Recognized or strange chick?

One of the big reasons that my wife and I agreed to remove my YouTube video logs, was to prevent someone from getting too much info on me from the videos, and/or recognizing me in public.

For some in larger cities, the chances of this should be harder.  Just like for some in small cities this should also be harder, unless you use the name of your city, or street names or other local landmarks.

Well, Monday, while sitting in the dance studio waiting for my daughters' class to finish up, I noticed this gal staring at me.

Knowing that I'm not the complete (pick one: Adonis/Fabio/George Clooney/Carrot Head) type, I wondered why she'd be staring.

It occurred to me, that she did look like someone who might have a mental condition.  I can't say that I can point people out with mental conditions, but sometimes, it is very evident.

So, with that in mind, I wondered if she had seen any of my YouTube videos.  Indeed, this is the type of thing that I wanted to avoid.

Avoid "Fans", or "stalkers", creeps, etc.   Again, it's not the stigma of mental illness, but rather, it's just that I'm a passive participant.

I don't go out of my way to find other people like me.

Okay, sometimes I do look for more info/stories from people who have depression or bipolar.  Many of those who take time to write or record their thoughts are inspiring.

Hell, for someone who's going through mental or physical anguish to read the experiences of others who are also going through the problem, it can really help them.  For me, this is true, even if the person that I'm watching/reading is really depressing or not necessarily a mood lifting person.  It helps me to see/understand another person's pain.

To this end, I can describe my feelings as this:

1. I'm glad I'm not that person.
2. I'm not alone.
3. Sucks to be this person.