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07 Apr 2006 08:28:57 AM |
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I think I'm going to stick up for myself this morning |
What is arrogance?
A common way I am attacked as the Painted Bird on the internet is when
I am in a relaxed social situation, such as an online game, and I try
to debate with someone or talk in an intellectual tone (or, as they put
it, with "a lot of big words"). Several other players often team up on
me at once, which always makes me furious. But they always say one
thing: that I should stop *trying to sound smart*, that I am a
*pseudointellectual*.
I would like to say that you, the gamers, are all fools. You only think
I am *trying to sound* smart because it is so unusual for you to
actually meet someone like me. You are naturally skeptical of me, and
yet you lack the intelligence to discuss it on my terms. How do you
know I'm not smart?
I am gifted. I scored in the 99th percentile for language mechanics and
mathematical reasoning. Rather than socializing, I have spent my life
thinking and learning. I learned how to create computer programs when I
was 10, and I taught myself calculus when I was 13. I then began to
study the works of great philosophers such as Descartes, Hume, and
Kant. I have participated in so many internet debates that I have
mastered all the rules of logical inference and the names of the common
fallacies, and in college, I made the highest grade out of 150 students
in a Critical Thinking class. I am very smart indeed.
I have lost my ability to connect with stupid people. I have almost no
friends, and I live in a world of my own in which I primarily think
about philosphical ideas, such as the meaning of life, the nature of
the world and of mathematical truth. But I am also very paranoid. I
believe that I have defective genes and that I will never find a woman
who would love me. When I am attacked by many at once on the internet,
I feel victimized and frustrated. I sometimes brag by talking about
things in the above paragraph as a last resort.
Do you think this is arrogant of me? Remember that I am isolated from
everyone and also very sad. When I am overwhelmed with insults,
generalizations, and false deductions, I occasionally brag about myself
just to alert them to who I am. It is only when they bring me to
disgust that I do this to them.
But I feel laughed at whenever I make a mistake, as if these simpletons
were still here with me, desperately insulting me and causing me undue
stress. These immature gamers also get cocky when I admit I am wrong,
as if they have disproven my intelligence altogether.
Maybe it's a dominance issue. I can't stand having my ugliness and
virginity rubbed in my face by a bunch of kids who, as stupid as they
are, are probably getting some.
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07 Apr 2006 08:51:37 AM |
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<mikeh106@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Maybe it's a dominance issue. I can't stand having my ugliness and
virginity rubbed in my face by a bunch of kids who, as stupid as they
are, are probably getting some.
i guess i might ask what a guy like you is doing hanging with the riff-raff
and subjecting yourself to their abuse? did you ever read the story of the
ugly duckling when you were a kid? if not, read it now and then go find the
swans. you're not the only one like you in the world. there are many others.
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07 Apr 2006 09:47:30 AM |
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cal wrote:
<mikeh106@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1144416537.459199.304660@t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
Maybe it's a dominance issue. I can't stand having my ugliness and
virginity rubbed in my face by a bunch of kids who, as stupid as they
are, are probably getting some.
i guess i might ask what a guy like you is doing hanging with the riff-raff
and subjecting yourself to their abuse? did you ever read the story of the
ugly duckling when you were a kid? if not, read it now and then go find the
swans. you're not the only one like you in the world. there are many others.
I have already quit those games. But I am still angry.
I watched the Ugly Duckling over and over when I was five and I cried.
And then I became ugly as a teenager. I don't think anyone can truly
fathom the depth of my sadness. That is why I feel paranoid. People
overreact to me.
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| User: "humble.life" |
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07 Apr 2006 08:44:10 AM |
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wrote:
What is arrogance?
A common way I am attacked as the Painted Bird on the internet is when
I am in a relaxed social situation, such as an online game, and I try
to debate with someone or talk in an intellectual tone (or, as they put
it, with "a lot of big words"). Several other players often team up on
me at once, which always makes me furious. But they always say one
thing: that I should stop *trying to sound smart*, that I am a
*pseudointellectual*.
