HelsinkiZim Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Ebrahim, if you are thinking of suicide, don't because that is silly and this is not that big a deal to anyone in this community. But you and your family need to sit down and have a talk, because our support does not matter. What matters is that your elders need to find you some kind of legal representation to guide you through paying the money back and to also find you counseling, like, tomorrow. Coming forward was the first step, but as an adult that is not enough. You need to follow through and make sure things do not get worse for you from a legal and mental perspective. Other than that, I wouldn't beat yourself up, we have all been there. I apologise if I was was unsympathetic to you, but I have lived in Africa for most of my life and WAAAY too much personal information has been revealed in this thread, so you guys have to be careful now. Even the authorities are not really the authorities, and I know you know what I mean by that. I hope you and your family recover from this horrible ordeal. Emanuel and Ed_David 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuel Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Just now, Nikkor said: You might be narcisitic, but I don't see you making up things and bombastic, exagerating yourself, you often even play yourself down. For example, when I asked you for help about writing, your ego would habe spit out the biggest bullshit about how complicated it is and how crazy good you are. Instead you said something very different. And lets not speak about psycopaths which are similar. http://www.halcyon.com/jmashmun/npd/dsm-iv.html Like DR tones, there are much different levels in-between... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squig Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, Ed_David said: Yes they do. I almost killed myself last year. Honestly. Well had strong suicidal thoughts. And I'm pretty much the biggest narcisist I know. Narcisists have incredibly fragile emotional states. It's all for show. People who really love themselves do not seek attention from others. I.E. Donald Trump is the biggest weenie in the world and the world's biggest narcissist. That night I walked out onto the Sydney Harbor Bridge I looked at the barbed wire fence and said: "how the fuck am I gonna get over that?" Then the cops chased me half way across the bridge and gave me a lift home. I was 28?; I'd just broken up with my girlfriend of 7 years. Met the love of my life a few months later; she's only tried to stab me once. We're all fucked in the head; we wouldn't be any good at what we do if we weren't. Always up for a chat Ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweak Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I just hope this thread makes some people question the bullshit they read in forums a little more... please use your brain people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_David Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 7 minutes ago, squig said: That night I walked out onto the Sydney Harbor Bridge I looked at the barbed wire fence and said: "how the fuck am I gonna get over that?" Then the cops chased me half way across the bridge and gave me a lift home. I was 28?; I'd just broken up with my girlfriend of 7 years. Met the love of my life a few months later; she's only tried to stab me once. We're all fucked in the head; we wouldn't be any good at what we do if we weren't. Always up for a chat Ed. oh man so good!!! Yes all filmmakers need to be slightly insane. Especially directors. Glad to hear Squig you found peace. For me, I also found peace. I resolved a lot of BS that was stuck in my brain. Thanks Nikkor - it's so important to give back. I am only where I am from the knowledge I have learned from others. Filmmaking is an ecosystem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 So, he did this scam to help his sister, so she isn't punished, but now because a bunch of faceless people on an Internet forum have bullied him so much he admits to what he's done and tells everyone, on a public forum, that his "grandfather" frequents, that he did this scam to help his sister get an abortion. So in essence he just sent his sister to a public stoning... The same sister he was willing to scam for to protect... Okay... Nikkor, Chrad and jonpais 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squig Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 True story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_David Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 17 minutes ago, Nikkor said: You might be narcisitic, but I don't see you making up things and bombastic, exagerating yourself, you often even play yourself down. For example, when I asked you for help about writing/planning, your ego would have spit out the biggest bullshit about how complicated it is and how crazy good you are, giving a big lecture while enjoying yourself. Instead you said something very different. And lets not speak about psycopaths which are similar. http://www.halcyon.com/jmashmun/npd/dsm-iv.html The last mystery for me is why did ES have such great technical knowledge but have no idea how to play a chess game with his lies? And never protect his identity. Maybe an idiot savant? Or maybe no one really bothered to look into what he was saying? I personally didn't. The illusional of an old Egyptian crusty great filmmaker/doctor was enough. As they say in "Catch me if you can" - once you see the yankees pinstripes, you can hardly look