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NoTargeT · 11-19-2007, 02:03 PM

I guess it's time for a proper introduction of me myself as well.

My real name is Simon (But please just call me NoTargeT, target, NT, Gwenneth Gutripper, gwen or any of my online names), I'm a 38 year old man and married. I live in the north of the Netherlands. Next to being Dutch I'm also Frisian, (basicly meaning I speak frisian and live where once frisian country was).

Up untill 5 years ago I worked in several jobs, the major ones being construction worker, carpenter, cabinetmaker and road worker (eventhough I studied upto university). I used to work an average 85 hours a week to pay off the debts my girlfriend (now wife) already had when I met her, and to give her a completely new education.

By the time all debts were paid, my wife had a good job, and we were moving to a different house I got hit by a burn-out. And when I say hit I mean like a sledgehammer to the face. Before I had my burn-out I thought people suffering from it were just extremely stressed and in need of some rest. Now I've had one myself I know better then that. It had a huge impact on my physical and mental health, and, I hate to admit this, it even changed my personality. In my specific case the physical impact was the hardest to endure. I don't want to go into detail here, but it was so hefty that at first the doctors misdiagnosed my burn-out as having nerve and organ damage from poisoning. 3 years of daily vomiting, 3 month long headaches, loss of reflexes and balance, extreme high bloodpressure (2 times normal) and other stuff I won't mention followed. I quit medication and going to doctors after the first year and battled for 2 more years to get out of the ordeal on my own strength. I spent 2 more years on the brink of total relapse.

During my burn-out my wife lost 4 babies in a row during pregnancy at 8-14 weeks, and thats not counting the many times things went wrong within days after a positive pregnancy test. At the same time I was enveloped in a legal procedure against a large social security company as well. Lets just say I learned how relative things in live are real fast.

During the same times I met people like Duke, Mondo and Wapwap online, and I can not tell you how much playing games and having a laugh with them helped me get my mind off all not so good stuff in my life.

Currently I finally feel like myself again, I only do occasional freelance jobs when I feel up to it, my wife and me have been together for 11 years, my wife is 5 months pregnant (it's truely a miracle, hence my avatar) and I'm bound to become a stay at home dad. In short, things are finally going well again

Nice meeting you all

11-19-2007, 02:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
NoTargeT LSNetwork Site STAFF ->GameMovieMaking<- Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 233	Re: Where everybody knows your name... I guess it's time for a proper introduction of me myself as well. My real name is Simon (But please just call me NoTargeT, target, NT, Gwenneth Gutripper, gwen or any of my online names), I'm a 38 year old man and married. I live in the north of the Netherlands. Next to being Dutch I'm also Frisian, (basicly meaning I speak frisian and live where once frisian country was). Up untill 5 years ago I worked in several jobs, the major ones being construction worker, carpenter, cabinetmaker and road worker (eventhough I studied upto university). I used to work an average 85 hours a week to pay off the debts my girlfriend (now wife) already had when I met her, and to give her a completely new education. By the time all debts were paid, my wife had a good job, and we were moving to a different house I got hit by a burn-out. And when I say hit I mean like a sledgehammer to the face. Before I had my burn-out I thought people suffering from it were just extremely stressed and in need of some rest. Now I've had one myself I know better then that. It had a huge impact on my physical and mental health, and, I hate to admit this, it even changed my personality. In my specific case the physical impact was the hardest to endure. I don't want to go into detail here, but it was so hefty that at first the doctors misdiagnosed my burn-out as having nerve and organ damage from poisoning. 3 years of daily vomiting, 3 month long headaches, loss of reflexes and balance, extreme high bloodpressure (2 times normal) and other stuff I won't mention followed. I quit medication and going to doctors after the first year and battled for 2 more years to get out of the ordeal on my own strength. I spent 2 more years on the brink of total relapse. During my burn-out my wife lost 4 babies in a row during pregnancy at 8-14 weeks, and thats not counting the many times things went wrong within days after a positive pregnancy test. At the same time I was enveloped in a legal procedure against a large social security company as well. Lets just say I learned how relative things in live are real fast. During the same times I met people like Duke, Mondo and Wapwap online, and I can not tell you how much playing games and having a laugh with them helped me get my mind off all not so good stuff in my life. Currently I finally feel like myself again, I only do occasional freelance jobs when I feel up to it, my wife and me have been together for 11 years, my wife is 5 months pregnant (it's truely a miracle, hence my avatar) and I'm bound to become a stay at home dad. In short, things are finally going well again Nice meeting you all Last edited by NoTargeT : 11-19-2007 at 02:26 PM.