I would like to say that you, the gamers, are all fools. You only think
I am *trying to sound* smart because it is so unusual for you to
actually meet someone like me. You are naturally skeptical of me, and
yet you lack the intelligence to discuss it on my terms. How do you
know I'm not smart?
I am gifted. I scored in the 99th percentile for language mechanics and
mathematical reasoning. Rather than socializing, I have spent my life
thinking and learning. I learned how to create computer programs when I
was 10, and I taught myself calculus when I was 13. I then began to
study the works of great philosophers such as Descartes, Hume, and
Kant. I have participated in so many internet debates that I have
mastered all the rules of logical inference and the names of the common
fallacies, and in college, I made the highest grade out of 150 students
in a Critical Thinking class. I am very smart indeed.
I have lost my ability to connect with stupid people. I have almost no
friends, and I live in a world of my own in which I primarily think
about philosphical ideas, such as the meaning of life, the nature of
the world and of mathematical truth. But I am also very paranoid. I
believe that I have defective genes and that I will never find a woman
who would love me. When I am attacked by many at once on the internet,
I feel victimized and frustrated. I sometimes brag by talking about
things in the above paragraph as a last resort.
Do you think this is arrogant of me? Remember that I am isolated from
everyone and also very sad. When I am overwhelmed with insults,
generalizations, and false deductions, I occasionally brag about myself
just to alert them to who I am. It is only when they bring me to
disgust that I do this to them.
But I feel laughed at whenever I make a mistake, as if these simpletons
were still here with me, desperately insulting me and causing me undue
stress. These immature gamers also get cocky when I admit I am wrong,
as if they have disproven my intelligence altogether.
Maybe it's a dominance issue. I can't stand having my ugliness and
virginity rubbed in my face by a bunch of kids who, as stupid as they
are, are probably getting some.
Move to a city.
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| User: "" |
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07 Apr 2006 09:43:54 AM |
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I live in a city.
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| User: "humble.life" |
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07 Apr 2006 09:44:41 AM |
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I live in a city.
then you're doing something wrong
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| User: "" |
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07 Apr 2006 09:48:27 AM |
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humble.life wrote:
mikeh106@hotmail.com wrote:
I live in a city.
then you're doing something wrong
Enlighten me.
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| User: "humble.life" |
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07 Apr 2006 09:50:18 AM |
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wrote:
humble.life wrote:
wrote:
I live in a city.
then you're doing something wrong
Enlighten me.
dance around naked, shout, "i'm not mad, i'm not mad, if I was that bad,
i'd be running for president".
you'll be suprised.
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| User: "" |
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07 Apr 2006 10:02:06 AM |
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A man once pushed me over, grinning, and several others beat me up as I
shouted, "I'm trying! I'm trying!" They took my wallet as I pissed in
my pants.
Does that count?
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| User: "humble.life" |
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07 Apr 2006 12:15:04 PM |
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A man once pushed me over, grinning, and several others beat me up as I
shouted, "I'm trying! I'm trying!" They took my wallet as I pissed in
my pants.
Does that count?
no. but i sympathise.
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| User: "" |
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07 Apr 2006 10:55:53 AM |
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I would like to ask another question.
Why do you hate people who brag? What motives of yours do we thwart?
People seem to have a system of values with which they categorize who
they like and hate. It's obvious to me that -- and yet I remain
clueless why -- many of you hate me. What is it about me that you hate?
How does it make you feel?
I live in pain. One of my motives is to reduce the amount of pain I'm
in. I am therefore *angry at cruel people*, who thwart this motive.
It should be obvious that I'm human just like all of you. Why do you
attack me so much?
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| User: "%" |
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07 Apr 2006 10:58:47 AM |
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<mikeh106@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I would like to ask another question.
Why do you hate people who brag? What motives of yours do we thwart?
People seem to have a system of values with which they categorize who
they like and hate. It's obvious to me that -- and yet I remain
clueless why -- many of you hate me. What is it about me that you hate?
How does it make you feel?
I live in pain. One of my motives is to reduce the amount of pain I'm
in. I am therefore *angry at cruel people*, who thwart this motive.
