Why Did You Choose That Username And/Or That Avatar (Or No Avatar At All)?

[CraftyCath]

Terrible score (hangs head in shame). :rolleyes:

 

[timetorecover]

My username is because I WANT to recover. And NOW is the time.
My desire to heal myself and others whilst on my journey is why I chose my avatar.

 

[Charmedone]

My avatar is one made a long time ago by my best friend, we both got each other a monkey teddy for christmas, it just reminds me that shes still here if I need her.

 

[Springer80]

Well,

Mine is a Doormouse, which is the nick name my Grandfather used to call me. I hibernated a lot when trying to physically recover :sleep: and I always thought that this was directly due to PTSD (avoidance/exhaustion). Then later on as my body got better I remembered what my Grandpa used to call me. I always was a bit into comfort and not that bothered about racing about (a sort of wake me up when we get there sort a girl). Doormice sleep seven months of the year (I'm not that bad). I also was obsessed with food. If I had to leave the house for more than ten minutes I needed to know a responsible person had packed a picnic :coffee: ! Still do! ;)

I've been going through another cycle of recovery and getting some more perspective so it seemed apt.

Springer80 is a username I've used on a DID forum. 80 is the year of my birth and Springer is really just my general attitude but it also coincided with my debut (!) on support forums and at the time my SNS (Sympathetic Nervous System) was going bonkers :eek: (so it could have been to do with that :rolleyes: ). Although, I remember hearing a French word for the state of being 'ready to jump' and it stuck with me.I suppose it's a version of that....potential energy ready to bounce!

I do change my avatar as a sort of mood/progress indicator. I've been wanting to get rid of dormouse for a bit cos things are waking up a bit but can't quite grasp the feeling yet.

PS, I wanted to change my name for a while, reclaim my identity but I couldn't think of what to change it to and now I'm okay with it.

 

[Loloma]

My mother gave me a unique name whilst all my brothers and sisters had "normal" names. She hated me most of her life.
My Avatar is a photo of me. Once again my mother told me I was ugly and called me Dilly Dream. I now know she was wrong on both counts and I think she did me a favour in the end. I have forgiven her.

 

[DharmaGirl]

My name comes from Feel Like a Monster- a song by Skillet. Love that band. Here are some of the lyrics. After I was first diagnosed, this was my theme song.

The secret side of me, I never let you see
I keep it caged but I can't control it
So stay away from me, the beast is ugly
I feel the rage and I just can't hold it

It's scratching on the walls, in the closet, in the halls
It comes awake and I can't control it
Hiding under the bed, in my body, in my head
Why won't somebody come and save me from this, make it end?

I feel it deep within, it's just beneath the skin
I must confess that I feel like a monster
I hate what I've become, the nightmare's just begun
I must confess that I feel like a monster

 

[piratelady]

I picked my name because I like pirate jokes and am a female. Basically, I couldn't think of anything more creative :) ARRRR!

 

[Chantal]

My avatar represents hands all over the world with different reasons but same troubles joining and forming one heart to help each other with our everyday issues.

My username is my name, the name I love, the name that means she who sings in french and I love to sing. (even though I'm no good at it) I sing to my kids, I sing to myself, I sing when I'm happy, I sing when I'm sad, I sing when I'm depressed and I'll sing till it cheers me up! :D

 

[Philippa]

Philippa is my given name, but I go by Luci now.

My avatar: I was feeling brave, and plus, I just got a new computer, so I've been playing around with the webcam. This is me with my crazy husky dog hat (no dogs were killed to make this hat btw...it's fake synthetic fur.) I'm a little eccentric.

 

[Britt.f7]

Britt is my name. F is the beginning of my last name. 7 is the day/month of my birthday. It's easy to remember.

The flower is a picture of a flower I was growing. The petals are like tissue. Though orange isn't my favorite color, I like the vibrancy of it. I also like it's solidarity.

 

[blackemerald1]

I started using my name years ago and have forgotten why I made it up. My avatar is a very old painting of "The Lady of Shallot" a famous poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson. The maiden is stuck in a castle, cursed by a witch to never leave or she shall die. The maiden makes tapestries all day and watches the world go by through a magical mirror. Then one day she hears Sir Lancelot riding by her castle and she decides to leave the castle and gets in her boat to float down to Camelot, knowing that being cursed she would die, but doing it anyway.

By the time she reaches Camelot she has passed away and all the townsfolk gather around her boat realising what she has done. Chose life for a brief time over a life-time of watching the world go by. I just like it and this is one of a series of pictures painted of the poem. It's when she firsts gets into the boat. It's sad but brave in one breath. I really relate to this poem, so much of my life has been like hers. If nothing is related back to the poem, it is a beautiful picture anyway I think.
blackemerald1

 

[Charmedone]

My current avatar is of a candle flame with a black background. I chose this as it represents my life right now, my world is pretty dark at the moment but there are many little 'lights' that help me get through: friends, reasons to get well, little things that brighten the days.

Also the black on white contrast reminds me of my safe person. :)