tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post114281415297998073..comments2023-08-20T04:40:04.843-05:00Comments on Stephen M (Ethesis): Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143133633055431912006-03-23T11:07:00.000-06:002006-03-23T11:07:00.000-06:00Ummn, instead of spilling my guts, maybe I should ...Ummn, instead of spilling my guts, maybe I should of just asked if these pants make me look fat lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1142961697547649252006-03-21T11:21:00.000-06:002006-03-21T11:21:00.000-06:00My oh my, I sure hope that the bulk of what I said...My oh my, I sure hope that the bulk of what I said was relevant. There really is more to me than someone who thinks about all of this stuff. I really have hobbies. :) I think that I have vented all that I possible need to with my online friends. I have only done this for the past year as I just got a computer two years ago. But what more can I say that I have not said. That is not to say Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1142958897046298992006-03-21T10:34:00.000-06:002006-03-21T10:34:00.000-06:00Hey, I am back again. I hope you do not mind. I ...Hey, I am back again. I hope you do not mind. I did want to say that I do not post here in thinking that there is anything that you know of to speak to the situation. I have met a few good friends in the online community who have allowed me to vent. That has helped so much. I do want to add that when I had forgiven my dad a lot for his treatment of me as I think that he really is not in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1142951402824826162006-03-21T08:30:00.000-06:002006-03-21T08:30:00.000-06:00I guess my point of my comments under anonymous ye...I guess my point of my comments under anonymous yesterday is that for the most part to make comments like the above do nothing to help me over my anxiety problems. With the exception with dealing with abuse, which according to a link that a good friend of mine sent me is actually supposed to help a person improve with anxiety symptoms, all of the other advice causes me pain. I have never had Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1142890774110123972006-03-20T15:39:00.000-06:002006-03-20T15:39:00.000-06:00Oh, I forget to add for whatever it is worth that ...Oh, I forget to add for whatever it is worth that I think that I have learning disabilities that effect my ability to navigate in the world. Oh, and I should add that I am an extremely cheerful person by nature. I have had bouts with depression through the years, but most of the time I am pretty happy. Even with my present problems, I am pretty happy most of the time. I just get frustrated Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1142890109201568152006-03-20T15:28:00.000-06:002006-03-20T15:28:00.000-06:00I hope you do not mind that this is a little venti...I hope you do not mind that this is a little venting here. I have ocd to where I think that I am constantly at risk to harming other people. I think that I am so incompetent that I do things wrong that everybody else seems to know how to do right and therefore I get very contaminated or pose a danger in another way. Basically, I am told by people that it is all in my head and I so hope that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1142827497069087522006-03-19T22:04:00.000-06:002006-03-19T22:04:00.000-06:00The Rotary Steps are one of the best guides I've f...The Rotary Steps are one of the best guides I've found about "truth" vs. "truth."<BR/><BR/>The "truth" has two problems:<BR/><BR/>(a) first, the metamessage we convey with it is false ("yes, those pants do make you look fat" has the metamessage "I do not find you attractive because I no longer love you.").<BR/><BR/>(b) people aren't ready, often because they can't hear it.<BR/><BR/>Tonight I had Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1142825290720248562006-03-19T21:28:00.000-06:002006-03-19T21:28:00.000-06:00Tea: "How do we know ahead of time when telling so...Tea: "How do we know ahead of time when telling someone the truth would make things worse?"<BR/><BR/>Many of us have to learn the hard way, through trial and error. A fortunate few learn it at their parents' knee.<BR/><BR/>Steve: re: people reacting to the ghosts of their pasts. I think that's a good definition of PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and its related flashbacks.Bookslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077778974473538408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1142821092715740672006-03-19T20:18:00.000-06:002006-03-19T20:18:00.000-06:00I wasn't familiar with the rotary outline there, b...I wasn't familiar with the rotary outline there, but it rings true in the reading.<BR/><BR/>I need to go read more about it to understand how to better anticipate the applications of the latter two principles there. <BR/><BR/>How do we know ahead of time when telling someone the truth would make things worse?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1142818324636774002006-03-19T19:32:00.000-06:002006-03-19T19:32:00.000-06:00PS, it's hard, too. I don't do it very often.PS, it's hard, too. I don't do it very often.annegbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037271914260019842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1142818274775338642006-03-19T19:31:00.000-06:002006-03-19T19:31:00.000-06:00Good post, as usual.One thing that occurred to me ...Good post, as usual.<BR/><BR/>One thing that occurred to me as I was reading this is that in sales, the person who talks first loses. I don't know how to explain it, but I've found that when I'm arguing with somebody, if I'm quiet, they'll sometimes just talk themselves into my opinion. It really works.annegbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037271914260019842noreply@blogger.com