🍗 Deathfat Anna o' Brien / Glitter + Lazers / GlitterandLazers - Fat, drunk, consoomer attention whore who would rather eat and drink herself to death than endure a single negative emotion

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Technically you are not allowed to analyze someone who is a "public figure" or celebrity.

She's the stereotype of any attention is worthwhile even negative attention plus a giant narcisist.

At first when I wrote this I thought her alcoholism could be a basis for substance use mental disorder. Now as I read more I think her alcohilsm is a byproduct of a mental disorder.

So the probable diagnosis is:
Severe Bipolar I with mood-congruent psychotic features

Check out the diagnostic features of Bipolar i it IS her to a T.

For a diagnosis of bipolar I disorder, it is necessary to meet tlie following criteria for a manic episode. The manic episode may have been preceded by and may be followed by hypomanic or major depressive episodes.

Bipolar I Disorder
A. Criteria have been met for at least one manic episode (Criteria A-D under “Manic Episode” above).
B. The occurrence of the manic and major depressive episode(s) is not better explained by schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, delusional disorder, or other specified or unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic
disorder.

Severity is based on the number of criterion symptoms, the severity of those symptoms, and the degree of functional disability.
Mild: Few, if any, symptoms in excess of those required to meet the diagnostic criteria are present, the intensity of the symptoms is distressing but manageable, and the symptoms result in minor impairment in social or occupational functioning.
Moderate: The number of symptoms, intensity of symptoms, and/or functional impairment are between those specified for “mild” and “severe.”
Severe: The number of symptoms is substantially in excess of those required to make the diagnosis, the intensity of the symptoms is seriously distressing and unmanageable, and the symptoms markedly interfere with social and occupational functioning.

Manic Episode
A. A distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood and abnormally and persistently increased goal-directed activity or energy, lasting at least 1 week and present most of the day, nearly every day (or any duration if hospitalization is necessary).
B. During the period of mood disturbance and increased energy or activity, three (or more) of the following symptoms (four if the mood is only irritable) are present to a significant degree and represent a noticeable change from usual behavior:
1. Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity.
2. Decreased need for sleep (e.g., feels rested after only 3 hours of sleep).
3. More talkative than usual or pressure to keep talking.
4. Flight of ideas or subjective experience that thoughts are racing.
5. Distractibility (i.e., attention too easily drawn to unimportant or irrelevant external stimuli), as reported or observed.
6. Increase in goal-directed activity (either socially, at work or school, or sexually) or psychomotor agitation (i.e., puφoseless non-goal-directed activity).
7. Excessive involvement in activities that have a high potential for painful consequences (e.g., engaging in unrestrained buying sprees, sexual indiscretions, or foolish business investments).
C. The mood disturbance is sufficiently severe to cause marked impairment in social or occupational functioning or to necessitate hospitalization to prevent harm to self or others, or there are psychotic features.
D. The episode is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication, other treatment) or to another medical condition.

Note: A full manic episode that emerges during antidepressant treatment (e.g., medication, electroconvulsive therapy) but persists at a fully syndromal level beyond the physiological effect of that treatment is sufficient evidence for a manic episode and, therefore, a bipolar I diagnosis.

Note: Criteria A-D constitute a manic episode. At least one lifetime manic episode is required for the diagnosis of bipolar I disorder.

Hypomanie Episode
A. A distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood and abnormally and persistently increased activity or energy, lasting at least 4 consecutive days and present most of the day, nearly every day.
B. During the period of mood disturbance and increased energy and activity, three (or more) of the following symptoms (four if the mood is only irritable) have persisted, represent a noticeable change from usual behavior, and have been present to a significant degree:
1. Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity.
2. Decreased need for sleep (e.g., feels rested after only 3 hours of sleep).
3. More talkative than usual or pressure to keep talking.
4. Flight of ideas or subjective experience that thoughts are racing.
5. Distractibility (i.e., attention too easily drawn to unimportant or irrelevant external stimuli), as reported or observed.
6. Increase in goal-directed activity (either socially, at work or school, or sexually) or psychomotor agitation.
7. Excessive involvement in activities that have a high potential for painful consequences (e.g., engaging in unrestrained buying sprees, sexual indiscretions, or foolish business investments).
C. The episode is associated with an unequivocal change in functioning that is uncharacteristic of the individual when not symptomatic.
D. The disturbance in mood and the change in functioning are observable by others.
E. The episode is not severe enough to cause marked impairment in social or occupational functioning or to necessitate hospitalization. If there are psychotic features, the episode is, by definition, manic.
F. The episode is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication, other treatment).

Note: A full hypomanie episode that emerges during antidepressant treatment (e.g., medication, electroconvulsive therapy) but persists at a fully syndromal level beyond the physiological effect of that treatment is sufficient evidence for a hypomanie episode diagnosis. However, caution is indicated so that one or two symptoms (particularly increased irritability, edginess, or agitation following antidepressant use) are not taken as sufficient for diagnosis of a hypomanie episode, nor necessarily indicative of a bipolar diathesis.

Note: Criteria A-'F constitute a hypomanie episode. Hypomanie episodes are common in bipolar I disorder but are not required for the diagnosis of bipolar I disorder.

Major Depressive Episode
A. Five (or more) of the following symptoms have been present during the same 2-week period and represent a change from previous functioning; at least one of the symptoms is either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure.
Note: Do not include symptoms that are clearly attributable to another medical condition.
1. Depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day, as indicated by either subjective report (e.g., feels sad, empty, or hopeless) or observation made by others (e.g., appears tearful). (Note: In children and adolescents, can be irritable mood.)
2. Markedly diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities most of the day, nearly every day (as indicated by either subjective account or observation).
3. Significant weight loss when not dieting or weight gain (e.g., a change of more than 5% of body weight in a month), or decrease or increase in appetite nearly every day. (Note: In children, consider failure to make expected weight gain.)
4. Insomnia or hypersomnia nearly every day.
5. Psychomotor agitation or retardation nearly every day (observable by others; not merely subjective feelings of restlessness or being slowed down).
6. Fatigue or loss of energy nearly every day.
7. Feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt (which may be delusional) nearly every day (not merely self-reproach or guilt about being sick).
8. Diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness, nearly every day (either by subjective account or as observed by others).
9. Recurrent thoughts of death (not just fear of dying), recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for committing suicide.
B. The symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
C. The episode is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance or another medical condition.

