Someone ask Ukelele Ike if Gadfly can borrow his fine instrument…
Oh, but I have one. It’s a beat-up old thing bought from Long and McQuade centuries ago, but one can play Tiptoe Through the Tulips with it, and that’s all that really matters, isn’t it?
Kyethereia, you’re not crazy! At least, not in a bad way–you’re the good kind of crazy! You sound like a strong, mature person, and I think you’ll be just fine.
Sometimes a little craziness makes life more interesting. 
Best of luck with your evaluation!
Kythereia, as a crazy man, I have a bit of advice. Embrace the craziness. It’s somehow both self-satisfying and self-rewarding. It really helps you understand that you weren’t thinking like most of “them”. And if you have any disorder(s), once they’re treated, you’ll be shocked that there is a different way to feel about everything.
I started a thread or two looking for advice on my nutiness and got some really good feedback. Condensed version: After 20+ years of not feeling right, I broke down and went to a competent M.D., psychologist and psychiatrist to team up and find I was bipolar and ADD-addled.
Got the script 6 months ago for the ADD and manic episodes and felt great. A month ago I hit a very, very down spot and an anti-depressant was added. I never knew people were supposed to function this way! Life isn’t so daunting anymore.
Best of luck to you and sorry for the long story. Just trust the doctor if he or she is good and don’t ever be ashamed of it. You weren’t able to supervise the wiring in your head, why would you be responsible for something being not quite right?
Oh, and the voices? If you’re lucky enough to hear them, too, listen to them. In my case I’ve learned that everyone is, in fact, out to get me.
Ooooh, another crazy person! I’m not crazy, myself. More sort-of eccentric. Well, maybe not so much eccentric, more kinda generally odd, and well removed from societal norms. But if you wanna go crazy, I’d be happy to come with.
Kythereia, I’ve always enjoyed your posts, not to mention your fine grasp of mythology.
What helped me in my depression was realizing it wasn’t me, it was just some chemicals in my brain making me feel so out of it. For me, that realization meant that I no longer looked for other people to be the cause of my moods, and it freed up a lot of energy (and didn’t hurt my relationships, either…).
Best wishes to you, goddess. I will sacrifice some pepperoni in your honor today.
Kythereia: a very tight squeeze to you from someone close by…keep enough of the crazies to still have fun!
Keep us up to date…we ARE your friends!
No, no, no. You’re quite wrong. She’s obviously crazy. In fact, I think we’re all bozos on this bus. Really, just posting to this message board proves a person is crazy. 
Well, OK, you got that part right.
Sending supporting thoughts your way!
As a man who also suffers from some of your symptoms, I would like to suggest that you have a look at the book: POTATOES NOT PROZAC: A NATURAL SEVEN-STEP PLAN TO: CONTROL YOUR CRAVINGS AND LOSE WEIGHT RECOGNIZE HOW FOODS AFFECT THE WAY YOU FEEL STABILIZE THE LEVEL OF SUGAR IN YOUR BLOOD, as well as following the course you are currently taking. It seems to have helped me.
I simply must ask.
What is a goat straw and how does one felch it?
I had a thought but it was so completely, thoroughly obscene that I was immediately forced to censor my own thought pattern before my mother could read my mind.
Of course my mother reads minds. She can read your mind. You should be ashamed of yourself.
She made me say that.
Yes, the government knows about her. They’re all afraid of her.
hugs Even though I’m a total stranger 
As with all illness, the important thing is getting treatment.
Your mother can read my mind? Is she still… sane?
Don’t ask. Just… don’t ask.
Can I give you all a hug and kiss now? I am full of so much love here :o
Yeah, we’re full of somethin’ alright… 
Welcome to the crazy club, Kythereia, and good on you for tackling your problems so early - it takes courage to do that, especially when you’re relatively young. It took me about 20 sometimes rocky years longer than you to seek help for my depression and anxiety disorder, and I wish I’d sought help much earlier. You have nothing but my admiration and support for your strength.
You are definitely not crazy. You would only be “crazy” if you knew you needed help and let anything get in the way of getting it.
Good luck to you! I hope you find peace of mind!
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I’m sorry, but I need further elaboration on this whole “felched by a goat straw” thing.
What is a goat straw? Did you mean felched by a goat with a straw? Or is this a straw that the goats use when they visit your house and have a smoothy, like a goat’s straw or the goat’s straw? If this is the case, since it is a goat’s straw, is the goat doing the felching, as in the first case, or is some other animal or a person using the goat’s straw to do the felching? If this is the case, I must say that a person using a goat’s straw is REALLY GROSS!! I mean, a goat’s mouth is FILTHY!!
Honey, trust me. It has NOTHING to do with a goat’s MOUTH… Let’s just leave it at that, OK?
And Kythereia, know that you’re in good company here. There are many of us that are chemically enhanced.
Life can be better and recognizing the symptoms is the first step to getting better.
I just want to get past the irony of my posting in this thread and wish you the best of luck, Kythereia.
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hugs Kythereia
I always knew it…wait no I didn’t. So you can’t be that crazy.
Let us know how you get on.
Dan
I know what felching is, but by focusing on the straw and stating the filth of a goats mouth, i was attempted at humor. sorry, I should have added a smiley to indicate more clearly the ironic humor of my postings message.