me, so there's little chance I could explain it well, but I came the closest to a major mental breakdown I ever have before, yesterday.

Even writing that term doesn't seem to be... grandiouse(sp?) enough for what happened. I thought I had lost my mind; that I was a mere comment or dissapointment away from falling to the ground and just being a vegetable.

I guess something was wrong all day. I woke up early, as I was going to CSU Hayward for a choir thing(CMEA, if you have ever heard of it). I was ok then, and when I got to my school, where the bus was going to take us from, I felt fine.

Well, when I got onto the bus, I sat down, and one of my friends sat down next to me. I was hoping she would too, for some reason. It made me pretty happy that she decided to.

So, we all are on the bus, and head out for hayward. I had forgotten until now, that when we were just heading out, she asked me if something was wrong. I said no, as if anything, I was(or thought I was) pretty happy at that moment. She put her head on my shoulder, and we kinda just laid together the whole way to hayward(as well as any other time we were on the bus).

We got to Hayward. I felt alright, I thought things would be fine. I was just a bit nervous, as we were really unprepared, but I thought whatever. I went to have a smoke, and was in a good place. Then I went to the bus, to grab my tux and change into it.

I get into the bus, and my tux isn't there. This is where it started, afaik. I realize that I left my tux jacket, shirt, and pants hanging on a chain link fence, outside at school. There was a bunch of people there for another event(band CMEA), and I was pissed. I knew my choir teacher would be absolutely pissed, and he is an asshole even when not pissed. Even worse, I was afraid the tux would get stolen. My senior ball was a week away(less now), and I knew that if my tux got stolen, I would be fucked for ball. I can barely afford what I'm paying out the ass for now, I couldn't afford to rent, much less buy a new tux. I also have a choir tour for two days(tues and wed), which I have to have my tux.

Without needing to get into all the little details, things went downhill. My choir robe was also missing, though I ended up finding it(someone brought it inside for me). I did pretty bad in the lower choir singing(I'm part of the advanced choir at my school, but all the advanced guys sung with the lower choir for this). I was so shooken up, that I just couldn't even concentrate. In a sightsinging test thing, I couldn't sing for shit, because I couldn't read the music. I was shaking too badly to read the notes.

Probably none of you remember, but a bit back, I posted about this girl(the one who couldn't get over her boyfriend). She was there too, and it was awkward at best, because the two of them are really close friends, and Kim(the previous girl) was angry at nicole(the girl in the bus), presumably because we were getting close. Though I don't want to assume things.

Anyways, I ended up getting my tux. Someone from my school was in both the school event and the hayward thing, so they were able to get it, and bring it when they came for our thing. I thought that would help me, make me calm down. I knew I was emotionally unstable already.

Well, it didn't do much. We were practicing for our preformance, and I was just out of it. Any time I was singing, I was in my own freaking world. My friend alex, a fellow tenor, had to constantly keep me focused. Nicole was watching us practice on and off, and she later told me she could tell how bad I was, mentally. I just didn't even really know what was going on.

Well, I thought I did horrible in the performance(and still think I did), but we got unanimous superiors, the highest possible ranking in the thing. That sobered me up a bit, and made me pretty happy. We then got on the bus, and started driving back to the bay area.

Things were more or less stable from that point on. This one bitch in my choir started butting in on me and nicole, asking me what I was doing when she had a boyfriend(nicole was never going out with him, and now isn't even seeing him at all). I told her to bug off, then nicole told her the same, Still, it just corroded one of the few good parts of my day yesterday.

When I got home, I wanted to box. I was supposed to box this guy from my school that night, so I called up my friend, who is basically connected with everyone around. After a while, I got in touch with the guy who was trying to set it all up, one of my friends. We couldn't get gloves though, and the guy was just being really lazy about it, so we decided to not do it at that moment, though I was pretty unhappy about it.

So we ended up just drinking. I really have to learn my freaking lesson. I straight chugged rum and jaeger until I puked. Even after I puked, I was still pretty buzzed, but I felt pretty bad(not too bad, because I didn't drink more than my share that I paid for, so its not like anyone lost out but me).

The night sucked. I really don't want to try to get into it all, but I ended up having to walk home from where I work, as I had work this morning(complicated). The walk isn't that bad, but I had already been emotionally unstable most of the day, and I was just really sore and whatnot.

So I walked home. By the time I was on the final leg of my walk, no pun intended, I was convinced I had gone crazy. Nothing mattered to me anymore. I just started laughing, for no reason, all the way home.

