http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/to-stephen Just another bbPress community en-US Sat, 25 May 2013 23:32:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/search.php http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/to-stephen#post-285853 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:10:31 +0000 EmEdv 285853@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <p>Listening to you doing interviews, watching your documentaries, reading your books... Everytime I take part of some of your work I just feel so human. And suddenly nothing matters anymore. Why do I spend hours in front of the mirror, doing nothing but critisize myself? Why do I put on a mask in front of strangers? Why do I care about other people&#39;s opinions when it&#39;s so obvious that it doesn&#39;t matter, it shouldn&#39;t matter.</p> <p>I&#39;m on a mission to change myself, and I&#39;m currently in the middle of this transformation. It is a bit scary, but the progress I&#39;ve made so far gives me nothing but pleasure and harmony in life. I try to embrace people, show them my love, feel for them, and devote myself to making this place more human. I try to treat every new person I meet as my best friend. I try, I fail, but I keep trying and I do make progress. Because you know what? I can&#39;t live with my old self, my old self-loathing self, my old people-hating self. Ever since I officially got cured of my social phobia I&#39;ve been trying to do my best to become someone I&#39;d love to meet myself. Someone to look up to, someone that loves, someone that always provides support. Someone like you. You are my hero. My role-model, and I just feel I have to thank you for everything you&#39;ve helped me through, through the medium of your work. Words can&#39;t describe how greatful I am.</p> <p>This world is cold, but it&#39;s also so very warm. It&#39;s both at the same time. Although I suffer from depression from time to time, I try to remind myself of that, and it keeps me going. </p> <p>Thank you Stephen, for being a pillar in my life. Someday I wish to speak to you in person, thank you, but if that time never comes, I still wanted you to know how much your work has mattered to me. </p> <p>With love, Em </p>