Oh, what a revelation!

In the span of 1 day, I’ve been demoted/promoted (depends on how you look at it) from blogger to shrink.

Yan ang sabi ko almost 2 weeks ago.

Pero ang totoo niyan, nauna akong naging shrink bago ako naging blogger.

It’s nothing new na marami akong kaibigan na nagco-confide sa akin dati, when I was younger. Sabi nga nila, ako ang ultimate choice pag hihingi sila ng adviser ng mga nakakakilala sa akin. Malupit daw ako magbigay ng advice; sagad sa buto at tagos sa puso.

Psychic nga ako kung tawagin ng iba dahil alam ko raw kung may problema ang isang tao kahit hindi niya sabihin. Malakas ako makiramdam pagdating sa feelings ng ibang tao. Maingat.

Pero lahat yun ay naglaho nung nag-3rd year high school ako (syet, dramatic).

Marahil alam ng iba kung anu-ano nangyari sa akin nung 3rd year that eventually led to my stopping school. Na-alienate din ako sa father’s side ng family ko dahil sa mga nangyari na yun, pero buti na lang at kahit papano ay tight ang bond namin ng mga insan ko kaya hindi rin ako masyadong nahirapang mag-cope sa mga pangyayari. Pero yung mga tito at tita…it’s another story. Lalo na nung ni-reveal ko sa isang Friendster bulletin ang mga sentimyento ko noong mga araw, linggo, at buwan na lumayas ako ng bahay at natutong mabuhay mag-isa, sa tulong na rin ng nanay ko at ni ate Susan. Si lola, iniyakan lang ang predicament ko at sinabing mag-stay na lang ako sa Marikina (iyakin kasi talaga yang si lola…sa kanya ako nagmana, hehe). Nanirahan sa isang boarding house habang nag-aaral (although fluctuating yung attendance ko…50% ng school year ay di ako pumasok), nagpunta ng Baguio ng isang buwan para “magpahinga,” umiyak araw-gabi para ilabas lahat ng hinaing ko sa mundo.

Simula noon, naging…callous…ako. Manhid, to a point. Malaki ang pinagbago ko, at maraming tao ang nakapansin nun. Di na ako ang masayahing si Shari. Para na akong wa care sa mundo, basta mag-survive lang ako bawat araw ng hindi nasasaktan ang feelings ko ng sobra. Naging maingat ako sa pakikipagkaibigan. Naging maingat ako sa pakikihalubilo sa ibang tao. Naging maingat lalo na pag involved ang feelings ko.

May mga tao na, when I most needed them, eh inabandona ako. Kung kailan ko kailangan ng understanding, dun sa punto ng buhay ko ipinagkait yun. Kaya ngayon, kakaunti lang ang matatawag ko na kaibigan. Samantalang dati, naive ang definition ko ng kaibigan, dahil lahat ng tao, para sa akin, ay kaibigan ko (except for the leeches they call politicians). Na dahil nandoon ako para sa kanila all throughout the storms in their lives, in-assume ko na ganun din ang gagawin nila para sa akin. Pero hindi pala, may mga hangganan pala ang suporta at pang-unawa.

Nagalit ako sa mundo. At blogging lang ang naging solusyon ko para mapahupa ang hindi kaaya-ayang pakiramdam na yun. Mahirap kasi magdala ng galit sa puso eh, mabigat sa pakiramdam.

Ang hirap pa ‘run, ang galit ko ay mostly directed sa sarili ko. Lahat ng nangyari, kasalanan ko rin naman. Kumbaga, sa lahat ng problema ko nung bata ako na tinago ko kung ano ang tunay kong nararamdaman, sumabog lahat bigla dahil sa iisang pangyayari. Di ako proud sa naging reaksyon ko. Noong mga panahon na yun, ang inisip ko lang ay kung paano ako makaka-survive sa punto na yun ng buhay ko nang hindi magbe-break down ng husto.

Oo, inaamin ko, suicidal ako. Ilang beses na rin akong nagtangka during the years na naghihirap ang puso ko. I didn’t know pa’no ihandle yung ganuong problema, kasi sanay lang akong ihandle ang problema ng iba. Hindi ko akalain na yung mga nangyayari sa iba ay maaari rin pa lang mangyari sa akin. Kasi shempre, alam niyo naman, madaling magsalita pag hindi ikaw ang agrabyado.

Inamin ko sa sarili ko na mahina ako. Di ako kasing tatag tulad ng iniisip ng iba. I’m an emotional and psychological mess, to put it simply. Kaya ang nagiging scapegoat ko ay ang blogs ko, dahil kahit papano, kahit di man ako maintindihan ng mga tao, at least may’ron akong mapaglalabasan ng mga iniisip at nararamdaman ko.

I want someone to listen, not just merely hear what I have to say. And I think I’ve found it in the form of blogging. Even if my blog can’t talk back, the notion that it’s “listening” is enough of a comfort for me.

Oh, what a revelation! was posted by Shari on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 under Personaland tagged with , . It currently has 6 responses. You can add your own, or trackback from your site.

6 Responses

  1. Neil

    My “Asiatic Blog” was my scapegoat nung na-burn out ako sa aming publication. (I think I’ve already blabbed about this before). Yeah, express express express, but the mere fact that I was so tired of my pretenses inside our student publication, my first few logs were a real breather. I was happy (and inspired) to talk about my frustrations without being coerced by anyone (and I mean coerced, in an unlikely ‘friendly’ way). I was not looking forward to any readers, but it came when I started sharing my own problems. And I was a political neophyte that time.

    Pero di ko alam… I used to blog about my problems before. Now, whenever I have problems, either I twit about it or just keep it to myself. I thought blogging about it would make me look more kaawa-awa. Whatever happened to me, I dunno. If I managed to blog about it, it’ll most likely to have been solved already, or that the person is dead. -_-.

  2. Dean

    I guess my refuge was not so much blogging as it was writing. Of course, the former provided me the opportunity to broadcast my thoughts to a wider audience.

    Your last paragraph is so true. So, so true. That was primarily the reason why I started blogging. Now, I maintain a niche blog, and barely post on my personal blog. (I guess it’s because of the boredom of summer.)

    In earlier times, when I was still stupid enough to confuse myself (even though there was no need to do so), my blog was my hideout. I could say all I want, and know that someone MIGHT be reading.

    And, yes, Rakshari. WHAT a revelation.

  3. bj

    shhh.. tahan na

  4. Euri

    I started blogging for the same reason of self expression. And I don’t think I’ve drifted far from that. ^^;

  5. kingdaddyrich

    hindi na kasi tayo textmates eh. :D

    tapos nawala pa pala ang phone mo.

  6. abbie

    Shari, believe it or not. I am (I’d like to think was) on the same boat.

    When my mom died, I felt like a robot, doing the things I needed to do just to get through the day. But there are times that muriatic acid seems tasty. I but I fought on.

    Just like you, I have made reactions to a lot of things that I am not proud of. But from there, we learn to cope and move on.

    And like you, I turned to writing to burst out my feelings. But in my time, I didn’t have a comp so a notebook will do, then after a month or so, I burn those to forget some of the memories that would not help me go.

    Just hang on there. It’s a lot of work but try to enjoy every moment. I wish I did, but I guess its meant to be.

    Thanks for sharing.


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