i have learned more about star wars from one singular chapter of turtles all the way down by john green discussing whether or not a human being in a relationship with a wookie is weird or not than i ever have from any other part of my life
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First stills from the Turtles all the Way Down movie!!!
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I need a new book written by John Green.
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“Anybody can look at you. It's quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see.”
- John Green, Turtles All the Way Down
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“The thing about a spiral is, if you follow it inward, it never actually ends. It just keeps tightening, infinitely.”
Turtles all they way down, John Green
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Hi, I was diagnosed with OCD at the start of this year but my therapist was very sadly awful at his job.
I told him that I looked up to everything you've managed to do while having OCD, and he told me that I couldn't achieve the same because you're famous and so have perks I can't have and I disagree. I still look up to you. Turtles all the way down gave me words to understand things I was going through years before my diagnosis and your videos helped me when I was at my loneliest.
I hope you're having a nice day if you see this
Hey. I'm sorry you have OCD. It sucks--or at least it sucks for me!
Maybe your therapist was trying to take the pressure off you--to say that doing X or Y in life is not essential to living a good life. (On this front, I agree--most of the people I know who have really good lives and contribute within their families and communities are not famous or rich.)
But if they were trying to say that you can't pursue dreams and ambitions while living with mental illness, then this therapist is clearly in the wrong field. Lots of people, including me, live with serious mental illness while also having a fulfilling life.
Also, the whole idea of therapy is to develop tools and frames that allow you to live better while also understanding that there may be times when you need to accommodate or make space for your illness.
Just to be clear, I've had OCD when I was not famous, and I've had it when I was famous, and I found it to be quite unpleasant both ways.
Thank you for your kind words about turtles all the way down. That's precisely what I hoped the book could do and be for its readers.
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