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Hiya from Europe
May 13, 2013 at 8:41 pm
Hey there everyone! Just looking for somewhere to be.
I'm whereupon from a country in Europe and was born and raised here as the daughter of two Turkish Muslims. I was raised as a dedicated Muslima myself, sheltered in a like-minded community. I lost my faith somewhere around my tenth birthday.
I'm messed up in the head like nobody's business - my best bet is tht it's a result of combined efforts. Increasingly abusive family members, the stress of remaining in the closet and timebomb-like genetics (because I have yet to meet a relative without big mental health issues) make an effective team.
I crashed out of the closet recently when I ran away from my family which is pretty pathetic considering that I am an off-age citizen of Europe. I like to think that it was a necessary and liberating move on my part, can't help feeling lonely and just as powerless as before most of the time though.
I love books, teaching kids, Mathematics and animals.
I hope to study to become a teacher if I remain stable enough for the next term.
Never now how to end these introduction-thingies so there you go...
Looking forward to trying to participate
And my apologies for possible grammer and spelling errors.
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RE: Hiya from Europe
May 13, 2013 at 8:45 pm
Hello and welcome to the sunny side of the nuthouse on the net, that we like to call AF! ^_^
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
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RE: Hiya from Europe
May 13, 2013 at 9:26 pm
Quote:Just looking for somewhere to be.
Then this would qualify. Welcome aboard, dear.
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RE: Hiya from Europe
May 13, 2013 at 11:33 pm
Welcome aboard.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Hiya from Europe
May 14, 2013 at 1:24 am
It does get better. 
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
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RE: Hiya from Europe
May 14, 2013 at 4:54 am
Welcome, fellow european!
Make yourself at home.
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RE: Hiya from Europe
May 14, 2013 at 5:43 am
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
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RE: Hiya from Europe
May 14, 2013 at 6:12 am
Enjoy the forums.
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RE: Hiya from Europe
May 14, 2013 at 8:42 am
Hi there!
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RE: Hiya from Europe
May 14, 2013 at 8:58 am
(May 13, 2013 at 8:41 pm)whereupon Wrote: Hey there everyone! Just looking for somewhere to be.
I'm whereupon from a country in Europe and was born and raised here as the daughter of two Turkish Muslims. I was raised as a dedicated Muslima myself, sheltered in a like-minded community. I lost my faith somewhere around my tenth birthday.
Which country? Best place to find a pair of Turkish Muslims is Turkey, but I make no assumptions 
Quote:I'm messed up in the head like nobody's business - my best bet is tht it's a result of combined efforts. Increasingly abusive family members, the stress of remaining in the closet and timebomb-like genetics (because I have yet to meet a relative without big mental health issues) make an effective team.
I'll bet that you're just fine, and that there's nothing a hug can't fix.
* Violet gives the not-broken person a hug 
Quote:I crashed out of the closet recently when I ran away from my family which is pretty pathetic considering that I am an off-age citizen of Europe. I like to think that it was a necessary and liberating move on my part, can't help feeling lonely and just as powerless as before most of the time though.
I cannot know if it was or was not pathetic, given how few details are suggested to me, but if <Increasingly abusive family members> is a true value: perhaps you should stay run away, find someone non-abusive to make yourself not-lonely, and build your own sense of self-confidence and strength
But then, I ran away from abuse, and I'm a whole lot happier today for it, so I'm biased.
Quote:I love books, teaching kids, Mathematics and animals.
I hope to study to become a teacher if I remain stable enough for the next term.
I hope you enjoy yourself here, welcome to the forum.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm8NgB5XGIA
Quote:Never now how to end these introduction-thingies so there you go...
Looking forward to trying to participate
And my apologies for possible grammer and spelling errors.
Bah, you fine 
Better than 3/4s of the people who post here, infact 
Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
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