Note: Criteria A-C constitute a major depressive episode. Major depressive episodes are common in bipolar I disorder but are not required for the diagnosis of bipolar I disorder.

The essential feature of a manic episode is a distinct period during which there is an abnormally, persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood and persistently increased activity or energy that is present for most of the day, nearly every day, for a period of at least 1 week (or any duration if hospitalization is necessary), accompanied by at least three additional symptoms from Criterion B. If the mood is irritable rather than elevated or expansive, at least four Criterion B symptoms must be present.

Mood in a manic episode is often described as euphoric, excessively cheerful, high, or "feeling on top of the world." In some cases, the mood is of such a highly infectious quality that it is easily recognized as excessive and may be characterized by unlimited and haphazard enthusiasm for interpersonal, sexual, or occupational interactions. For example, the individual may spontaneously start extensive conversations with strangers in public.

Often the predominant mood is irritable rather than elevated, particularly when the individual's wishes are denied or if the individual has been using substances. Rapid shifts in mood over brief periods of time may occur and are referred to as lability (i.e., the alternation among euphoria, dysphoria, and irritability). In children, happiness, silliness and "goofiness" are normal in the context of special occasions; however, if these symptoms are recurrent, inappropriate to the context, and beyond what is expected for the developmental level of the child, they may meet Criterion A. If the happiness is unusual for a child (i.e., distinct from baseline), and the mood change occurs at the same time as symptoms that meet Criterion B for mania, diagnostic certainty is increased; however, the mood change must be accompanied by persistently increased activity or energy levels that are obvious to those who know the child well.

During the manic episode, the individual may engage in multiple overlapping new projects. The projects are often initiated with little knowledge of the topic, and nothing seems out of the individual's reach. The increased activity levels may manifest at unusual hours of the day.

Inflated self-esteem is typically present, ranging from uncritical self-confidence to marked grandiosity, and may reach delusional proportions (Criterion Bl). Despite lack of any particular experience or talent, the individual may embark on complex tasks such as writing a novel or seeing publicity for some impractical invention. Grandiose delusions (e.g., of having a special relationship to a famous person) are common. In children, overestimation of abilities and belief that, for example, they are the best at a sport or the smartest in the class is normal; however, when such beliefs are present despite clear evidence to the contrary or the child attempts feats that are clearly dangerous and, most important, represent a change from the child's normal behavior, the grandiosity criterion should be considered satisfied.

One of the most common features is a decreased need for sleep (Criterion B2) and is distinct from insomnia in which the individual wants to sleep or feels the need to sleep but is unable. The individual may sleep httle, if at all, or may awaken several hours earlier than usual, feeling rested and full of energy. When the sleep disturbance is severe, the individual may go for days without sleep, yet not feel tired. Often a decreased need for sleep heralds the onset of a manic episode.

Speech can be rapid, pressured, loud, and difficult to interrupt (Criterion B3). Individuals may talk continuously and without regard for others' wishes to communicate, often in an intrusive manner or without concern for the relevance of what is said. Speech is sometimes characterized by jokes, puns, amusing irrelevancies, and theatricality, with dramatic mannerisms, singing, and excessive gesturing. Loudness and forcefulness of speech often become more important than what is conveyed. If the individual's mood is more irritable than expansive, speech may be marked by complaints, hostile comments, or angry tirades, particularly if attempts are made to interrupt the individual. Both Criterion A and Criterion B symptoms may be accompanied by symptoms of the opposite (i.e., depressive) pole (see "with mixed features" specifier, pp. 149-150).

Often the individual's thoughts race at a rate faster than they can be expressed through speech (Criterion B4). Frequently there is flight of ideas evidenced by a nearly continuous flow of accelerated speech, with abrupt shifts from one topic to another. When flight of ideas is severe, speech may become disorganized, incoherent, and particularly distressful to the individual. Sometimes thoughts are experienced as so crowded that it is very difficult to speak. Distractibility (Criterion B5) is evidenced by an inability to censor immaterial external stimuli (e.g., the interviewer's attire, background noises or conversations, furnishings in the room) and often prevents individuals experiencing mania from holding a rational conversation or attending to instructions.

The increase in goal-directed activity often consists of excessive planning and participation in multiple activities, including sexual, occupational, political, or religious activities. Increased sexual drive, fantasies, and behavior are often present. Individuals in a manic
episode usually show increased sociability (e.g., renewing old acquaintances or calling or contacting friends or even strangers), without regard to the intrusive, domineering, and demanding nature of these interactions. They often display psychomotor agitation or restlessness
(i.e., purposeless activity) by pacing or by holding multiple conversations simultaneously. Some individuals write excessive letters, e-mails, text messages, and so forth, on many different topics to friends, public figures, or the media. The increased activity criterion can be difficult to ascertain in children; however, when the child takes on many tasks simultaneously, starts devising elaborate and unrealistic plans for projects, develops previously absent and developmentally inappropriate sexual preoccupations (not accounted for by sexual abuse or exposure to sexually explicit material), then Criterion B might be met based on clinical judgment. It is essential to determine whether the behavior represents a change from the child's baseline behavior; occurs most of the day, nearly every day for the requisite time period; and occurs in temporal association with other symptoms of mania.

The expansive mood, excessive optimism, grandiosity, and poor judgment often lead to reckless involvement in activities such as spending sprees, giving away possessions, reckless driving, foolish business investments, and sexual promiscuity that is unusual for the individual, even though these activities are likely to have catastrophic consequences (Criterion B7). The individual may purchase many unneeded items without the money to pay for them and^ in some cases, give them away. Sexual behavior may include infidelity or indiscriminate sexual encounters with strangers, often disregarding the risk of sexually transmitted diseases or interpersonal consequences.