It should be obvious that I'm human just like all of you. Why do you
attack me so much?
because they are very giving people and its what you want ,
if anything you should be thanking them
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07 Apr 2006 11:03:33 AM |
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You are only naming *one* contributing cause. There has to be some
other reason, besides the fact that they are giving people, that they
hate me.
The people I'm talking about are not necessarily the ones that have
already responded to my post, by the way.
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| User: "%" |
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07 Apr 2006 11:12:50 AM |
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<mikeh106@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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You are only naming *one* contributing cause. There has to be some
other reason, besides the fact that they are giving people, that they
hate me.
The people I'm talking about are not necessarily the ones that have
already responded to my post, by the way.
i don't have to name any causes ,
so you're lucky you got one ,
now apply it , learn it , live it ,
become one with it
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| User: "" |
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07 Apr 2006 01:08:58 PM |
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wrote:
I would like to ask another question.
Why do you hate people who brag? What motives of yours do we thwart?
I don't think anyone really hates anyone hear, literally... we don't
know enough about the peopel hear to hate them... hate is an awfully
strong word, I think that when we feel hatred it's more issues in
ourselves that other people's behavior brings up in us... maybe instead
of facing our own issues, it's easier at times to demonize the other
person... I like to think that having mixed feelings is normal... as
far as bragging, like I said, I thikn it has to do with insecurity and
low self esteem... that's what I've noticed in myself and in other
people...
People seem to have a system of values with which they categorize who
they like and hate. It's obvious to me that -- and yet I remain
clueless why -- many of you hate me. What is it about me that you hate?
How does it make you feel?
I live in pain. One of my motives is to reduce the amount of pain I'm
in. I am therefore *angry at cruel people*, who thwart this motive.
It should be obvious that I'm human just like all of you. Why do you
attack me so much?
people here are generally very understanding... though obviously
not everyone can get along with everyone else, just as in real life...
sometimes there are too many differances between people, and one or
both people in a relationship are not willing to really listen to each
other and try to work things out...
-"jordie"
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07 Apr 2006 11:15:20 AM |
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On 7 Apr 2006 08:55:53 -0700, wrote:
I would like to ask another question.
Why do you hate people who brag? What motives of yours do we thwart?
People seem to have a system of values with which they categorize who
they like and hate. It's obvious to me that -- and yet I remain
clueless why -- many of you hate me. What is it about me that you hate?
How does it make you feel?
I live in pain. One of my motives is to reduce the amount of pain I'm
in. I am therefore *angry at cruel people*, who thwart this motive.
Why do you hate cruel people? What motives of yours do they thwart?
It should be obvious that I'm human just like all of you. Why do you
attack me so much?
I haven't seen anyone here attacking you.
I'm getting the feeling you are just paranoid. Or trolling.
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Even he, to whom most things that most people would think were pretty smart
were pretty dumb, thought it was pretty smart.
- Douglas Adams
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| User: "" |
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07 Apr 2006 11:40:12 AM |
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CyberDroog wrote:
On 7 Apr 2006 08:55:53 -0700, wrote:
I would like to ask another question.
Why do you hate people who brag? What motives of yours do we thwart?
People seem to have a system of values with which they categorize who
they like and hate. It's obvious to me that -- and yet I remain
clueless why -- many of you hate me. What is it about me that you hate?
How does it make you feel?
I live in pain. One of my motives is to reduce the amount of pain I'm
in. I am therefore *angry at cruel people*, who thwart this motive.
Why do you hate cruel people? What motives of yours do they thwart?
First of all, I didn't say I hated cruel people. If you reason that I
must because they thwart my motives, you are reasoning backwards from
consequent to antecedent. Second, you need to learn to read a little
slower. You just SKIPPED OVER the motive I said they thwart.
It should be obvious that I'm human just like all of you. Why do you
attack me so much?
I haven't seen anyone here attacking you.
I'm getting the feeling you are just paranoid. Or trolling.
Excuse me, CyberDroog, but when you told me that a smarter person will
"***** slap me into a whimpering mess," that was an attack. You were
trying to sound macho.
You are filling me with angry energy. I am simply being honest.
