its not easy to be me...
By ckyera
@ckyera (17331)
Philippines
October 31, 2009 2:59am CST
hehe...have you ever told it to yourself? haha
me, i sometimes do! coz its not really easy to be like me...
some people thought that i'm having a very nice & easy comfortable life...but what didn't they know are the responsibilities that i have in my shoulder for being me...huh!
how about you? did anyone ever told you that they wish they have a life like yours? and when you hear it, you just told to yourself...:huh! if you only knew, its not easy to be me!"
thanks & happy weekend!
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20 responses
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
2 Nov 09
HEY SEXY!!
YEah!! I have told myself that at times too.. hehe ^_^ Though i might be leading a fairly comfortable life, but it's not really so in reality.. Other than responsibility, i have to sacrifice alot of things as well, in order to have time for things i wanna do..
Though my working hours are short, and flexible, but alot does not depend on me.. ANd when i'm at home, my freedom is not quite there to do what i wanna do.. haha =D BUt for others, whom see me in the way i'm, they will want a life like mine!
And thus, i do understand what u are going thru!! BEcause it's never easy, trying to be 'others', when they are not even putting themselves in our shoes.. hehe
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
3 Nov 09
Hey sexy!! lol =D
Appearance tend to be deceiving.. hehe ^_^ ANd many will always believe in what they see, but will not think about the process which one has gone thru to achieve, what they seen.. hehe ^_^ PLus, everybody has got different views and opinions to leading good life or whatsoever.. And, human nature, everybody likes to compare themselves, with majority wanting to boast, ot making themselves sound pathetic when they are really not.. haha
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
3 Nov 09
haha...true, people tend to look at the result only & not with the process...
and they just keep on concentrating on their weaknesses and looking on others strengths...and compare...
its kinda contradicting, hehe coz i said in my other discussion that people just saw/remember the bad things but here, im saying that they are looking on the good things in other people's life...haha and sometimes becomes envious...
no, i don't like comparing myself to others, coz if we compare our self to others, its either we become vain or bitter for always there will be greater & lesser person than ourselves...hehe
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
2 Nov 09
sexy? where?
haha...coz i think some things just really appear to be nice to others but what they don't know is what's inside...huh! i mean,
they just see the good things that we are having but what they didn't know is how we achieve such good thing & what are the responsibilities it brings...i don't know. haha
but for us, its not easy being us coz we know how it is to be us! haha although there are some ways we can do to make life easy for us...sometimes.
nah, i feel like its non sense...hehe
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
8 May 12
Let me give you a link to enjoy instead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRz4FY0ZcwI
That's your topic says," it's not easy...to be...me"
I suddenly missed that song, so I played you one in here.
Yes, people who didn't have any idea on what struggles we have at times would say like that. But in reality, we know what our own life is facing and there are times you wanted to give up or escape the life you are into.
All people experience sufferings in life, don't say things like you wanted to be in their shoes cause you don't have idea what sufferings they make just to be in the life they are in...
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@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
15 May 12
I just realize now that most of my discussions are from song lyrics...haha
Maybe we are thinking like having the life of others coz what we are just seeing in their life is the good part and that we just didn't appreciate the good things in our own life, and hat we just seeing is just the difficult part of being us...
Anyway, after few years, i think I can still say that it's still not easy to be me! haha But I do love being me and I am glad that people around me also like me for being me...hehe
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
18 May 12
I might like listening to song and like the lyrics but I can't really sing! haha i am always out of tune!
That's why sometimes its also good to be expose on some places where life is really terrible, so that we learn to appreciate things that e have...
yes...
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
16 May 12
I bet you really love songs, my dear! I hope to hear you sing someday!
Very true! We wish to have life of how good things are happening to others. we don't know how they reached where they are... And all we see is the sufferings we are facing ourselves in our daily lives... As they say, we have to suffer first before we gain life we desired...
it's really good to be yourself and see people who will still be there are accept who you really are...
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
31 Oct 09
HI ck!
Grass always looks greener to us on the other side of the fence. We always feel that we are under so much pressure and tensions and others are enjoying like anything. However, it is not so, each one of us have his/her own problems and grievances and each one faces the same in his/her fashion. Life is a kind of struggle with some beautiful moments thrown in it and we should keep finding out way through bumby roads of life.