The manic episode must result in marked impairment in social or occupational functioning or require hospitalization to prevent harm to self or others (e.g., financial losses, illegal activities, loss of employment, self-injurious behavior). By definition, the presence of psychotic features during a manic episode also satisfies Criterion C. Manic symptoms or syndromes that are attributable to the physiological effects of a drug of abuse (e.g., in the context of cocaine or amphetamine intoxication), the side effects of medications or treatments (e.g., steroids, L-dopa, antidepressants, stimulants), or another medical condition do not count toward the diagnosis of bipolar I disorder. However, a fully syndromal manic episode that arises during treatment (e.g., with medications, electroconvulsive therapy, light therapy) or drug use and persists beyond the physiological effect of the inducing agent (i.e., after a medication is fully out of the individual's system or the effects of electroconvulsive therapy would be expected to have dissipated completely) is sufficient evidence for a manic episode diagnosis (Criterion D). Caution is indicated so that one or two symptoms (particularly increased irritability, edginess, or agitation following antidepressant use) are not taken as sufficient for diagnosis of a manic or hypomanie episode, nor necessarily an indication of a bipolar disorder diathesis. It is necessary to meet criteria for a manic episode to make a diagnosis of bipolar I disorder, but it is not required to have hypomanie or major depressive episodes. However, they may precede or follow a manic episode. Full descriptions of the diagnostic features of a hypomanie episode may be found within the text for bipolar II disorder, and the features of a major depressive episode are described within the text for major depressive disorder.

E>uring a manic episode, individuals often do not perceive that they are ill or in need of treatment and vehemently resist efforts to be treated. Individuals may change their dress, makeup, or personal appearance to a more sexually suggestive or flamboyant style. Some perceive a sharper sense of smell, hearing, or vision. Gambling and antisocial behaviors may accompany the manic episode. Some individuals may become hostile and physically threatening to others and, when delusional, may become physically assaultive or suicidal. Catastrophic consequences of a manic episode (e.g., involuntary hospitalization, difficulties with the law, serious financial difficulties) often result from poor judgment, loss of insight, and hyperactivity. Mood may shift very rapidly to anger or depression. Depressive symptoms may occur during a manic episode and, if present, may last moments, hours, or, more rarely, days (see "with mixed features" specifier, pp. 149-150).
With anxious distress:
The presence of at least two of the following symptoms during the majority of days of the current or most recent episode of mania, hypomania, or depression:
1. Feeling keyed up or tense.
2. Feeling unusually restless.
3. Difficulty concentrating because of worry.
4. Fear that something awful may happen.
5. Feeling that the individual might lose control of himself or herself.

Specify current severity:
Mild: Two symptoms.
Moderate: Three symptoms.
Moderate-severe: Four or five symptoms.
Severe: Four or five symptoms with motor agitation.

Note: Anxious distress has been noted as a prominent feature of both bipolar and major depressive disorder in both primary care and specialty mental health settings. High levels of anxiety have been associated with higher suicide risk, longer duration of illness, and greater likelihood of treatment nonresponse. As a result, it is clinically useful to specify accurately the presence and severity levels of anxious
distress for treatment planning and monitoring of response to treatment.

With mixed features:
The mixed features specifier can apply to the current manic, hypomanie, or depressive episode in bipolar I or bipolar II disorder:

Manic or hypomanie episode, with mixed features:
A. Full criteria are met for a manic episode or hypomanie episode, and at least three of the following symptoms are present during the majority of days of the current or most recent episode of mania or hypomania:
1. Prominent dysphoria or depressed mood as indicated by either subjective report (e.g., feels sad or empty) or observation made by others (e.g., appears tearful).
2. Diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities (as indicated by either subjective account or observation made by others).
3. Psychomotor retardation nearly every day (observable by others; not merely subjective feelings of being slowed down).
4. Fatigue or loss of energy.
5. Feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt (not merely self-reproach or guilt about being sick).
6. Recurrent thoughts of death (not just fear of dying), recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for committing suicide.
B. Mixed symptoms are observable by others and represent a change from the person’s usual behavior.
C. For individuals whose symptoms meet full episode criteria for both mania and depression simultaneously, the diagnosis should be manic episode, with mixed features, due to the marked impairment and clinical severity of full mania.
D. The mixed symptoms are not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication, other treatment).

With rapid cycling (pp. 150-151)
Witli rapid cycling (can be applied to bipolar I or bipolar II disorder): Presence of at least four mood episodes in the previous 12 months that meet the criteria for manic, hypomanie, or major depressive episode.

Note: Episodes are demarcated by either partial or full remissions of at least 2 months or a switch to an episode of the opposite polarity (e.g., major depressive episode to manic episode).

Note: The essential feature of a rapid-cycling bipolar disorder is the occurrence of at least four mood episodes during the previous 12 months. These episodes can occur in any combination and order. The episodes must meet both the duration and symptom number criteria for a major depressive, manic, or hypomanie episode and must be demarcated by either a period of full remission or a switch to an episode
of the opposite polarity. Manic and hypomanie episodes are counted as being on the same pole. Except for the fact that they occur more frequently, the episodes that occur in a rapid-cycling pattern are no different from those that occur in a non-rapidcycling pattern. Mood episodes that count toward defining a rapid-cycling pattern exclude those episodes directly caused by a substance (e.g., cocaine, corticosteroids) or another medical condition.


With melancholic features:
A. One of the following is present during the most severe period of the current episode;
1. Loss of pleasure in all, or almost all, activities.
2. Lack of reactivity to usually pleasurable stimuli (does not feel much better, even temporarily, when something good happens).
B. Three (or more) of the following:
1. A distinct quality of depressed mood characterized by profound despondency, despair, and/or moroseness or by so-called empty mood.
2. Depression that is regularly worse in the morning.
3. Early-morning awakening (i.e., at least 2 hours before usual awakening).
4. Marked psychomotor agitation or retardation.
5. Significant anorexia or weight loss.
6. Excessive or inappropriate guilt.

With atypical features:
This specifier can be applied when these features predominate during the majority of days of the current or most recent major depressive episode.
A. Mood reactivity (i.e., mood brightens in response to actual or potential positive events).
B. Two (or more) of the following features:
1. Significant weight gain or increase in appetite.
2. Hypersomnia.
3. Leaden paralysis (i.e., heavy, leaden feelings in arms or legs).
4. A long-standing pattern of interpersonal rejection sensitivity (not limited to episodes of mood disturbance) that results in significant social or occupational impairment.
C. Criteria are not met for “with melancholic features” or “with catatonia” during the same episode.