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| User: "neoholistic" |
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07 Apr 2006 11:51:03 AM |
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x-no-archive: yes
CyberDroog ha escrito:
<snip>
I'm getting the feeling you are just paranoid. Or trolling.
Me too.
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| User: "CyberDroog" |
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07 Apr 2006 09:22:07 AM |
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On 7 Apr 2006 06:28:57 -0700, wrote:
I am gifted. I scored in the 99th percentile for language mechanics and
mathematical reasoning. Rather than socializing, I have spent my life
thinking and learning. I learned how to create computer programs when I
was 10, and I taught myself calculus when I was 13. I then began to
study the works of great philosophers such as Descartes, Hume, and
Kant. I have participated in so many internet debates that I have
mastered all the rules of logical inference and the names of the common
fallacies, and in college, I made the highest grade out of 150 students
in a Critical Thinking class. I am very smart indeed.
I have lost my ability to connect with stupid people. I have almost no
friends, and I live in a world of my own in which I primarily think
about philosphical ideas, such as the meaning of life, the nature of
the world and of mathematical truth. But I am also very paranoid. I
believe that I have defective genes and that I will never find a woman
who would love me. When I am attacked by many at once on the internet,
I feel victimized and frustrated. I sometimes brag by talking about
things in the above paragraph as a last resort.
Do you think this is arrogant of me? Remember that I am isolated from
everyone and also very sad. When I am overwhelmed with insults,
generalizations, and false deductions, I occasionally brag about myself
just to alert them to who I am. It is only when they bring me to
disgust that I do this to them.
Yes, it is arrogant and not very helpful. It is also perilous since no
matter how smart you may be you will always find someone smarter, and
perhaps even more arrogant, who will delight in ***** slapping you into a
whimpering mess.
It's no different with physical strength. The tough guy who walks around
touting his strength will eventually meet an even stronger guy who will
beat the crap out of him.
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The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter,
taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are
the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and
prove it.
- P.J. O'Rourke
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| User: "" |
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07 Apr 2006 09:59:59 AM |
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CyberDroog wrote:
Yes, it is arrogant and not very helpful.
Explain.
It is also perilous since no
matter how smart you may be you will always find someone smarter, and
perhaps even more arrogant, who will delight in ***** slapping you into a
whimpering mess.
You are making a false assumption. It is not my *goal* to be
intelligent. It is simply a fact. I occasionally brag because I fear of
losing my status entirely as I am a genetically defective human being,
a Painted Bird.
Let me tell you something about your brain. You can either react with
anxiety and hatred toward me because of how eccentric your amygdala
thinks I am, or you can use your prefrontal cortices and try to
understand how I feel. The choice is yours, Agent.
It's no different with physical strength. The tough guy who walks around
touting his strength will eventually meet an even stronger guy who will
beat the crap out of him.
It's interesting that you bring up physical strength, as I am extremely
weak.
There are also many things about me I haven't told you. Respect my
feelings as I reassure you that I, the isolate, am hypnotically sad.
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| User: "CyberDroog" |
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07 Apr 2006 11:06:37 AM |
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On 7 Apr 2006 07:59:59 -0700, wrote:
CyberDroog wrote:
Yes, it is arrogant and not very helpful.
Explain.
Arrogance should invokes hatred and makes matter worse.
It is also perilous since no
matter how smart you may be you will always find someone smarter, and
perhaps even more arrogant, who will delight in ***** slapping you into a
whimpering mess.
You are making a false assumption. It is not my *goal* to be
intelligent. It is simply a fact. I occasionally brag because I fear of
losing my status entirely as I am a genetically defective human being,
a Painted Bird.
That is irrelevant. Bragging about intelligence is every bit as bad as
bragging about good looks.
Let me tell you something about your brain. You can either react with
anxiety and hatred toward me because of how eccentric your amygdala
thinks I am, or you can use your prefrontal cortices and try to
understand how I feel. The choice is yours, Agent.
You see, this isn't helpful at all. You are simply reacting with anger
over your unfulfilled demand that other people understand you.
