r/Unexpected • u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT • 1d ago

Toxic Relationship

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u/SN4FUS 1d ago

His profile has a lot of creative writing on it. And the descriptions in that comment sound almost like symptoms of a schizoid disorder.

So either he's being melodramatic or the schizoid delusions are a part of his writing process.

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u/The_ChosenOne 1d ago

Every author worth their salt wanders through the realm of schizoid delusions from time to time, it’s one of the necessary steps to reach a final product.

First you outline.

Next you start on a rough draft.

Then we read our rough draft and go on a vision quest rivaling a sizable dose of LSD as we debate if we’re really authors at all. This inevitably leads to oscillating between convincing ourselves we’re the next Hemingway and feeling like we’d fail a 7th grade creative writing class. 

Then we edit.

Then we publish and the cycle repeats. 

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/The_ChosenOne 1d ago

/s in case it wasn’t obvious I suppose? 

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u/SN4FUS 1d ago

Legit thought you could be one of that dude's alts

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u/The_ChosenOne 1d ago

I’m not sure that user has the shame necessary to make an alt account, I just read the comment the person below you copied from the profile and it’s… something else :/