With psychotic features:
Delusions or hallucinations are present at any time in the episode.
If psychotic features are present, specify if mood-congruent or mood-incongruent:

With mood-congruent psychotic features: During manic episodes, the content of all delusions and hallucinations is consistent with the typical manic themes of grandiosity, invulnerability, etc., but may also include themes of suspiciousness or paranoia, especially with respect to others’ doubts about the individual’s capacities, accomplishments, and so forth.


With mood-incongruent psychotic features: The content of delusions and hallucinations is inconsistent with the episode polarity themes as described above, or the content is a mixture of mood-incongruent and mood-congruent themes.

With catatonia:
This specifier can apply to an episode of mania or depression if catatonic features are present during most of the episode. See criteria for catatonia associated with a mental disorder in the chapter “Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders.”

With péripartum onset - Pregnancy related

With seasonal pattern -
This specifier applies to the lifetime pattern of mood episodes. The essential feature is a regular seasonal pattern of at least one type of episode (i.e., mania, hypomania, or depression). The other types of episodes may not follow this pattern.
For example, an individual may have seasonal manias, but his or her depressions do not regularly occur at a specific time of year.

A. A problematic pattern of alcohol use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as manifested by at least two of the following, occurring within a 12-month period:
1. Alcohol is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than was intended.
2. There is a persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control alcohol use.
3. A great deal of time is spent in activities necessary to obtain alcohol, use alcohol, or recovôr from its effects.
4. Craving, or a strong desire or urge to use alcohol.
5. Recurrent alcohol use resulting in a failure to fulfill major role obligations at work, school, or home.
6. Continued alcohol use despite having persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems caused or exacerbated by the effects of alcohol.
7. Important social, occupational, or recreational activities are given up or reduced because of alcohol use.
8. Recurrent alcohol use in situations in which it is physically hazardous.
9. Alcohol use is continued despite knowledge of having a persistent or recurrent physical or psychological problem that is likely to have been caused or exacerbated by alcohol.
10. Tolerance, as defined by either of the following:
a. A need for markedly increased amounts of alcohol to achieve intoxication or desired effect.
b. A markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of alcohol.
11. Withdrawal, as manifested by either of the following:
a. The characteristic withdrawal syndrome for alcohol (refer to Criteria A and B of the criteria set for alcohol withdrawal, pp. 499-500).
b. Alcohol (or a closely related substance, such as a benzodiazepine) is taken to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms.

Specify current severity:
305.00 (FI 0.10) Mild: Presence of 2-3 symptoms.
303.90 (FI 0.20) Moderate: Presence of 4-5 symptoms.
303.90 (FI 0.20) Severe: Presence of 6 or more symptoms.

Alcohol use disorder is often associated with problems similar to those associated with other substances (e.g., cannabis; cocaine; heroin; amphetamines; sedatives, hypnotics, or anxiolytics). Alcohol may be used to alleviate the unwanted effects of these other substances or to substitute for them when they are not available. Symptoms of conduct problems, depression, anxiety, and insomnia frequently accompany heavy drinking and sometimes precede it.

Repeated intake of high doses of alcohol can affect nearly every organ system, especially the gastrointestinal tract, cardiovascular system, and the central and peripheral nervous systems. Gastrointestinal effects include gastritis, stomach or duodenal ulcers, and, in about 15% of individuals who use alcohol heavily, liver cirrhosis and/or pancreatitis.

There is also an increased rate of cancer of the esophagus, stomach, and other parts of the gastrointestinal tract. One of the most commonly associated conditions is low-grade hypertension.

Cardiomyopathy and other myopathies are less common but occur at an increased rate among those who drink very heavily. These factors, along with marked increases in levels of triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, contribute to an elevated risk of heart disease. Peripheral neuropathy may be evidenced by muscular weakness, paresthesias, and decreased peripheral sensation. More persistent central nervous system effects include cognitive deficits, severe memory impairment, and degenerative changes in the cerebellum. These effects are related to the direct effects of alcohol or of trauma and to vitamin deficiencies (particularly of the B vitamins, including thiamine).

One devastating central nervous system effect is the relatively rare alcohol-induced persisting amnestic disorder, or Wemicke-Korsakoff syndrome, in which the ability to encode new memory is severely impaired. This condition would now be described within the chapter
"Neurocognitive Disorders" and would be termed a substance/medication-induced neurocognitive disorder.

Alcohol use disorder is an important contributor to suicide risk during severe intoxication and in the context of a temporary alcohol-induced depressive and bipolar disorder. There is an increased rate of suicidal behavior as well as of completed suicide among individuals
with the disorder.

High vulnerability is associated with preexisting schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, as well as impulsivity (producing enhanced rates of all substance use disorders and gambling disorder), and a high risk specifically for alcohol use disorder is associated with a low level of response (low sensitivity) to alcohol.

Bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, and antisocial personality disorder are associated with a markedly increased rate of alcohol use disorder, and several anxiety and depressive disorders may relate to alcohol use disorder as well. At least a part of the reported association between depression and i^oderate to severe alcohol use disorder may be attributable to temporary, alcohol-induced comorbid depressive symptoms resulting from the acute effects of intoxication or withdrawal. Severe, repeated alcohol intoxication may also suppress immune mechanisms and predispose individuals to infections and increase the risk for cancers.

As a fellow psych-kiwi I provisionally concur with most of your assessment but disagree that she shows signs of psychosis. Mania, yes. Delusions and hallucinations, no. And I’d say the Substance Use Disorder is an artifact of refusing to engage with therapy, but instead attempting to self-medicate. Happens all the time.
 
As a fellow psych-kiwi I provisionally concur with most of your assessment but disagree that she shows signs of psychosis. Mania, yes. Delusions and hallucinations, no. And I’d say the Substance Use Disorder is an artifact of refusing to engage with therapy, but instead attempting to self-medicate. Happens all the time.
Yea I went back and forth on the psychosis. I was unsure if her stories of men chasing her and "i almost died" events were the level of delusions or just fabrications. And yea definitely self-medication.
 
