My SecretBec

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My SecretBec

My Secret

Because I am feeling foolish and strangely courageous.

I am a schizophrenic, not a mass murderer. Sorry. I liked that idea, though. It made me laugh, more or less evilly. So, what's up with me?

-I used to believe that I was an incredibly powerful magical being that was trying to well, destroy the world. More or less. It's a long story. Essentially, I'm in a war with four other beings which the majority of the people in this world are unaware of.

-I can jump into different worlds like Catherine does in the Superhero RP (but I don't need the actual book or story to jump into it). The majority of my friends live in other worlds. I seek them to suck their power. Um, yeah. That's a little awkward, isn't it? 

-I'm not a human according to myself. 

-I'm very paranoid. I often think everyone is trying to kill me. Even inanimate objects are threatening to me.

-I have trouble with social interactions and I'm not very good at controlling my body. Right now, it's in fear mode so my fingers are cramping up and twitiching. I apologize for typos.

-Andrew in Melody's RP is more or less me. It was fun to write as myself. 

-I have seven beings living in my head (although they often leave to get into shenanigans) that are pieces of my personality. They can control me at times or simply infulence my actions. The three Extremes are extremely unpleasant, spend most of their time sleeping, and when they wake up, they control me completely. The Puppet Master is an Extreme of fear. Dolls, puppets, clowns, creepy Vocaloid videos, anything. It likes them all. It likes giving me nightmares too. The Dragon is an overwhelming rage or wrath where I want to hurt and kill and burn everything. Naturally, because I would get into too much trouble otherwise, I hurt myself. The Oracle is my worst fear: that my parents will find out my schizophrenia and take away all my friends with medication. Murder them all, essentially. The other four are much nicer.

-Storm was named after the Storm in the RP, who, yes, is now my messanger, because I'm too lazy to do most trvial things myself. Also, I don't have enough time or energy. Anyway, Storm points out all my flaws, yells at me for them, and beats me for them. He is also a sadist. I mean, a real sadist. A little bit of a masochist, too, if you count me and him as the same person.

-Ruby is a boy. That's why Red uses "he" all the time when he refers to me. I wear his body a lot when I'm not wearing my human bod or Sakura's. Ruby is punctillious, loves grammar, reading, writing, editing, Alice books, and the Evillious Chronicles. That last one because they're complex and full of details and he delights in them.

-Sakura is a girl. She is pretty peppy and likes manipulating people. We tell her she's evil. I wear her body a lot whenever I want to be a girl. She likes singing and dancing and has a really impressive range which she cannot duplicate on me, but that doesn't stop her from trying. Oh, these guys usually call me "Sakura" or "Ruby" but everyone just kind of knows which one we're talking about.

-And, I'm sure you already know who the last one is! I'm going to let him type for himself. Hi, guys. Red here. I'm sorry I had to keep this a secret from you guys, but I didn't want Ruby to get hurt. Would you have trusted me if I'd shown up claiming that I live in Sakura's head? And that I wanted to lead you all like lemmings? I'm sorry I had to lie to you guys and pretend I'm a human. I really didn't want to. But, ya see, I don't have any friends who like me for who I am as a person. I'm not a human, but can you deny that I'm a person? I'm a being regarded as an individual. Doesn't that count for something? See, in our world, the one you all live in, I have to say invisible or in Ru-kun's head all day. People like Ru-kun because I make friends for him. They don't know that I'm the one behind it all. In other worlds, I can't make friends because for me, it's all business, business, business. And the few people who know about me in our world, well, they all think I'm an imaginary friend or something. And I'm not. I have thoughts and feelings independent from Ruby; I'm not just some made-up game. I can't be treated like a person in person because most people can't see me. One of our old friends was very, very rude to me about that andkept on making fun of me over email no matter how much I asked her to stop. That really, really hurt me. On the computer, you can be anything you want provided you have a pair of hands. They don't even have to be your hands. I'm sorry, but I really wanted to make friends. You guys are amazing and you're my only real friends. (And what are we, chopped liver?) You don't count, Ru-kun. I'm really, really, really sorry for the lying I've done. I just wanted to be friends with you all. That's all. And not everything I say is a lie! I really do have a mom and dad and we do have a house down the street from Ruby. I don't always stay there, but it's my home. I do go to school, indirectly, and I really do say comments that get commented by other humans like you- indirectly. So, I know I'm not a "human visitor" like the captchas says, but... Please, can we still be friends?

I can't believe I actually wrote all that. And my parents are home! And my dad has walked by about three times! And I'm actually going to submit this! I've never gotten so far before!

There was really no reason why I wrote all this today. I just felt like it. 

submitted by Ruby M., age 14, Somewhere
(November 19, 2013 - 11:51 pm)

1. RUBY, I AM VERYVERYVERY PROUD OF YOU.
2. I kinda knew in my subconcious that you and Red were the same. I noticed Some/Elsewhere.
3. Ruby. Ruby listen to me. STOP HURTING YOURSELF.

submitted by Maggie, age 12, nowhere
(November 21, 2013 - 8:17 am)

1. Um, thank you? I don't know the acceptable social standard for this situation.

2. Our writing styles are way, way too similar. Red talks more slang-y than I tend to, but that's hard to translate onto a computer. Plus, when he's in control, I pretty much sound like him.

