jimyb

I figured it was about time to introduce myself.

My real name is James, but hey, Jimy was my nickname growing up. Yes, I seriously spelled it with 1 "m".

I decided to get a profile here on Suicide Girls because...well, I didn't know that I could until I finally signed up in December. I've known about SG since high school, but could never afford to be a member till now, because I have an income. A stable and plentiful income. For one person.

I am 23. I'm moving out of my parent's house finally. I'm working on my masters in psychology of culture. I don't know where to go with it from here on out. I'd like to be a professor, teach and do research. Possibly cognitive linguistics.

According to my friends, I'm a fun and delightful person, but, what do they know? I think I'm strange, slightly off and others do too, but they love me and I love them.

I have both depression and anxiety. Up until this last summer, I had no idea I was suffering from depression. Anxiety, since college. Its been tough to adjust my life, being fully aware of these two afflictions, but for some reason, I think I'm doing it all for the better.

I'm not into bars or clubs. These are not hang-out spots for me. I've been to a few and all I saw were sad people drinking and being drunk and sad together. I lost the love of my life because I did not have a drinking problem.

I prefer going out and doing nothing in large places. This does not mean I do not like going out. A couple of weeks ago I went to downtown Chicago with some friends and we basically walked around without a real plan, just finding things to do. Mostly, we hung out at the Christkindlesmart and Macy's.

I love bowling. I have my own balls and shoes. I grew up bowling. I will die bowling. I tend to take it seriously. But its a lot of fun with a group of people.

I do not drink often, rarely at all. I considered myself straight-edge until a year after graduating college. This was around the time I had to deal with both anxiety and depression. I wanted to drink just to have something to do. Sure enough, it didn't take and I failed to become an alcoholic. Now, I just enjoy one drink every 6 months, really.

I play guitar. Have been since the age of 9. I don't have enough time due to work, so I haven't been able to stay in good shape.

I think I'm running out of things to say because I can't think of anything more. I'm going to close this but hopefully, people will notice this as I become more active on this site. Really just trying to reach out and find a whole new outlet, a community.