As a fellow psych-kiwi I provisionally concur with most of your assessment but disagree that she shows signs of psychosis. Mania, yes. Delusions and hallucinations, no. And I’d say the Substance Use Disorder is an artifact of refusing to engage with therapy, but instead attempting to self-medicate. Happens all the time.
I’m not a psych-kiwi, but I’m pretty sure bipolar is highly genetic and given that it was her mom’s diagnosis, I think that adds credence to Anna’s potential diagnosis. Although Anna has said emphatically that she does not have the mental illness of her mother. It’s in a video from early on, when she was at Sprinklr still and she did a video saying she would give away most of what she makes from social media to various causes. She then says she is starting with a donation to a place that deals with mental illness, because of her mom. (My memory is good but not that good lol)
 
I’m not a psych-kiwi, but I’m pretty sure bipolar is highly genetic and given that it was her mom’s diagnosis, I think that adds credence to Anna’s potential diagnosis. Although Anna has said emphatically that she does not have the mental illness of her mother. It’s in a video from early on, when she was at Sprinklr still and she did a video saying she would give away most of what she makes from social media to various causes. She then says she is starting with a donation to a place that deals with mental illness, because of her mom. (My memory is good but not that good lol)
Did not know that about her mother and you are correct:

"Genetic and physiological.
A family history of bipolar disorder is one of the strongest and most consistent risk factors for bipolar disorders. There is an average 10-fold increased risk among adult relatives of individuals with bipolar I and bipolar II disorders. Magnitude of risk increases with degree of kinship. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder likely share a genetic origin, reflected in familial co-aggregation of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder."
 
As a fellow psych-kiwi I provisionally concur with most of your assessment but disagree that she shows signs of psychosis. Mania, yes. Delusions and hallucinations, no. And I’d say the Substance Use Disorder is an artifact of refusing to engage with therapy, but instead attempting to self-medicate. Happens all the time.

Did not know that about her mother and you are correct:

"Genetic and physiological.
A family history of bipolar disorder is one of the strongest and most consistent risk factors for bipolar disorders. There is an average 10-fold increased risk among adult relatives of individuals with bipolar I and bipolar II disorders. Magnitude of risk increases with degree of kinship. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder likely share a genetic origin, reflected in familial co-aggregation of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder."

This is very interesting, I didn't know her mom was bipolar until all these new write ups. I hadn't even considered Anna being bipolar 1 but it makes sense.

Would either of you mind to speculate why Anna seems to spiraling downward at an increasingly rapid rate, especially since moving to Austin? Is it a progressive mental illness, a sign of being unmedicated, or something else? And again, thank you @GenociderSyo for all your hard work here!
 
I read half of her book. Thank you @soulless guarantee for the tip with the calibre reader and where to download!

First of all, why would you buy and read that book, when you have seen her online? What is inspirational about her, why would you want to know about her thoughts beyond what she presents online? Wouldn't you just want to stay as far away as possible from this self-aggrandizing, disgusting drunken mess of a woman, who sure does know how to stand out as loud and disturbing as possible, but never knows how to not be an annoyance?

It is grotesque. Everything she believes she is, is harshly contrasted by who she really is. Everything she claims to have accomplished and can give advice on, she hasn't. Maybe she wrote that book to convince herself, she really is this "boss babe" she perceives herself to be and has grown out of being the obnoxious, bullied, despised and rejected kid. Still some outside force has to come and tell her to behave herself from time to time, since her need to be seen and heard is never satiated. Thankfully, she doesn't try to give advice on substance-abuse, attention-seeking behaviour, consumerism or eating disorders. That'd be the cherry on top.

In the Introduction she says "I was reminded just how much we can all grow and change." and claims dramatically, how she had to cry for hours on days she remembered her past. If she had changed so much from the unruly kid who was sent to a special school, why does everybody still hate her so much? Behind the cynicism with which she lectures on walking away from the online hate she receives, there is this constant sadness and anger, which we see glimpses of in every other instagram post. She might have grown in size and being-a-pain-in-the-assery, but otherwise there is no change to be seen. Maybe she is drinking less than some years ago, or she hides it a bit better, as addicts do, but maybe that's optimistic of me too.

If she had learned her own lessons about positivity, understanding yourself, self-love and self-care, she wouldn't be as sad to look at as she is today. Nothing, nothing has changed. We all see how "positive" she is all the time. She has managed her obstacles so well. So accomplished, she is internationally feared upon arrival. I think I need to drink more to take that less seriously.
She is the louder version of Ragen Chastain, up to and including the funding from Bank of Mom/Dad. Their lives exist in 700 sq ft apartments from which they shout into the void that humanity should adore them and bend to their desires for money, praise and asspats.
 
This is very interesting, I didn't know her mom was bipolar until all these new write ups. I hadn't even considered Anna being bipolar 1 but it makes sense.

Would either of you mind to speculate why Anna seems to spiraling downward at an increasingly rapid rate, especially since moving to Austin? Is it a progressive mental illness, a sign of being unmedicated, or something else? And again, thank you @GenociderSyo for all your hard work here!
Thank you!

I'd guess reprecussion of mania now that shes cycling down. She probably in a manic state decided I am done end my lease get a new home and put that into motion. Thing is if she didnt renew her lease shes now stuck with the reprucession of "oh shit I need a home."

It should be noted that not everyone who is bipolar goes to depression on a cycle.
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Our blue patient never gets manic and never gets depressive but still cycles. Our Yellow one his normal is half way to depressive and his manic is what we'd consider normal. Our purple person her normal is half way to manic and her depression is normal. Anna seems to be the type of person whos normal is still in the manic state but she CAN dip lower, those dips are gonna feel depressive because manic is more norm. It's hard to explain but baseline does not have to be "normal."
 

These fat bitches always have misguided pipe dreams of being an Olympic level athlete and participating in intermediate and advanced fitness activities. They need "assistive devices" to wipe the shit off their ass, shower, put on socks and shoes, and can't walk 5 steps without wheezing for air but think they are more than physically able to do aerial arts, pole fitness, and Ironman competitions.
 
When did she say that?!?!
Early on in her blog, when she was still telling stories with lasers. She mentioned her beauty numerous times, and like Tess Holliday, seems to believe it. Like Chantel, every glance her way was one of admiration. The only issue with that idea is there was a short time Tess was actually beautiful, at least in the face. She rapidly ate her beauty away, but Anna never had it.

Anna’s body is jaw dropping. Her face was just a normal face, probably average if she was thin. Not hideous, certainly not gorgeous. Not fire, as she likes to say.

When I was younger they used to call girls with hot bodies and plain faces (like Jamie Lee Curtis) butter faces. (meaning she’s hot...but her face....)

Tess in her younger days would be a butter body-only she ate all the butter so now she’s just a “but...there is no fucking way

Anna never got that close.