When I woke up this morning, I was pretty much fine. I havn't felt like that today, but it was just a really scary feeling. I really felt like I was just disturbed. Its hard to even explain it, even with all the blabbering I just did.
IL Ruffino
15-05-2006, 07:16
I had a day like that back in fall.

It ended up with me taking shit loads of sleeping pills and sleeping while missing three days of school.

It was terrible.
Kamsaki
15-05-2006, 09:12
You were just pissed, in both senses of the word. It happens.
Heron-Marked Warriors
15-05-2006, 09:17
So I walked home. By the time I was on the final leg of my walk, no pun intended, I was convinced I had gone crazy. Nothing mattered to me anymore. I just started laughing, for no reason, all the way home.

When I woke up this morning, I was pretty much fine. I havn't felt like that today, but it was just a really scary feeling. I really felt like I was just disturbed. Its hard to even explain it, even with all the blabbering I just did.

Sounds like a combination of being hammered and coming down from the emotional turmoil of just generally having one of those days and the singing thing (thinking you were going to suck, then you guys doing really well). I wouldn't worry about it. Maybe if it keeps happening, especially if it starts happening when you're not under the influence
Chellis
16-05-2006, 03:10
Bump
Psychotic Mongooses
16-05-2006, 03:20
Welcome to random chemical imbalances in your brain. They'll be fuckin' with ya until the day you die.

Everyone has days like that- when that starts to happen to me (and you can tell what it will be like once the first event happens... kinda like a chain reaction you can't stop) I begin to laugh.

I laugh because I know I can't control it, I know its going to get worse before it gets better, and I laugh because there's no point in worrying about it.

Why worry about situations you can't control?
There is a balance in the universe- it will always work out.
Mt-Tau
16-05-2006, 03:22
These things happen. I wouldn't get too worked up over it. Although when I have a day like that, it's time to break out the Vodka!
Nadkor
16-05-2006, 03:22
Don't worry; I get days like that all the time. They pass and then you're fine again. Just one of those things.
Lacrosse Defensemen
16-05-2006, 03:30
Get a life band geek. Play some sports, try being normal for once.
Chellis
16-05-2006, 04:37
Get a life band geek. Play some sports, try being normal for once.

Err... choir. Big difference, as most of the people in choir, at least here, are very popular, and many play sports, etc.

I was on varsity baseball, until I decided to focus more on school and work.

I hang out all the time with people, and am quite normal. If you have nothing better to do than debase people randomly, who doesn't have the life?
Europa Maxima
16-05-2006, 04:47
Get a life band geek. Play some sports, try being normal for once.
Oh, but I thought stuffing your face on McDonalds and lazing about on a couch the entire day was the norm in the US. "Try being normal"...heh. The worst possible advice you could ever give to an individual. Unsurprising, coming from an enshackled mind.
Nermid
16-05-2006, 04:59
Wow, that was like reading my High School experience condensed into a single post. What a downer.

The master plan for this is to stop caring so damned much.
GoodThoughts
16-05-2006, 04:59
Except for the drinking thing I am trying to figure out what went wrong. The chick seems to like you. The singing went very well. Did you get the tux back? Geezz no one died. You weren't run over by the bus. The chick seems to like you. Is that bad?
Chellis
16-05-2006, 05:15
Except for the drinking thing I am trying to figure out what went wrong. The chick seems to like you. The singing went very well. Did you get the tux back? Geezz no one died. You weren't run over by the bus. The chick seems to like you. Is that bad?

No, thats not bad. I told you, I was going crazy. I don't even know why,
Lacrosse Defensemen
16-05-2006, 21:53
Ummmmmmmmmm, dont be an ignorant bastard. Not all Americans are fat fucks who stuff themselves with food. I am a 3 season athlete. I enjoy, running, working out, play Lacrosse, Doing Cross Country, and SKiing in the winter, and partying in my free time.
The Atlantian islands
16-05-2006, 21:58
I think the great Limp summed it up:

Its just one of those days!
You dont wanna wake up!
Everythings fucked!
Everyone sucks!
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Anyway, your fine...you just had a bad day...the dumbest thing you did was drink to wash away your problems. That just makes it worse.

Nothing to write home about.
The Atlantian islands
16-05-2006, 22:00
Oh, but I thought stuffing your face on McDonalds and lazing about on a couch the entire day was the norm in the US. "Try being normal"...heh. The worst possible advice you could ever give to an individual. Unsurprising, coming from an enshackled mind.