Keep enjoying!
Have a great day!
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
1 Nov 09
Yes, we all have different stories and our lives and many do not know about our inner stories and struggle and vice versa.
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
1 Nov 09
hello deepak!
that's really true... we just tend to see the things that appears to be good in other people's life, thus sometimes brought us to jealousy or even envious...
but what we fail to see is the other side of their life...the struggles that they've going through to be themselves...
i guess, all of us are really a unique individual with our own strength & weaknesses...
happy sunday friend!
@tontunan (254)
• Philippines
31 Oct 09
I sometimes say it to myself also. yeah it's true. it's not easy to be yourself if other people see yourself differently from what you know. But actually, I used to say to myself I wish I could have different life rather than this. I always wanting better things to happen. maybe i hate to have stable life... yeah...it's not easy to be me...^_^
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
31 Oct 09
hi tontunan!
yeah, coz other people just see the comfort that we have, the beautiful things that we got...but they fail to see that we are also like them, having those difficulties in one way or another...and they don't know the pressure of being our self...
on my part, when i feel tired, haha i wish i could also be like the others...huh! but you know, even if its not easy to be me, i still like my life the way it is...as a whole & well, contented with what i got...
thanks for sharing...
@cummank09 (116)
• Indonesia
3 Feb 10
For me, it's not hard to be yourself. Just do what you have to do and just ignoring what people say to you(negative). and if you do that, Trust me you'll be more enjoying your life.....:)
@sonuherenz (258)
• India
1 Nov 09
Hi Cyera...
Yes, its very difficult to be me... Noone told me but still i felt this...and i wish myself to be a small child again, without having any tensions,responsibilities,couldnt have to fight with this world. Live happly in the safe hands of my parents without fear,tensions and never thinking of future like what is going to happen,what will i do.....so on.....
But the fact is no one can escape....everyone has their own problems with themselfs at their levels of life.Everyone has to face it.
Take Care
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
1 Nov 09
hello sonuherenz!
haha, i guess nothing beats our childhood days when it comes to comfort & living life easily, coz during those days, we don't have as much responsibility as today...
and its true, we can't escape the fact, the reality of life that we have to live...
guess at one point of our life, we can still say that our its easy to be us but of course there area also times that we think that its not easy to be us...specially when we are having some problems...
@sonuherenz (258)
• India
2 Nov 09
Hi Cyera..
yes...when ever i get into such troubles i feel that way.....but cant help it..only can wish everything will get fine...
Take Care
@sandy3726 (29)
•
2 Nov 09
This is an easy one for me to relate to. I have Bi-Polar disorder and even though I see a psychiatrist and I'm medicated, I still have mood swings from depression (laying around not feeling like doing anything and beating myself up for not doing the dishes or whatever)to mania (bouncing off the walls, loads of energy, racing thoughts and lots of ideas to accomplish things but always get distracted).
For the most part in front of my friends and the friends of my sons, I have the appearance of being laid back, easygoing, understanding, cool and fun to be around. Not to say that I don't have those qualities...but sometimes underneath the surface I'm about ready to explode! My medicine is suppose to greatly reduce the number of times I flip from depression to mania, but it has been years since my medicine was evaluated and my moods change quite often and usually without notice. It's becoming more and more frequent and very hard to deal with and still maintain an outward appearance that nothing is wrong.
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
2 Nov 09
hi sandy...
i' m sorry to hear about your condition, coz i know how difficult it was for you...
but i admire you that you were still able to control some emotions when you are with your friends & your son's friends...
so are you still visiting your doctor? maybe he can give you other kind of medicine to help you reduce those mood swings?
i can say that its not really easy to be you... but i hope that you will be always okay...
hmmm, is there any cure for bi-polar? or its something that's always there? i guess support & understanding from your family will do a lot...
thanks for sharing...
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
2 Nov 09
oh i see...thanks for giving me such info...actually i don't know much about bi polar...all i know is that its a medical condition... but, is depression just come into you even without any reason?
so, you need a lifetime medication? i also know one of my husband's colleague, he's maintaining some medications like you due to his disorder, but i think his is not bi polar, it has something to do with nervous breakdown...like that & he also needs check ups with the psychiatrist every now & then & he should always be free from stress coz if so, possibilities are, his disorder will attack again...& they say that its a lifetime medication for him...huh!
well, its good that there are some support groups for people who have disorders, it will be a great help but still, i guess family will do a lot & support should come from them first...
so sandy, i wish you all the best & i hope that you will always be okay...