I am not getting into diagnoses. It’s useless when you have never met somebody and can’t test them and alcohol complicates everything. My unprofessional opinion is she’s a thin-skinned attention whore.
 
So I don’t know how to copy and paste videos but it’s this video in the OP of the Anna thread where she talks about donating money every month and her mom and mental illness
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I almost get this sense that she made some kind of attempt at being counterculturr/alternative and cool when she worked at sprinklr. Except it was filtered down through her weirdness and Mormonism and narcissism. Drinking, smoking, the weird outfits, its bang on for weirdo late 2000s hipsters.

Except where the real alt girls were showing up hungover and doing blow and having quickies in the boardroom or whatever young degenerate New York socialites do, she was just being insufferable.
 
It’s good that the kiwis got it in this thread then. I wish someone had the Jamaica video.
There are actually two missing videos on it :( The original and the response she made after it.

So boring...She couldn't even keep her life lie story consistent between chapters.

"In middle school, I played intramural basketball and sang a full-bodied alto in the school choir."

"As we entered the house a fire man stood talking to my father. “We believe this to be the cause of the fire,” he said, holding up a charred bit of elastic. I knew that elastic. It was my underwear. I had accidently thrown my bikini briefs on a lamp, and the direct contact with the light had set them ablaze."

"In each chapter you’ll find a mix of personal stories, scientific research to increase our understanding on different topics, and active steps you can take to better your own life. This formula is important to me. I believe the more we understand how our brains and bodies work, the more connected to them we become. That connection is powerful and is fundamental to better understanding our needs and emotions in the present." (The word research said by Anna makes me laugh.)

"I was so unruly that I was sent to a special school for wayward children. I remember very clearly sitting in this classroom of unruly children pondering my future. To the left a teacher was literally tackling a student who’d begun a violent outburst. To the right, another student was slowly punching the front of their forehead over and over; sometimes the person we bully most is ourselves."

"I entered university on an exception—my grades had been too poor during my rebellious days to go to most schools. However, my new found positivity was a force to be reckoned with. I found an exceptions committee, prepared my case, and found my way into a good school anyway. I went from a C-minus student in high school to an A student in college." (Yea...um ivy league college is gonna let that happen? Also, she got GED she didn't finish high school.)

"In the early stages of my career, when a problem would arise, I would have to tell no less than every single person in my office, the doorman, and several strangers I wrestled into conversation on the street before I could put the issue to rest. Sometimes even that wasn’t enough. I’d find myself like a car caught in quicksand—spinning my wheels with all this excess emotion, but getting nowhere."

"Perhaps when things go awry, you too can be like Elsa, the famous ice princess from Frozen—let it go and remember that most of the stress in your day-to-day life can be avoided or even reduced by keeping an upbeat attitude." (So um....Don't think she's watched Frozen....)


"I remember I was so fearful of impending mom-wrath that I rummaged through our freezer to find a popsicle, downed it, and literally scraped the back of my throat with the popsicle stick in a desperate attempt to create the appearance of an illness that I 100 percent did not have." Doctor then totally said she had strep!

"Your strongest self-schemas are always going to be the first things you use to describe yourself to a stranger. So for example, I am a beautiful, fearless, loud-mouthed woman. I care about the people around me deeply, but I am afraid of getting hurt. I am even more scared of failing. I work really hard, and I try every day to make the world happier. You will always know where you stand with me, and I value honesty more than anything else."

"When I took my very first corporate job, I had trouble transitioning from “cool co-ed Anna” to formal, full suit-wearing “Ms. O’Brien.” I treated my cubicle much like one would treat their fifth-grade locker: I covered the walls in Teen Beat posters of JTT. Yes, this was ten years after JTT’s star had peaked. I painted my nails at my desk, put googly eyes on the office plants, and listened to my music out loud for all to hear. I even went so far as to come in one weekend and give my cube a Trading Spaces makeover, complete with hanging lanterns and a tapestry pinned up like wallpaper. I thought I was being whimsical and funny. What I was doing was committing career suicide. I remember when HR called me into the office to talk about these cubicle antics. I had anticipated good news—maybe even a promotion. I had made so much effort to liven up our humdrum office floor, and I expected them to be grateful. I was wrong. The office found me annoying, distracting, and unfocused. Gulp. They didn’t love me, they hated me. I was distraught. I needed to start looking for a new job. I was a failure. They were going to fire me any day. I spent the next two weeks silently working at my desk. I didn’t leave for lunch. I stayed late. I was terrified anytime someone senior walked over to my desk. Eventually my mentor at the time pulled me aside and helped me see the light. My HR manager hadn’t told me those things to make me feel bad; she had told them to me to make me better. I was given feedback, but because of my own insecurities I had turned it into criticism."

"My high school was no exception. Our high school prophetess of popularity was Amanda Scott. (That’s not her real name, because I’m a nice person.) I wanted Amanda to like me so badly. I thought maybe if she knew all the hard things I was dealing with at home that she would befriend me or at least be kinder to me. So I wrote Amanda a note. I told her absolutely everything I was going through—every gory detail. I told her how sad I was. I told her how much I looked up to her. I poured my soul out onto that college-ruled piece of paper, slid it into her locker, and waited. I waited and waited and waited. I waited so long I thought I was going to drop dead due to a mix of anxiety and anticipation. Finally, when I walked into the hallway, Amanda pulled me aside and thanked me for my note. Nothing more. That was it. I has poured my entire life out in lead and tears and all she could say was “Thanks?” I was hurt and confused, but figured that was the end of it all. However, this is high school. It would not end there. Later that day, while walking to my next class I overheard Amanda talking to another girl. I listened closely. Call it intuition or call it paranoia—I knew they were talking about me. Amanda’s hair perfectly bounced to the side as she casually said to her minion, “I may be have been having a rough time, but at least I am not putting notes in people’s lockers about it.” She laughed. They laughed. I died inside. Amanda had used my vulnerability as a way to bolster her perceived stability."

"I thought I would end up at community college; I was ready to work my way into a formal university. However my tenacity and this very narrative—my crazy leap of faith to change my circumstances—ended up getting me accepted at a top-100 school. Most college admissions boards have exception committees, a place for students with unusual circumstances to make their case for admission. I definitely was unusual."