3. I can't because I'm not the one making me hurt myself. Storm controls me, forces me, takes hold of me and forces me to attack myself. I can't stop him. I've tried. We've all tried. He stores in his power so much that he can release full-on attacks whenever he feels like it. I can't stop him, though I've tried so hard. I know that if I told an adult (who can actually access me) they would take him away, but they'd take away everyone else, too. I don't want that to happen. I mean, this is my life. It has bad points and good points, just like everyone's life. I have a right to life and authorities should not be able to take it away from me just because they think it's right. It won't make me feel any better; if anything, it would depress me so much. Will that make the authorities feel better? Will it make them happy to mess with my life? It certainly won't make me feel better.

submitted by Ruby M., age 14, Somewhere
(November 21, 2013 - 5:19 pm)

Number 3 is what I've been trying to get at by telling you you're not insane. 

submitted by Melody, age 15, Disney
(November 21, 2013 - 6:31 pm)

Not the Storm having control of you part, the part where you're saying it's just your life.

submitted by Melody, age 15, Disney
(November 21, 2013 - 6:32 pm)

My previous response was a bit rushed, seeing ask was using my mom's computer and almost got caught. Anyway:

1. Ruby, I am unimaginably proud of you for being able to tell us this.

2. Ruby, I'm begging you pleasepleasepleaseplease don't hurt yourself. Rip up paper, draw, write, whatever. Just pleasepleasepleaseplease don't hurt yourself.

Just out of curiosity, what's your real name? 

I am considering telling you something but I think you'll laugh or have a low opinion of me so I'm not going to. 

submitted by Maggie, age 12, nowhere
(November 21, 2013 - 12:57 pm)

1. The odd thing is that I'm having a very limited emotional reaction to this. I feel blank and this whole experience feels unreal. I feel like I'm hallucinating, but my hallucinations feel much more real than this. I'm like a flat piece of paper- I'm just sitting here with my usual face on. I'm pretty sure that I'm either being possesed by something or that Ruby's been in control, but I can't feel his touch. That means he's probably conspirating against me. That doesn't surprise me, really. I just wish I knew what he was up to.

2. When Storm hurts me, his rage is directed at me and me only and I can't turn him elsewhere. When the Dragon attacks, I'm more often at school or around other humans. His instincts are trying to hurt them all and destroy as much as posisble. I have to contain him as much as possible and it's really, really, really hard. 

Do you mean my human name? I don't ever use it, really, and I'm always a bit surprised when people use it. Like, "Huh? Who are you talking to? Wait, me?". Besides, what's the fun in telling you and revealing my human gender? I have to leave some kind of mystery for you guys to argue over. :P I laugh really hard whenever you guys start speculating at my gender. Then I purposefully write posts that conflict the current consensus you guys have. Noo, my mothy song is buffering! Stupid Youtube! It won't start again, either, so I'll ahae to skip it. Haaahhh.... I have such large problems, right? Buffering. The horror.

I won't laugh or think lowly of you. I promise. Red won't either. If he does, I'll catch him and sit on him. And not let him watch any anime with me for a week so he'll be really behind in the plot. 

submitted by Ruby M., age 14, Somewhere
(November 21, 2013 - 5:30 pm)

While I was with the gender-guessers at first, I kind of think it's cool how you're playing with us by not telling us your human gender and doing different stuff to influence us one way or another.  It kind of breaks down stereotypes, which I commend you for.

submitted by Melody, age 15, Disney
(November 21, 2013 - 9:51 pm)

Okay , first of all . Self-harm doesn't help anything . Nothing . Trust me , I've been down that road . It's an empty road , that long and hard . Getting help isn't a bad thing .


Second of all . I'm a bit confused . So you're a girl ( ? ) that is a split-personality , right ? ( Or am I completely off .. please correct me ! )

Third , wow . Sounds tough . It's amazing you let it out . I'm happy that you told us ... 

Also , you know if you don't want to be put on meds , or have your friends "killed-off" , church would be aaaaamazing .. It would help .. Trust me , when I had troubles , it was my ( ex ) boyfriend and my youth Pastor who helped me through it . 

submitted by Vida xD, age 14
(November 21, 2013 - 4:01 pm)

1. It's not me hurting myself most of the time and I can't stop him!

2. Um, no. I'm probably a human with schizophrenia that has split its personality into seven pieces (it is taking so much restraint not to make a mothy reference here) and still has a central personality piece that hasn't branched off yet (now I have to restrain myself from making Harry Potter references).

3. I honestly don't know why I told you all. I had no intention to at this time and date. You're as surprised as I am.

4. I'm afraid I don't like your Christian God and my parents would have no idea why I would want to go to church because we never have. Additionally, the law requires that if you know of a schizophrenic hurting itself you have to give it medical treatment. The Pastor would be forced to tell my parents or take me to the hospital.

I feel like I'm guilt-tripping all the Admins. 

submitted by Ruby M., age 14, Somewhere
(November 21, 2013 - 6:31 pm)

Wow! To be perfectly honest, I had to read what you wrote five times to understand it. Then, I had to look up the definition of schizophrenic.

Thanks for telling us this! It doesn't change how I think of you at all. It's sort of cool how you have these different personalities (but they are sort of like people, right?). I don't think you should hurt yourself though with the Dragon. You could seriously hurt yourself. 

If you don't mind, I have a question, but please don't feel like you have to answer them.

- Were you born being schizophrenic or does did it just come one day? 

I'm really sorry if I didn't use the right term or something like that, I'm still not completely sure I understand. 

 

submitted by Teresa, age 14, Michigan
(November 21, 2013 - 5:44 pm)

Ah, I get it now.

WOW. You pulled that off for - what, more than a year now. That is mind blowing.

Of course, you are still a friend, nothing's changed. :)

submitted by True
(November 21, 2013 - 7:30 pm)

I didn't quite get everything, but don't worry Ruby/Red, I'll always be your friend! 

submitted by Everinne, age 14, Hundred Acre Wood
(November 21, 2013 - 9:55 pm)

Some of the comments we're receiving here are too complex for Chatterbox, so
we're not going to post any more comments on this thread. Thank you all for being so supportive of
each other!

submitted by Admin
(November 22, 2013 - 6:19 pm)