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Philip Mollica's avatar

I would say that most people have to find out who they are not, before they can know who they are.

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Sotiris Rex's avatar

Insightful.

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Rob (c137)'s avatar

I too cannot stand the new age logic that we attract bad things that happen to us.

It denies reality, like the numb person who cannot fathom the shit show they were thrust into.

But it's even more nefarious, like religion it gives you some preset reason why with a shiny wrapper.

That's why society loves to rag on welfare and rehab instead of understanding why people end up in these situations. But no, we don't have the money they say, but they have 100x of that more for wars and the military.

The way to mental and physical health is facing the truth good or bad and dealing with it instead of numbing it or making up fairy tales about reality.

It's a hard process but we push because we feel we need to.

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Quantum Animation's avatar

Not to sound simplistic but, is it the antelopes fault that a lion kills him and eats him?

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Sotiris Rex's avatar

Animals respond to their instincts (biological programming). It’s nobody’s “fault” but the programmers’. Then again, who are we to judge our programmers?

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Quantum Animation's avatar

Are we not just programmed animals? Do we have any ultimate control of what happens in our lives, or does the programmer? We are just puppet cartoons in the dream of an impersonal supreme being having an unconscious dream to self amuse.

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Sotiris Rex's avatar

Well. You’ve read some of my work. You know how I’d answer this question.

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Sotiris Rex's avatar

Man, unfortunately, you will never get any acknowledgment from your abusive parents. Never happens.but that just goes to show what they are. And you can take them as a negative example to avoid. Thank them for those lessons

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Sotiris Rex's avatar

Thank you, man. I’m sorry this relates to you. Trauma is real

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