God bless... and hope to see more of you here...
@sandy3726 (29)
•
2 Nov 09
Hi,
Usually I visit my psychiatrist every 3 months to make sure I'm not experiencing any side effects to medications or changes in such things as concentration, appetite and so on. During medication changes (which occur about every 3 years) I see my doctor more frequently...about every 6 weeks.
Unfortuneately, there is no cure for Bi-Polar, it is a life long condition. Doctor's and researchers know that it is hereditary but don't know any other specific causes for changes in the brain that cause Bi-Polar.
The condition is often misdiagnosed because patients only seek a doctor's help during phases of depression. When the disease first manifests, the mood swings can be years apart and so the patients are treated for the depression only. I myself wasn't diagnosed correctly for 28 years. The anti-depressants would work for awhile but then I would begin to feel depressed again.
In addition to the support of family and friends, there are several support groups available both off and on-line. I haven't tried one of those as of yet. I am suppose to see a psychotherapist a minimum of once a month...I've not had much luck with therapy because I can pretty much figure out what they are going to say before I even say anything myself. A lesson in futility if you will.
I want to thank you so much for your sentiment. Your reply was very sincere and greatly appreciated. Don't worry, I'll keep on keeping on.\
Sincerely,
Sandy3726
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
1 Nov 09
I've had people tell me that I am very lucky to have the job I have, which I find funny - some of the things that happened to me were luck - someone called someone else and she happened to have thought of me. But I also worked very hard to be good at what I do, and keep a lot of contacts.
I have good friends who will do things for me, but I also do a lot of things for my friends and my family.
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
1 Nov 09
hello cutepenguin!
haha, some people thinks that we have a better life than they are that's why they wish to have the same life like ours...but what they didn't know is the struggles that we've been through before we reach our status for now...
well, good that you have your family & friends with you and also so nice of you to do things for them as well... that's why you are blessed...
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
22 Nov 09
Hi, ck. I know I have told people that I wished I could be in their shoes.. And hey tell me that I don't want to be! I know that people think the world of me, but to be honest with you, my life is so crazy and I struggle all of the time! If they know how tough I had it on a daily basis they would want to go back to their own life.. It is a shame that people are so blinded to what really is the truth.
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
1 Nov 09
Hello amiga,
How are you again dear.
I did,many times and too often.
People sees the outer appearance always,they never think that,even if i looks healthy(chubby hehehe)and dressed well,having material things(maybe a bit luxurious).
They think and won't believed that i am also facing problems,and not just problem...but a serious one(financial and emotional)
Friends ask(borrowed)money...and when i say i don't have extra,they think i'm lieing(???)ohhh...don't i have any rights to say "no"???
Uhmnn...sometimes people always sees me smiling,no one ever thinks i am also a normal person...facing trials and problems like they are encountering.
I am not a superwoman
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
2 Nov 09
hello jaiho my friend!
you lnow, i can relate on what you are saying...coz i remember when i was still with my parents, our neighbors always think that we have lots of money & having a very nice comfortable life...but they are just judging us base on the clothes we're wearing! huh! just like you, they will borrow money from us then if we said that we don't have, they will take it against us....huh! what they didn't know is that even us is having some financial problems...haha and we also have tons of problems inside the house, its just that we are not showing it...
yes, we are not superwoman or even darna! haha they must understand that we are also human like them with weaknesses & facing same problems like them...
@Picquarian (724)
• United States
15 Jan 10
Yes, I've had those thoughts from time to time. I don't dwell in self-pity though. A lot of people have it worse than I do.
@Staraven (160)
• United States
4 Nov 09
Not a lot of people have actually said that they'd want to be me.
But honestly, I wouldn't want to be somebody else. They have their own worries that I have no idea about - no idea how to handle, no idea how to fix or cope with. We each have our own burdens and they fit us better than they would somebody else because they're *ours.* Our burdens and blessings, our experiences, are what shape our minds and therefore, in a way, our lives themselves.
