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I have severe life threatening allergies to all dairy, whey, and eggs.

I was alienated from K-8th grade. I was bullied by other kids and was always left of parties. I hated every time there was a party at school or someones birthday because everyone would eat things i was allergic too. I had to watch out for my self to make sure that no one tried to throw these specific foods at me or touched me because I could begin to go into anaphylactic shock. I tried to make friends by being funny and nice to others but it never worked out. I didn’t just get bullied by my peers but also by my teachers. I would get suspended or removed from activities or detention for things I didn’t do. None of my teachers ever believed i was a good person and they wouldn’t listen to me when i told them the other kids were lying.

I’ve almost died 8 times in my life from my specific food allergies alone. Once I graduated middle school i went to a high school far away from any of the kids i use to know in my previous school. I started over and began to make friends. None of my friends knew I had allergies and i was afraid to tell them because I didn’t want to be harassed or treated differently. I became popular and started to make many new friends. I felt confident and intelligent, everything was right in the world. The only problem I ever had was when someone wanted me to hang out I would have to decline because they almost always wanted me to stay over at their house or go out to eat at a restraunt which i cannot do. My sophmore year came around and I felt good about my self. I met a kid named West and we were both very similar or so i thought. He turned out to be a drug dealer and a pothead. I went to a private catholic school from K-8th grade so I had never seen or heard about weed or any other drug. I was raised with good morals and knew not to do drugs. As the semester went on i became more and more interested in weed and xanax. West sold me some xanax for 15 dollars and i took them in my 3rd period. I don’t remember how I got from my 3rd period to my house the next morning. I lost almost 24hours and I still don’t remember to this day.

After I had done drugs my memory became worst and school wasn’t easy for me anymore. I use to be able to sleep in class and listen to the teachers lecture and remember everything they had said. I started to fail all of my classes and became violent towards my teachers.

I switched to a different high school for my last 2 years to dual enroll at a nearby college. At this new high school there was wireless internet and it was very technologically advanced. After testing a few things with the internet i realized i could hack peoples myspaces, so i did. I hacked 150 of the students myspaces at my high school and uploaded gay pornography to certain individuals as a prank. No one knew it was me or so i thought. I was called into the principals office and they checked my laptop they found the software i had used to sniff ip addresses on the schools wireless network and hack mypsaces accounts. Luckily I had a back up plan and I planted the same files on another person’s computer. I told the principle that i had no idea what she was talking about and had explained to her that I let someone borrow my laptop and that maybe that had installed the software on it. My principle called in the individual who i had framed and she asked him questions about the software and if he had done it. He became flustered and nervous while i kept my cool. He couldn’t look the principle in the eye and kept fidgeting. I don’t think he handled being questioned by superior adults very well. The principle assumed he was guilty and expelled him from the school. I got away without any punishment and went on to almost fail out of high school. I never studied and guessed on tests. I met 3 kids in this second high school and they were all nerds we became friends fast because we all liked to play video games. They ended up stabbing me in the back and lying to my face about wanting to be friends.

I’m now 19 and I have 0 friends, I’ve never had a girlfriend or even touched or kissed or held the hand of a girl. I don’t talk to my parents ever and they are almost never home or in the state. I feel as if i don’t have a conscience or any sympathy towards others. I am never happy nor sad. I feel angry most of the time and i constantly think about killing myself and everyone else in this world. I look at kids having fun or adults conversing with one another and think to my self how stupid is everyone. We all die eventually and nothing matters. I don’t care if i make the world a better place before i die, i don’t care about dying, i feel as if i can’t care about anything its all just blank. People strive for goals which all seem meaningless to me. The only real goal that wouldn’t be meaningless would be the goal to obtain immortality so that you could fulfill the less meaningful goals like being a rock star or a neuro surgeon.

I constantly just wish the universe and everything else that exists would just seize to exist. My allergy specialists explained to me that I would outgrow my allergies through puberty. I never did, I’m an anomaly a, 0.5% in the population of the world who is known to have these specific allergies. I had a job working at a movie theater and I couldnt work in concession due to the inability to get near most of the food that was behind the counter and in the kitchen. All of my fellow employees hated me and thought i was faking my disability to get out of work. I cannot make friends and I cannot connect to people. If anyone ever reads this they most certainly dont think like me at all and never will.

