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| Zoe |
3:56 PM 3/10/2006
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Auburn, Calif.
1 posts [100%] |
I have a great solution that works for me: anytime
I start thinking Bono is God I picture him (Bono)
with a big nose, like a proboscis (sp?) monkey.
That pops the bubble. |
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| Amanda |
3:10 PM 3/11/2006
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Syracuse
57 posts [100%] |
I'm soooooo glad I found this site! Like a lot
of other people, my BF started in May 2005. I'd
been scouring the Internet for Bono interviews and
reading them like a starved cat. Then I over-did
it and started showing classic BF symptoms: pomposity,
anger at the U.S. church, alienation from friends,
etc. I didn't know about BF then. My mom said she
never saw me smile anymore. I felt smug every time
I walked by my U2 collection.
Now it's been 8 months and I'm getting better. I
listened to Edge's solo project for the first time
and that was like a stay at a halfway house. Maybe
I'll re-enter in July. |
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| Skeeters86 |
5:42 PM 3/19/2006
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Bend, Ore.
388 posts [100%]
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I've had BF since new year's day, but I'm one
step closer to getting over it. I had it Bad. Sometimes
numb, sometimes strong desire for their music. For
a Boy trying to get over this thing, it's been so
cruel, out of control, into the heart. I know now
it takes a second to say good-bye.
I don't want silver and gold, just an exit. My friend
Gloria told me the human heart works in mysterious
ways. Maybe in a little while I can walk on from
this. I just need some grace, or a miracle drug.
I'm looking forward to hearing U2 again. I think
it'll be like a sort of homecoming. I'll rejoice.
I will follow any advice. |
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| OlderNWiserihope |
6:14 PM 3/19/2006
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Calgary, Alberta
494 posts [100%] |
Andrew, would you boot Skeeters86? He's dorking
around with U2 song names. Thanks. |
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| Jeremy24me |
5:01 PM 3/23/2006
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Dallas
539 posts [100%] |
I got BF after my youth group's worship band started
playing U2 songs at youth meetings. Instead of "Lord,
I Lift Your Name on High" it was "Take
these hands, teach them what to carry." They
even played Vertigo as the offertory. It was kind
of cool, but one night after they played "Yahweh"
for the altar call I couldn't take anymore. I broke
out in a sweat and felt really claustrophobic. U2
was in my car, on my iPod, at my house, in my friend's
cars. I couldn't get away from it. I felt completely
smothered.
I locked all my U2 stuff in a closet and de-selected
U2 in iTunes. That gave me a "safe place".
Then I re-introduced them into my life one song
at a time on low volume. That's how I beat BF. This
site helped a lot. |
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| Deanna_friendlygal |
12:19 PM 3/30/2006
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Russian River, Calif.
123 posts [100%]
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I've had a one-sided love affair with Mr. Hewson
since I was 12 and discovered The Joshua Tree in
my dad's record stack. I've been to 29 U2 concerts.
But recently I got hit by BF. I couldn't stand to
be around Paul's images (sorry - I call him by the
name his mommy gave him). He reminded me of an overbearing
parent, giving me orders and I was supposed to do
what he said. I went into crisis. Then a friend
pointed me here and I took advice from people. Thanks
guys! I'm getting over it. |
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| W8more |
7:01 PM 4/12/2006
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Toledo, Ohio
820 posts [97%] |
Hey, people. I think the hardest part is admitting
you HAVE BF. Mine hit when a friend, who was totally
amped up on a bunch of interviews and books about
Bono, started talking with an Irish accent and cussing.
I tried to call him on it but he would only say
(with an Irish accent), "Stop f***ing paying
attention to my accent and start f***ing listening
to the facts, mate. Africa is starving. What are
you doing about it?"
I'm in the middle of BF now. How do I get over it?
Do I have to quit listening to U2 altogether? That
seems extreme, but if it's the only way ... |
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| Jami-dog |
8:32 PM 4/18/2006
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Grand Island, Mich.
202 posts [100%] |
I have found that listening to the Tijuana Brass
helps because their music is so unlike anything
U2 has ever done. It's a sort of antivenin. |
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| Tobyjohn |
3:51 PM 4/22/2006
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Fairbanks, Alaska
404 posts [100%] |
2 comments
Yo! You can make it through. Lay off the 2-skers
for a while; you'll be back in. |
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Hamish
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7:01 PM 5/1/2006 Reply
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(dart champion at Brawley's)
Dublin
2 posts [100%] |
Hey, blokes. This is Hamish from Ireland. If anyone
knows about BF, it's us! We love our boys, but you've
got to leave off now and then. Here's my cure: take
a bottle opener, open three bottles of Guinness
stout, set one to your right, one to your left,
one right in front of you. Drink the one in front
of you. Then drink the one on the left, then the
one on the right. Listen to the Chieftains or the
Pogues (no blasted Proclaimers). You'll feel a lot
better!
I was doing this one time when Bono drove by the
pub in his Quattroporte. I had three more, and that
took care of it. 'Round here we can get over BF
in one good night. Enjoy! |
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