past them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladimir Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 19 minutes ago, mercer said: So, he did this scam to help his sister, so she isn't punished, but now because a bunch of faceless people on an Internet forum have bullied him so much he admits to what he's done and tells everyone, on a public forum, that his "grandfather" frequents, that he did this scam to help his sister get an abortion. So in essence he just sent his sister to a public stoning... The same sister he was willing to scam for to protect... Okay... if he wanted to protect his sister he would have confessed with ANY reason BUT his sister problem. Isn't that obvious? You are just scared him with that WU camera and now he's want to play more time. I do believe now that piece of family violence is going to see if there's actual cam. Maybe someone whos been scammed can ask WU corp for that footage from Egypt? IshootbeforeItalk and mercer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Coffee Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 @Ed_David I have a serious problem and I need your help. I have an ingrown toenail and the clinic has told me the only cure is a C100 mkii, if I do not receive either the C100 mkii or the equivalent money wired to me through Western Union the ingrown toenail will become infected and my dog will die... I mean my grandfather's dog's toe. Can you help me? Nikkor and jonpais 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Coffee Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 5 hours ago, squig said: I've joined a couple of forums specifically to buy something in their marketplaces before, nothing unusual about that. Drugs are bad, mmm'kay. The name's Drum, James Drum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squig Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 10 minutes ago, Ed_David said: oh man so good!!! Yes all filmmakers need to be slightly insane. Especially directors. Glad to hear Squig you found peace. For me, I also found peace. I resolved a lot of BS that was stuck in my brain. Yep, especially directors. I wouldn't call it peace; I have 2 daughters. It's more like a cold war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Crazy to think that there's never been an Ebrahim Sr on this site. He's probably at home chillin, knowing nothing about bit rates or ETTR. tellure and Escapist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzynormal Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Mea Culpas are never a bad thing, right? As long as the personality making it is strong enough to handle the fall out and don't do anything stupid to themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_David Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I think this thread turned into a Dostoyevsky novel or some Greek tragedy. 7 minutes ago, mercer said: @Ed_David I have a serious problem and I need your help. I have an ingrown toenail and the clinic has told me the only cure is a C100 mkii, if I do not receive either the C100 mkii or the equivalent money wired to me through Western Union the ingrown toenail will become infected and my dog will die... I mean my grandfather's dog's toe. Can you help me? Nope, I only function as a bumbling detective. mercer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 13 minutes ago, Ed_David said: The last mystery for me is why did ES have such great technical knowledge but have no idea how to play a chess game with his lies? And never protect his identity. Maybe an idiot savant? Or maybe no one really bothered to look into what he was saying? I personally didn't. The illusional of an old Egyptian crusty great filmmaker/doctor was enough. As they say in "Catch me if you can" - once you see the yankees pinstripes, you can hardly look past them. Well, I mean, his posts were in line with what we read on forums, and some things are rather bullshit. I haven't really bought into it since he started posting things that looked worse than the crappy stuff I've made myself (and don't share ;)) - the kids scene, the chess short, the blurry shots of his sister that were supposed to be from a C300,etc...- His strategy was to give a lot of thanks, if you look at his record, he probably gave 10 thanks a day. This makes people happy and in return if they read something reasonable they will return thanks, and this is how it turned out. Add some peer pressure and thats it I for example am not a professional, as most of us here, I am an anal camera fondler pixel peeper, but I won't lead you anywhere just to inflate my ego, when I say something it's because I honestly think so after having looked into it. (yes, medium format is for real guys ) And procastrinating on eoshd is more fun than facebook. (scusatio non petita, accusatio manifesta ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 One lesson learned for the young ES is that he does not have a career as a grifter ahead of him. So, he can check that off the list. jonpais 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzynormal Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Just now, mercer said: One lesson learned for the young ES is that he does not have a career as a grifter ahead of him. So, he can check that off the list. Silver Linings, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Just now, fuzzynormal said: Silver Linings, right? The more you know... It's really half the battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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