No one can understand me and I don’t mind that. I just know that one day I will snap far worst than I already have and most likely kill many many people.

also i just had to get some of my life out there for w/e reason i dont know. i wont be looking back at this thread or replying. good bye

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pilvi.nousiaine offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 8 months ago (2 months, 2 weeks after post)

Hi,
I’m feeling for you. I’m also allergic to 11 foods, furred animals and pollen. Still, I can’t possibly understand what it feels like to be you. The closest to understanding your situation could be a person with similar life threatening allergies. Have you ever thought of meeting someone like that?

I think our society is not very understanding of difference and people generally are ignorant. When there is something they don’t know anything about, it is scary for them. People prefer to avoid it that kind of things. Those children didn’t know that your allergies are nothing to be scared of and don’t define you as a person. I still feel somehow embarrassed because of my allergies, but I’m trying to think about them as a trait, like a hair color, and not as an illness.

Remember that you are not less than others and carry yourself with dignity. Consider youself different in a special way. I know it can be hard to find anything good about the situation, but try concentrating good parts of yourself and less about your allergies. When you don’t make it an issue, other people won’t either. Whenever I go to festivities I feel like I’m a problem, but usually people don’t make a fuss about it and even go that extra mile to make me some special food. Sometimes there’s nothing for me to eat, but I’m used to it and usually just drink coffee. Quite often I also take my own food with me. Whenever planning to go to restaurant with a friend group I was always ‘the problem one’ with my dietary needs. I used to have a great friend who would always come with me to McDonald’s while other people divided to some fancy restaurant. The same friend tried many times to make me some baked goods which usually failed but the tought was very touching. The thing was that she cared about me and therefore my allergies where a tiny fraction of me. In fact, now that you are an adult it is going to get easier, they are witty enough to understand and not judge you by something so minor. Female are generally more tolerant also. But guys can be cool too, if you find the right mates. If you find great mates they care about you as you are.

I guess you have been a bit unlucky with getting friends, but I’m sure you’ll find the right ones eventually. Keep on looking. If you are nice and conciderate, people will like you no matter your traits. Remember this. Don’t go hacking people’s accounts. No matter how normal, beautiful and cool you are, people will start hating you after something like that. But I also understand you have a lot of anxiety due to all your experiences and this is the way to release the anxiety. You seem to have also acknowledged the connections. I think you could try talking to some professional about these issues. He may help you open some emotions and feelings, give you advice how to manage with your relationships and to start enjoying life. These days having counseling is not that uncommon or stigmatizing. In fact most of my friends have now at the beginning of adulthood (I’m 21) started seeing a psychiatrist. I’ve had some myself too cause I have many problems especially with my eating and relationships. Same thing as you then. You may also have heard that those kind of things don’t help, but once you find a good psychologist, it can truly change the chain of events in your life. I’ve seen couple of my friends go through it and it’s magical. They became like reborn after receiving intensive care.

I would suggest you to try to find some peer-support. That way you could find friends and even girlfriend :) I mean it is quite relieving to be able to meet someone who knows what you mean without even saying because they’ve gone through it. I believe a psychologist could help finding that kind of groups as well. Also contact your parents. Ask them how they’re doing and if you could meet up sometime. Talk to them about your feelings, ask for their help. Help is always available for someone who asks for it.

I know you’ve had suicidal thoughts but promise to me at least try out what I suggested before giving up completely. You might find happiness which you never knew about. Never ventured, nothing gained! Life is short and precious. I don’t believe in after life and I believe this is my only chance to exist. I feel sad thinking that every day I’m getting closer to death / vanishing. I can’t get back in the start with a push of a button so I just have to enjoy every moment as long as I can. People often start to appreciate life only when they know they’ll die soon.

But my parents were very supportive all my life and didn’t make it a big deal. Of course I always have to make adjustments with my diet, which is annoying, but with a good attitude you can manage. Stay strong and go to see your school nurse or a doctor at your local hospital. Tell your feelings. Good luck.

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