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Wednesday, January 11, 2006

It seems to be a consensus among all of you that this was a joke or gag. It was not. What I did really had nothing to do with you as far as why I did it.

I don't know if any of you can understand what it is like to have this voice in your head. It is loud and never shuts up. It is always there belittling and berating you. Tearing down every thing you try and do. Telling you why you should just go away, shut up and give up on everything. It is there from the moment you wake till you sleep and sometimes it is there as well.

I was tired and it was there saying all those things in the comments, so I just decided to shut it up by getting it out of my head. I never really though about what would come later and the real problem is that it went away for awhile. I thought I had found a way to be rid of it, and then it came back and I did it again. Then the realization hit me that you were all privy to what I had said in its name. I had drawn all of you into this and had given it something it wanted. A way to damage our relationships. No I am not pushing off responsibility I chose to do it, I choose to not look at the long term ramifications, I choose to completely ignore how it would affect all of you. I choose to betray the trust that you had in me. I did this.

It was a stupid thing to do.

As I have said before I don't expect anyone to forgive me ever. I expect to lose friends over this especially one very close one. If it wanted that it has won. And no I don't expect anyone to not hate me because I am crazy with voices in my head. I did this, no matter where it came from I did it.

I am sorry for what it is worth.

Not a whole lot. What is the worth of words from a liar.

I am done

5 comments:

Todd M. Stephanuik said...

I didn't see it as a joke for a second. I completely understand doing something like that. Hell, I do it in my own head, I just never thought of putting on a blog. I honestly have no problem with what you did, because if it helped even a little it's worth it. And I won't take back what I said because if someone insults the Matt I know and love, then I defend him, even if it's Matt that is ripping on Matt....that's confusing but I think you know what I mean.

Anonymous said...

Hm... not understand what it's like to have voices in your head.

Nice cop out.

Let me introduce you to my voices sometime.... That's Derek, Allison, David, Paul, Chris, Hank, Kathy, Edie, Karen, Diane, Matt, Mar, Vicki, Bryan, and most recently a few others.

Ben said...
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Ben said...

I understand Matt. I'm hurt that rather then talk directly to one of us about the issues going on in your head you decided to invent this other persona to openly attack yourself. I'm hurt that you kept it up letting the snowball of lies get bigger and bigger rather then come clean right from the start.

You aren't the only person in the world who has these same exact feelings Matt. You aren't the first, and you certainly won't be the last. I'm positive most, if not all of us have had similar feelings, and I don't think any of us bite (well maybe Nicky ;)), or are unpleasent to talk to. So I'm hurt, but I'll get over it.

Oddly enough, this isn't the first, second, or even third time that I've had a friend do something similar (at least this time it didn't involve a faked suicide/murder). If I cut off all ties with people simply because they did something stupid I would quickly find that I have no friends left (I'd also have to cut off ties with myself). Though I will admit it probably helps that the first person to pull this stunt was a very attractive blond ;).

I will see you at GO tonight Matt, and we will talk of a great many things. Of shoes, and ships, and sealing wax, of cabbages, and kings, and why the sea is boiling hot, and whether pigs have wings.

dnomlas said...

Dude!!! You are my oldest friend. I would drive up from Atlanta to bury a body for you without flinching! This thing that happened while "Kooky-Crazy" ain't worth ending a 23 year old friendship. You're my brother. Your pain is my pain. Your struggles are my struggles. Your triumphs I will celebrate just as grand as you do.

This too shall pass...