"When my sister died, I distinctly remember sitting in my apartment, feeling terribly alone in my trauma. Why did this happen to me? Why did my sister have to pass away? She had died suddenly of an infarction of her upper intestine; an unusual way to pass."

"When I was younger I had the worst temper and my brother loved to torment me to set me off. He’d prod and poke, until I was flipping tables and uttering profanities." Brother? Don't remember hearing of a brother.

"There was one point where middle-school Anna cracked. I was at lunch when a wild-haired boy, with a devilish grin and even more devilish intentions, hurled a Little Debbie oatmeal cookie (yes, I remember the exact cookie that spawned my reaction) at my face. It made a loud thwapping noise as it cracked against my head, and I heard a table of juvenile boys burst into laughter. I remember taking that very sandwich, and holding it in my hands. I didn’t deserve this and I was pissed. I sauntered over to that very table where the boys were still cackling and congratulating themselves on their hilarious humiliation. I opened the wrapper to the sandwich slowly, as their heads turned to me. Just as deliberately I removed the sweet gooey cookie treat from its plastic cage. I stood directly behind the ringleader of stupidity and I held that sandwich high like a gift from the gods. With all the fearlessness I could muster I brought the sandwich down hard onto his popular head. I mushed that sandwich. I squished it good. I rubbed it into his hair like I was making mashed potatoes. It was a mush-a-palooza. “I am a beast,” I uttered, as creme and cookie bits flew everywhere."

"Every once in a while, as an online personality, something I create will go viral and be consumed by far more than my usual audience. The broader the audience that sees my content, the more likely it is for my images to pop in the path of people who don’t appreciate them. This leads to hordes of people negatively discussing everything from my weight, to my style choices, to how they perceive my lifestyle—all in a public forum that conveniently notifies me with each little heartless zing. It’s great. So when this happens, when the world is talking about me online, I shut off my computer, I turn off my phone, and I separate myself from the chaos. I have learned, by making the wrong choice a million-and-one times, that the easiest way to deal with online hate is to separate yourself from it. I don’t Google myself and have mechanisms for filtering out comments that are offensive on my own pages. They can say what they want, but I do not have to indulge them by consuming and reacting to their hate."

"I started running a minute at a time. Those were the longest minute-intervals of my life. I’d stand hunched over at the end, gasping for breath and praying that I wouldn’t die. However, little by little, I got better. I began running farther for longer. I never ran very fast, but I was running—I was doing it. It was a magical day the first time I ran in the sun with the fields at my back. My dream became my reality."

"When I was eight years old, someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. A precocious child, I remember turning around, looking them square in the eye and responding, “I want to be a renaissance woman.” That desire has stuck with me since then, and has served as my grand goal of sorts. Desiring that renaissance woman lifestyle in my mind, I’ve taken risks I might not have taken otherwise. I’ve learned languages, lived abroad, took chances in my career, and always kept learning. Now some twenty-five years later, I’m an author, marketeer, speaker, fashionista, scientist, analyst, and more. That grand goal I set as a child became a lens through which to see my future differently and allowed me to continually learn and reinvent myself."

"I remember working with a young intern named Sarah when I was a manager at a software company. She was brilliant and desperately wanted to work for us, but the company wasn’t hiring. So we put the power of effective planning to work, and every week we would sit down with our goals in mind and discuss two questions: “What do you think you can uniquely do to help this company? And how are you going to prove that?” Every time I met with her, we would brainstorm ideas to help her achieve in this context. Every time Sarah took a step forward, we celebrated and I encouraged her to write it down in a spreadsheet or a notebook. Additionally, I helped others celebrate with her by sharing her success with other managers and employees. Often a barrier to our own long-term success is not acknowledging and sharing with others when we have in fact made progress. When review time came around, Sarah had a documented list of the things she’d done, she had a meaningful list of ways she’d helped the company, and she had a bevy of people who knew her for her work ethic and results. At a time when the company was on a hiring freeze, Sarah got a job."

"When I am feeling particularly lonely, I force myself to send text messages to five different people whose relationships I value or that I want to get to know better. Usually, regardless of the day, one of those five people is near their phone. This small step toward connection can be a positive step toward bigger social experiences that seem overwhelming."

"There was only one conclusion: cut my hair, maul my face, but please don’t give me cankles. The trouble was, I didn’t really know what cankles looked like. I found myself scouring pictures of ankles online, trying to determine whether they were cursed lower appendages or blessed ones."

"The point is that there will always be different types of movements that are harder to do and types that are easier, based on your unique self. It is impossible for every person to be good at everything—we all have limitations. We also have things that we are more likely to be good at. It all depends on the situation we are in. The thing to focus on is that there is always something you can excel at, no matter what your body is like."

"As a plus-size woman with self-described candy juicy thighs, paired with the calf muscles of a sexy lady hulk, I am unable to touch my heel to the back of my leg. I have flesh and muscle that forms a stronger barrier than the security guards at [insert cool and trendy pop artist’s] concert. I could get angry about it, or I could instead focus on doing what I can do. Like—I’ve got amazing back and hip flexibility. I can’t bow pose for the life of me, but I can distract anyone who’s concerned with that by popping into the splits."

"For example, I have a large booty and thighs, and a common negative thought for me is that my legs are ugly because they are so disproportionately large. Mentally, I conquer this thought by reminding myself that a large bottom half helps me have better balance and supports me in activities I love that require it. The key isn’t to try and turn a perceived negative about your body into a positive. It’s about recognizing your body has value and worthy of your respect."

"Lastly, and this might sound vain, but dress in clothing you love. Ditch the clothing rules. Don’t buy a smaller size of dress to earn through weight loss. Do not punish yourself for not looking the way you think you need to be worthy of nice things. Waiting to wear something you love is a daily reminder that your body is not yet worthy of celebration. It’s a reminder that your body is still the enemy. This practice of earning the right to wear things is preached to us as a reward, but is actually an undeserved punishment when we need encouragement most."

"It was after a particularly bad day that my best friend and roommate, Tracie, tried to discuss the cleanliness of our apartment. The current state was a war zone of random food wrappers and neon green fur scraps left from the alien characters I was sewing for my advertising final. We have all been there. That lovely point where life becomes so challenging and overwhelming that your day-to-day becomes an act of survival. “I know you’re stressed, but you need to clean this up,” Tracie said in a bizarre tone, a mix of kindness and annoyance. It was then that the ticking time bomb of stress exploded inside me. I screamed. I whined. I stomped off to my room like a petulant child. It was a miracle I didn’t slam the door."

