FlossThatSaucyBanjo

Can vouch for /u/brooklynbotz. Know someone who did a lot of filming for VICE- the pay is laughable by NYC living standards and the way you're treated is even worse. They look for "young professionals" who are willing to live a sub-human existence just to be a part of "something bigger than themselves". The sad thing is that this friend of mine actually convinced himself he enjoyed what he was doing. He called it work, I called it indoctrination.

I am 25 years old, diagnosed with ITP when I was 14. Found out about it through a routine blood test- Usually the physical signs are enough, but I was asymptomatic, meaning I showed no physical evidence of the disease. I stayed in the hospital for three days while they pricked and probed me continuously. All in all they extracted over 75 viles of blood trying to determine what it was I had. First I was told I had cancer. Once they ruled that possibility out, it was Lupus. They now know I have ITP, but they still don't know why my white blood cell levels were low. I was and am still classified as a medical enigma. On top of all this, my then-girlfriend came to visit me only to inform me that we were breaking up. Worst experience of my life.

Didn't mean to hijack your thread, just thought I would share my story with a fellow ITPer. Good luck with everything, man.

Edit: good luck to you, woman. I am on my phone and don't know whether this will end up as an edit or a reply. Please don't downvote.