Hey! :mad:

I enjoy suttfing my face with McDonalds and love lazing about on the couch when the occasion calls for it! :D

Ah, la vida Americana.
Infinite Revolution
16-05-2006, 22:04
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hey, don't worry about it. we all have days like that occaisionally. recently when i had tired myself out pulling all-nighters for essays and also working 3 nights a week i fell into an existential funk, i didn't think i could cope with what was required of me any more and i didn't want to subject myself to the responsibilities i had anymore. i had several days when the 20minute walk home from work felt like too much and i just wanted to lie down in the street and pass out. i didn't even feel tired, i was just so depressed i didn't want to carry on. there's always another day though. :)
The Coral Islands
16-05-2006, 22:07
I find nothing abnormal with either choir or band- If a person is musical said person should express it.

But anyway,

I am sorry you had a bad day, Chellis. They do happen, though, and the thing to do is to just take it and go on hoping the next day will not be so bad (Which you said yourself it was not). Keep your chin up.
Quaon
16-05-2006, 22:08
Ummmmmmmmmm, dont be an ignorant bastard. Not all Americans are fat fucks who stuff themselves with food. I am a 3 season athlete. I enjoy, running, working out, play Lacrosse, Doing Cross Country, and SKiing in the winter, and partying in my free time.
I don't give a damn. You flamed another member for no reason. Lacrosse geek. :p
Infinite Revolution
16-05-2006, 22:11
Ummmmmmmmmm, dont be an ignorant bastard. Not all Americans are fat fucks who stuff themselves with food. I am a 3 season athlete. I enjoy, running, working out, play Lacrosse, Doing Cross Country, and SKiing in the winter, and partying in my free time.

oo, get you. not everyone likes sport. i can't stand it, especially team sports. extreme sports are okay particularly the non-competive ones. when 60-odd% of americans are obese i think it's probably fair enough to say that 'normal' is a fat fuck who stuffs themself with food. your comments are unhelpful to the thread. how did you think people would react?
Silly English KNIGHTS
16-05-2006, 22:13
You know what? Sometimes, you have a bad day. Grow the hell up. Is this a pity party plea?
Pure Metal
16-05-2006, 22:34
yeah, had days like that. things just get to you too much, generally stress with me (i hate stress)

sounds like one of the many similar days i had when i was majorly depressed last year. sleeping is like a reset switch for your brain, mood, feelings, everything... i advise sleeping and certainly not drinking. drinking or using drugs to escape or get away from your problems only makes everything worse in the long run - trust me. try to work out why this happened, maybe talk to people, friends, family, maybe a councellor or similar. or just try and forget it happened, and worry about it if it happens again. if you do figure out why you think it happened, do your best to avoid the things that triggered it this time and see if things improve. overall, just don't see this as 'failing' or anything remotely like that - you're human, you're allowed to foul up once in a while and you're entitled to feel however the hell you want to, or just do (wanting to or not). just learn from the experience and move on, don't dwell on negative things now in your past

i don't know what you're looking for in this thread, but there's my hard-earned advice anyway :)

have a fluffle :fluffle: :)
Quaon
17-05-2006, 01:41
You know what? Sometimes, you have a bad day. Grow the hell up. Is this a pity party plea?
I asume this is Mr. Lacrosse's other account.
Chellis
18-05-2006, 08:54
I think the great Limp summed it up:

Its just one of those days!
You dont wanna wake up!
Everythings fucked!
Everyone sucks!
--------------------------------------------

Anyway, your fine...you just had a bad day...the dumbest thing you did was drink to wash away your problems. That just makes it worse.

Nothing to write home about.

I don't drink to was away problems. I just drink a fair amount. Was planning on doing it that day for a while anyways(though I had wanted to do it after boxing).

Good note, though, I'm going with bus chick to my senior ball... Even though she has a history of having multiple boyfriends at a time, which I really don't want to be a part of.
Chellis
21-05-2006, 21:10
Small update. Kim has broken up with her boyfriend. My senior ball was last night. I was making out with nichole... though she has a boyfriend, so I don't know what the hells going on...
Chellis
22-05-2006, 06:51
Bump
IL Ruffino
22-05-2006, 07:16
Small update. Kim has broken up with her boyfriend. My senior ball was last night. I was making out with nichole... though she has a boyfriend, so I don't know what the hells going on...
I think you're a slut, young man.
Chellis
22-05-2006, 07:25
I think you're a slut, young man.

Im a wannabe slut, good sir. I don't get enough booty to be a slut.
IL Ruffino
22-05-2006, 07:33
Im a wannabe slut, good sir. I don't get enough booty to be a slut.
You have much to learn young grasshoper.
Skaladora
22-05-2006, 07:45
You know what? Sometimes, you have a bad day. Grow the hell up. Is this a pity party plea?
Ever heard of that wondrous, new invention called empathy?

Here, have some.