"As we went home, Ashley offered me a ride on her scooter. As we took a hairpin U-turn, too tight for a scooter with a large-rumped lady on the back to clear, her bike fell over. I apologized profusely and offered to pay for any service it might need. She brushed it off and proceeded to drop me off at home. This would be the last time Ashley ever spoke to me.I called. I tweeted. I Facebooked. I emailed. In return she blocked, ignored, and deleted me out of her life. Fifteen years of friendship gone in a poof. I couldn’t explain it and she didn’t feel I needed or deserved an explanation. When Ashley walked out of my life, she didn’t only take away her presence—she took away my ability to trust others with the vulnerable parts of my life. Ashley had put up a wall between us, and I had put a wall up between my heart and the world."

"Anna O’Brien was born with a big mouth, big heart, and big ideas. She shares her life, learning, and fearless fashion sense daily online as Glitter + Lazers. Once a side project, Glitter + Lazers has quickly grown to become a cornerstone in the personal development, fashion, and beauty communities. Anna’s work has been featured in major publications across the globe. Anna has a master’s degree from Columbia University where she studied Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences. Over the past decade she has built a professional career on innovation and creative problem solving. She is best known for her candid and captivating presentation style and her ability to transform difficult concepts into executable steps. Anna lives in NYC with her rescue pup and best friend, Data."
 
Thanks for posting these, @GenociderSyo.

She sounds exhausting. There's a real Lena Dunham quality to her writing about her own past, but with even less charm. The fact that she thinks those middle school anecdotes are interesting really speaks to her lack of creativity.

The last story about Ashley-- ghosted after one embarrassing event? I call BS, there must have been way more that Anna did. Or she's vastly overstating their 15 years of friendship. IME, other girls ghost you when you've been friends for, like, a few months. It's sort of a consequence of being in your 20s and trying to figure out who you are, and trying to make new friends. It sucks, but do you really want to sit down and hear all the reasons why someone doesn't like you? It's similar to not hearing back from a guy after two dates. It sucks, but all that can be inferred from it is that he's not interested.

For long-term friendships like 15 years?? People fade away, they don't ghost. If this person was a friend Anna made in her teens, again only speaking from my own experience, but those friendships slowly fade but can also be resumed, when you meet up again after some time away. This reads like they met up again in this fashion but it was super awkward, and Anna is making more out of their "friendship" than is warranted.

If they were actual friends for 15 years solid and Ashley abruptly ghosted her after one of incident, then Anna is an unreliable narrator and, as usual, lying to herself. More likely that Ashley had been sick of Anna's BS for a long time, maybe tried to address their problems, and then Anna fat-crashing her bike was the last straw.

Also, Anna simply ignores her phone when she gets online hate? Lol.
 
Raised 1700 or 1800 for charity with that bag thing and she matched it, but shows no proof. Forgot to tell anyone then she got this awesome $218 bag and $38 dangly charm for a total of $256 from the company.

Also, enjoy her eating a sloppy joe:
 
"My high school was no exception. Our high school prophetess of popularity was Amanda Scott. (That’s not her real name, because I’m a nice person.) I wanted Amanda to like me so badly. I thought maybe if she knew all the hard things I was dealing with at home that she would befriend me or at least be kinder to me. So I wrote Amanda a note. I told her absolutely everything I was going through—every gory detail. I told her how sad I was. I told her how much I looked up to her. I poured my soul out onto that college-ruled piece of paper, slid it into her locker, and waited. I waited and waited and waited. I waited so long I thought I was going to drop dead due to a mix of anxiety and anticipation. Finally, when I walked into the hallway, Amanda pulled me aside and thanked me for my note. Nothing more. That was it. I has poured my entire life out in lead and tears and all she could say was “Thanks?” I was hurt and confused, but figured that was the end of it all. However, this is high school. It would not end there. Later that day, while walking to my next class I overheard Amanda talking to another girl. I listened closely. Call it intuition or call it paranoia—I knew they were talking about me. Amanda’s hair perfectly bounced to the side as she casually said to her minion, “I may be have been having a rough time, but at least I am not putting notes in people’s lockers about it.” She laughed. They laughed. I died inside. Amanda had used my vulnerability as a way to bolster her perceived stability."

This passage screams closet case to me. It wouldn't surprise me at all given her Mormon upbringing, though she's also a desperate weirdo with zero social skills so it really could be either/or.
 
"My high school was no exception. Our high school prophetess of popularity was Amanda Scott. (That’s not her real name, because I’m a nice person.) I wanted Amanda to like me so badly. I thought maybe if she knew all the hard things I was dealing with at home that she would befriend me or at least be kinder to me. So I wrote Amanda a note. I told her absolutely everything I was going through—every gory detail. I told her how sad I was. I told her how much I looked up to her. I poured my soul out onto that college-ruled piece of paper, slid it into her locker, and waited. I waited and waited and waited. I waited so long I thought I was going to drop dead due to a mix of anxiety and anticipation. Finally, when I walked into the hallway, Amanda pulled me aside and thanked me for my note. Nothing more. That was it. I has poured my entire life out in lead and tears and all she could say was “Thanks?” I was hurt and confused, but figured that was the end of it all. However, this is high school. It would not end there. Later that day, while walking to my next class I overheard Amanda talking to another girl. I listened closely. Call it intuition or call it paranoia—I knew they were talking about me. Amanda’s hair perfectly bounced to the side as she casually said to her minion, “I may be have been having a rough time, but at least I am not putting notes in people’s lockers about it.” She laughed. They laughed. I died inside. Amanda had used my vulnerability as a way to bolster her perceived stability."

This passage screams closet case to me. It wouldn't surprise me at all given her Mormon upbringing, though she's also a desperate weirdo with zero social skills so it really could be either/or.

That is one industrial grade YIKES

Maybe the girl talked about the braphog to her friend...maybe not. Could've been anything. But even Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder can see that this bitch is creepy, clingy, needy, and most of all, EXHAUSTING. What a fucking freak! You'd think someone would've told her that acting like this and showing her desperation are extremely off putting to anyone--not just popular girls.

God...(shakes head)...YIKES...
 
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