Welcome to me, the movie

welcome to meWelcome To Me: “What happens when a young woman with Borderline Personality Disorder wins the lottery? In the case of Alice Klieg (Kristen Wiig), she quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show. Inspired by the immortal Oprah, she broadcasts her dirty laundry as both a form of exhibitionism and a platform to share her peculiar views on everything from nutrition to relationships to neutering pets.” I watched this movie on Netflix and really enjoyed it. It can be a little slow to begin, Wiig is delightfully and purposefully awkward as a woman pursing her dream. This scenario sounds familiar… A good friend of mine always gets me heck for being narcissistic and putting everything on Facebook. He says most of my stories can be edited down to “Why I’m great and I’m right.” That’s one way to look at it. I look at it as me sharing my life lessons, and the processes I used to get from there to here. When I’m successful in dealing with a challenge, I like to take note of it and remind myself of it because it inspires me. Reminding myself of successes makes new challenges seem more manageable. I like to share with friends how I overcame something because you and I are no different. You can do what I do. Narcissistic? Maybe. If it’s not fun or interesting for you, you don’t have to read it. But something in me needs to write it and, as usual, it’s all about me.

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