• The Other Me

    The Other Me

    ‘Weird’ ii. I was eleven-going on-twelve – my first year in high school – when the moods developed. When they came, it was like I’d never known anything different, so perhaps they were always there, and it was only now I became conscious of them. Sometimes, I’d become hyper, bounce on my feet, fidget, and my talking would speed up. I always wanted to do something, or nagged people to do things with me. In later years, I’d learn people thought I was taking speed. Other times I was bleak. I’d look at the other kids – friends screwing around, doing the stuff teenagers do – feel detached and think,…

  • The Other Me

    The Other Me

    Note: Much of my blog came from a memoir – ‘Overload’ – I wrote years ago. The story in ‘Overload finished around 2009, and only touched on the conclusion of my dietary issues. For the purpose of ‘The Other Me’, I wrote all new material from that point. Also, for the purpose of ‘The Other Me’, I decided when I began the blog to start it from my first panic attack, as that seemed a nice dramatic entry. That meant all my early years were omitted. I’m now going to revise and post them …   ‘Weird’ i. I’ve always been weird. Not howl-at-the-moon weird, but as a kid there…