@mrsravoon (8)
• Australia
1 Nov 09
It's not hard to be me, but i there are some people who i feel get life given to them the easy way and they take it for granted
@lizbenetua (637)
• Philippines
2 Dec 09
It is true that it is not easy to be ourselves because we can become our own worst enemies at times, especially when we have pressing concerns in our hands like stress, worry, school, grades, family, parents, money, boyfriend, girlfriend, bestfriends, work, unresolved conflicts, unforgiveness, anger, hatred and other matters that worry us.
We can't help but worry what the future holds for us. On the other hand, if we worry too much, we will not be at peace with ourselves. We get sick with worry. In the article in the website http://www.alternative-cancer-care.com entitled "Causes of Cancer: The Cancer Personality" by Dr. W.Douglas Brodie, he included in the profile a person who "harbors long suppressed toxic emotions such as anger, resentment and/or hostility. The cancer-susceptible individual typically internalizes such emotions and has a great difficulty expressing them." It's about time we take the reins of our lives, take the bull by its horns and face life squarely. Live life. Live it well.
@xdaisyx (24)
• Turkey
31 Oct 09
making a comment is the easiest way to evaluate a person's life.the people speak,speak and speak every time about us.they always speak.but they cant know how we are. are we happy? do we feel fine or happily? they cant know.(they only say if we are rich)hey you why are you sad? why arent you happy?....etc they dont know money doesnt bring happiness...
@shibham (16977)
• India
31 Oct 09
hi ckyera. it is really hard to be me. most of my friends are doing some non-secure jobs. then often say that they wish to have a life same to me. even they say that i am too much stable from economical condition whether they are struggling enough. it usually disappoints me and i ask myself am i really satisfied from each and every corner of my life. and answer is no.
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
31 Oct 09
hello shibham!
good to see you here, how are you?
well, most of the people will find it really nice if you have a stable job...coz it also means security. hmmm, may i ask? what makes you say no? aren't you satisfied with the life you have now? hmmm i know, maybe because there's still something missing... a wife?
have a nice day!
@danitykane (3183)
• Philippines
31 Oct 09
hi ckyera :)
Yeah! maybe because i expect too much from myself, that i sometimes get frustrated especially if i wasn't able to accomplish the things i wanted in life. Funny thing, some people think i'm living a good life but same as you, i got so much responsibility and i got things that i have to fix and settle. More often, i'm not contented with what i have and i tend to push myself to do more...it's like i'm giving a hard time for myself and its becoming unhealthy. But i learn day by day..knowing how important it is to live life with less expectation and just being happy for what you have. I think we always have the option to make are life easier. But we are all humans, and we always want the best for us.
Happy Lotting!
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
31 Oct 09
hello danitykane!
haha..i guess that's really how life is, we wanted to have things that we don't have & sometimes think that what's good for others are also good for us... which i guess is not...
coz all of us have our differences...
well its good that you have learn now how to live your life with less expectation & just be happy & contented with what you have... and yes, by learning those things, our life will be easier & happier...
i think the best for us is to know how to appreciate the things that we have...
thanks!
@anning (88)
• China
31 Oct 09
everyday i used to cheer myself up and told me that i can do well everyday. i was a person that almost no people like to live with though i have done my best (because of my throat ache) . but with my effort i succeed .in fact every man has his life and dificulty .it is not necessary to deplore and enjoy one's own life is the most important thing in life .
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
1 Nov 09
hello anning!
so how are you now? i'm glad to hear that with your efforts you were able to succeed in your life...i hope that continue being well & happy with your own life...
i agree that one must enjoy owns life no matter how difficult life may appear, there's still so many good things about it...just look on the brighter side...
@genevy04 (793)
• Philippines
18 May 12
HI CKYERA..
there are points in my life that I get to say that to myself.. Though I don't think I am living a 'hard' life, when complications get into me, then I sometimes say that to myself..For all the responsibilities I have to take into, life is not that easy.. Specially that I am already a parent.I got lots of responsibilities. Others may think I am not troubled. of course why would I have to tell them, right?
But, literally, we can't say that one's life is easy to live with. we all differ in life, and we all get to have our problems too.. What we see in others isn't what plainly the way they are living. of course we don't know everything. everything they go through, everything that bothers them...