I'm Not Insane - Comments

Candy bowl! Wow!! I really LOVED this! It was good and I liked how you addressed us, the audience, as if we were part of the story. I read all 27 chapters, and I love them all! You have a way with words and I loved your descriptions. This was a unique take on an asylum. I love reading stories about asylums and this one was great!! I'm going to comment on the second story you asked me to for my candy bowl in a little bit. Good job on this!!

I am loving this. This is really good! Very well written and absolutely brilliant. You have an awesome ability of writing!

I'm usually quite hesitant to read stories that deal with mental illness because I went to college for psychology and am now working on getting my master's degree in counseling and I find some people misconstrue mental illness and don't do there research, but I have nothing to critique on that in your story! (Fun fact though: Electroshock therapy is still used and has been shown to help those with major depressive disorders).

Anyway, I really enjoyed reading this. The narration is so unique and different but it works so well for this story, I think. It leaves a bit to the imagination, like making up what the cousin is saying and coming up with our own images of what might be happening around the narrator. I noticed one possible inconsistency while reading-- Carmen tells a story of one of her doctor's coming into her room in the asylum and raping her, and she said she lost her virginity that way, but then after that when she's telling the story of what she did to get to the asylum she talks about sleeping with different guys-- I don't know if I just misread or what, but I thought I'd mention it.

I think you did a great job with this story, showing how in denial she was of what she did and then getting her to the point where she realized she was insane and delusional. I truly enjoyed reading this!

Your writing is always extremely spot on and well-written. It works with the plot and doesn't seem out of place. I loved this story idea and it was refreshing to read. I only read a few chapters, but I'm subscribing and I plan on reading more of this!

I like this refreshing narrative! So good!

Hmm very intriguing!!! Look forward to reading more.

^^Sorry I had posted the same thing like 3 times and I can't figure out how to delete my comments. :(

In chapter seven... the third paragraph you have "Electro-shock therapy is calm here. This doesn’t many anything better." I think you mean 'common' for 'calm' and 'any' for 'many'. and at the end of the chapter you have 'dies of blood lost' that should be 'loss' not 'lost' and take the 's' off 'daylights' in that same paragraph.

I noticed a few more little things of the chapters I read. But I still ADORE this story. It's brilliant and I love the style you've written in. The procedures are beautifully explained. I promise to read more, but I caught up to chapter 8 this time. I just have to finish my comment swaps and my christmas present blog.

:O I can't believe she threw a brick!

Happy Holidays and sorry to get this present to you so late but this is a very interesting plot and writing style you have going on here! Not a lot of people write like this, and it's really curious how she keeps talking to someone who doesn't really seem to be there but it almost feels like she's talking to me and it's almost weird but I got chills from reading the first four chapters lol, so keep it up!

I love the summary. It pulled me in and made me want to read more. It is such an interesting idea and the writing style is amazing.

Keep up the good work!!

Merry Christmas! I'm sorry I have taken so long to get to you!

I actually checked this story out a while ago, but I didn't comment (it's not very often that I do so that's not a bad thing) and I loved it. It's a fantastic idea that pulls a reader in willingly. There were a few errors that I noticed thorughout, but not to the point where it really mattered...I enjoyed reading this a second time (and catching up! Wow, I missed a lot!), and I can't wait for more. xx poison

Merry Christmas!
First off, the description/summary page of the story really caught my attention. So I was excited to start reading.

I LOVE your writing style for this story. It makes me feel like I'm the cousin that's visiting. (maybe that's what you were going for? if not, oh well lol)

I just couldn't stop reading, until I read the whole thing. I can't wait to find out what the insane cousin did to be there, in such a horrible place!

Keep up the good work!

Merry Christmas!

What an original and unique story this was! I actually really enjoyed reading this, I love feeling like a part of the story and I'm so glad you actually asked me to gift you with a comment on this. I was planning on only reading a few chapters but I ended up reading the whole thing. And it was brilliant so far.

For your age I must admit that I really love your writing style. It is a very interesting and different from most, probably that is why I enjoyed reading this.. I love how it is an easy to read. I love how it is not like normal inner monologue from the main character who refuses to admit the truth, most people who are ill do not want to admit they are messed up nor do they need help.

You just keep up the wonderful work and hope things turn out for the best because I think this story has a great plot and character :)

I honestly love your writing style. It is a very unique. I like it. I love how it is an easy to read. I love how it's a bit off a inner monologue from the main character who refuses to admit the truth.

Keep up the good work.

I really liked the summary, it was so intriguing and I'm curious to see how this story will work. I think asylum stories are always very fascinating.

A unique style approach to writing this story, but it's actually very good because you can put the voice to the character. You can feel their attitude and know their frustrations.

This story is in a sense very chimerical, good job.

OOoooooOOOOooooooOOOOoh. The next chapter is written the same way. :D

I really love this style you've chosen. It's so natural, yet it adds so much.

It adds to that whole "What is reality and what is insanity" element that all great stories that are about this sort of thing should have.

I only wish I could write like this.

The summary gives you that "slap in the face" sort of feel, almost as if you are the "distant cousin" being written to.

Your narration of the first chapter was very fresh, and a great perspective. I liked the fact that there was no physical dialogue. It was as if, though we know about the "cousin" mentioned, it's possible that she hasn't encountered them at all yet. As if this scene is actually in her head.

It's all very intriguing. I must read on. I'm eager to see the next piece of this already forming puzzle you're creating. c: