Is Everyone Screwed Up?

Posted By: Adam 5 Comments

It's no secret that I have some medical issues that I deal with on an ongoing basis. (It's been great blog fodder!)

Sometimes I get so wrapped up in things that are wrong with me — medicines I have to take, lifestyle changes I have to make, things I can or can not do, and so on — that I start to feel like a weirdo.  Times like this I remember that … well, I won't spill your beans for you. Suffice it to say, everyone in my immediate family — and probably everyone I know well enough to know these sorts of intimate details about — has some medical jibba-jabba going on in their life. (The more publicly known ones being: heart condition, sleep problems, titanium rod inserted in leg, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera…)

Today I had one of those moments, followed by the above thought. Is everyone screwed up?  (I think it may be yes.)  Do we all have something going on that we may or may not put out there for the world to see?  Is anyone normal, any more?  Ok, anyone over the age of 18, let's say… young people are so resiliant.  I should know, I was one.

I'm not asking you to out yourself… but if you could just chime in and say, "Yup!  Everyone I know is screwed up too!" that might make me feel a little better.

5 responses to “Is Everyone Screwed Up?”

  1. Absolutely everyone, no doubt about it...

    Chuck

    Chuck ~ Jul 10, 2009 at 12:35 PM

  2. I think everyone has something going on in their lives. No matter how big or small, if it's what's on a person's mind it's what they are going to talk about.

    Today's focus on social interaction tends to encourage people to talk about whats going on in their lives, including their problems. I censor what I say but I share more than my grandparents would have about their lives.

    Then others (you) learn more about us. Is that a bad thing? Probably, in some cases, and people get burned so then are more careful about what they say.

    The only people I know of that have problems I know well enough for them to share. Pretty much everyone that shares those kinds of details with me does have something going on.

    My vote is yes, everyone is screwed up.

    GranDad

    GranDad ~ Jul 10, 2009 at 3:09 PM

  3. I think that yes everyone is screwed up in one way or another. No matter if they are healthy or not. You also got to think of emotionally or mentally especially in this day in age, when everybody seems to be battling depression or bipolar.

    Kevin

    Kevin ~ Jul 10, 2009 at 5:39 PM

  4. Yep. Everyone I know has something wrong with them. Everyone.

    MomT

    MomT ~ Jul 12, 2009 at 10:52 AM

  5. There are two types of people... those that are screwed up, and those that lie and say they're normal. We ALL have stuff. Our society and egos (and sometimes friends and family) tell us that if we take meds, if we have to be hyper-careful about foods, etc., that we are sub-normal, sub-par, and perhaps an undesireable member of society. Physiologically, the human body is no different than it was 50 years ago (ignoring the obesity problem and our high-comsumption of preservatives). People had asthma, people had allergies, people had AS, RA, and B-I-N-G-O. Most often, you were not diagnosed (maybe because you never went to the doctor, if you were male). You didn't SHARE back then what was going on, and you basically wallowed in the suffering and found coping mechanisms. What HAS changed is that we are more willing to talk about things. Not everyone is more willing to ACCEPT such things, but c'est la vie. I have felt like a medical-science wierdo for 34 years. As I've shared my issues with some folks, they then share with me what's going on with themselves and express relief that they are not the only wierdo.

    My attitude has HAD to change toward myself, however, as I deal with the ABCs and 123s of my myriad diagnosed medical acronyms. Did I do anything to bring the problem on? No. Is it my fault? No. Should I beat myself up about the fact that I deal with so much? Absolutely! --No, wait. That's what my ego and the airbrushed perfect-toothed media would have me believe, though. So, it's a fight to remember to accept the cards I'm dealt, find good doctors and trust them, and pray against socialized healthcare!

    Ed

    Ed ~ Jul 13, 2009 at 8:32 AM

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