Coming to terms with reality

Your drive to write is strong. @eudemonism We are story makers. It seems part of being human.

haha @eudemonism

I love playing around with words...especially adjectives and verbs....

made me smile when I read in one of your earlier responses about all of the words starting with the preface re.

I was doing the very same thing the other day...so snap

Sophia

@Mulgajane

Yes I hear you. I've got a meeting tonight. I'm still processing everything. The old life and the old ways are still fresh in my mind.

Eude

@Sophia1

When dealing with other people there's always the element of trying to impress, expectations and let downs that they think they are in control of. Which they then reward, encourage or punish for. Genuinely this is how I feel it is. And it becomes a power struggle and rivalry and competing takes place. And there resentment all around.

Eude

@Sophia1@Appleblossom

@Mulgajane@Former-Member

Psychology is the study of normal behaviour. Psychiatry is the study and treatment of abnormal behaviour.

I'm reading stuff bye Sigmund Freud it's really interesting.

Eude

Wow Eude....Sigmund Freud....heavy reading...interesting...

There are also theories from Carl Jung and Jacques Lacan...

All interpreted differently by the world of psychiatry...psychology...psychoanalysis...psychodynamics...

I believe it is good to have a knowledge of all and form our own opinions...

I hope that you get something out of the reading too Eude

@eudemonism

@Sophia1

This book has a section about brainwashing. It depicts six steps of brainwashing. So I quickly seen my life through the lense of brainwashing. And yea. I've done it. And it's been done to me. Big time.

Eude

@eudemonism

Always like reading your post, I like your point of view, it's to the point, sweet and short.

I wish I could express myself like you. I go in far too much detail lol

You might think you are alone in all of this... but you're not. What you write is very similar to what my son tells me how he experiences day to day life, so I do get it and I see how your life can be strugglestreet at times. But hang on, so is mine, but in a different way lol

Thanks for your posts! Wowsa for reading up on interesting facts like brainwashing by S. Freud.... I'm gonna have a read of it myself now, you got me curious!

Grasshopper3

@Grasshopper3

Yea I'm keen to get some books on S. Freud on psychoanalysis. Some on psychology and some on psychiatry. Look up free association.

Eude

Hello @eudemonism @Grasshopper3

Reading non fiction is great...remember though it is always the author"s perception or reference to research papers...

All research...similar to surveys only covers the answers of those asked the questions....

the questions only cover the thoughts of the person behind the research...

great to read to get another perceptive....not to take on as the be all and end all....

If we read something that connects with the turmoil in our mind human instinct takes over and tells us that it must be true...

My "family member" is researching day and night...in the last month constantly sending me links that as a matter of safety for my life I must read....He has written to so many worldwide organisations....

All started from the feeling of being persecuted...now no longer able to have a rational conversation...

Science is the same...provides some great cures...answers....also narrow minded thinking in some people

Nothing is definite in this world...

Constant ongoing learning...asking questions....forming your own opinions ...at the same time being open to change..

reading and listening to the view of others without judgement is what we could all aspire to do....

the world might be a better place to live in then..

this also applies to the mental health system .....

Good for you reading Eude....you might be able to bring about much needed change in a system that seems to have almost shut down...