I can certainly understand part of it. Your loneliness and isolation for
instance. Most anyone here can understand that. But I can also understand
something that you don't, that is that your defense mechanism of bragging
is not going to help and is likely to make you even more of a joke and an
outcast.
If you are so smart, get a job as a college professor and hang out solely
with other uber-intellectuals.
BTW, there is some research which suggests that the prefrontal cortices
aren't really capable of understanding emotion at all, but can only pick up
the physical cues indicating a change in emotional states. It may be the
solar plexus, functioning as a bona fide secondary brain, that really
understands emotions. The age old idea of the "gut reaction" may actually
be hard science.
It's no different with physical strength. The tough guy who walks around
touting his strength will eventually meet an even stronger guy who will
beat the crap out of him.
It's interesting that you bring up physical strength, as I am extremely
weak.
That would be one reason for resorting to boasting about your intellect. As
I said, it's a defense mechanism. No one can judge the fact that you have
resorted to using it as such, but many will point out that it's unhealthy
in the long run.
There are also many things about me I haven't told you. Respect my
feelings as I reassure you that I, the isolate, am hypnotically sad.
I can respect your feelings. But that doesn't mean I can't point out what
I perceive to be some major problems that you might have some control over,
or at least gain some control over once you recognize them for the problems
they are.
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Author's Note: No electrons were harmed in the creation of this post.
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| User: "" |
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07 Apr 2006 11:34:34 AM |
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CyberDroog wrote:
On 7 Apr 2006 07:59:59 -0700, wrote:
CyberDroog wrote:
Yes, it is arrogant and not very helpful.
Explain.
Arrogance should invokes hatred and makes matter worse.
*Should* it invoke hatred, or *does* it?
It is also perilous since no
matter how smart you may be you will always find someone smarter, and
perhaps even more arrogant, who will delight in ***** slapping you into a
whimpering mess.
You are making a false assumption. It is not my *goal* to be
intelligent. It is simply a fact. I occasionally brag because I fear of
losing my status entirely as I am a genetically defective human being,
a Painted Bird.
That is irrelevant. Bragging about intelligence is every bit as bad as
bragging about good looks.
It may be a defense mechanism, as you say, but I have only done it out
of frustration. Who knows, maybe this discussion will teach me never to
do it again.
But you still need to explain why it's *bad*. I realize that it is
annoying and I apologize. Like I said at the end of my original post, I
do it out of frustration.
Let me tell you something about your brain. You can either react with
anxiety and hatred toward me because of how eccentric your amygdala
thinks I am, or you can use your prefrontal cortices and try to
understand how I feel. The choice is yours, Agent.
You see, this isn't helpful at all. You are simply reacting with anger
over your unfulfilled demand that other people understand you.
Yes, I react with anger toward *everyone else* when they *team up* on
me.
I can certainly understand part of it. Your loneliness and isolation for
instance. Most anyone here can understand that. But I can also understand
something that you don't, that is that your defense mechanism of bragging
is not going to help and is likely to make you even more of a joke and an
outcast.
You actually think I'm a "joke", then? Do you want me to kill myself?
If you are so smart, get a job as a college professor and hang out solely
with other uber-intellectuals.
You are confusing necessary and sufficient conditions. It is
*necessary* to be smart to become a college professor, but not
sufficient. I have Asperger's Syndrome and Paranoid Schizophrenia. I
hallucinate. I feel pain in my body every day: in my neck, my heart, my
arms and legs. I live in absolute despondence. Life is meaningless.
Nothing is worth doing.
I also question your use of the term "uber-intellectuals". What made
you decide to use the prefix "uber"?
BTW, there is some research which suggests that the prefrontal cortices
aren't really capable of understanding emotion at all, but can only pick up
the physical cues indicating a change in emotional states. It may be the
solar plexus, functioning as a bona fide secondary brain, that really
understands emotions. The age old idea of the "gut reaction" may actually
be hard science.
It's no different with physical strength. The tough guy who walks around
touting his strength will eventually meet an even stronger guy who will
beat the crap out of him.
It's interesting that you bring up physical strength, as I am extremely
weak.
That would be one reason for resorting to boasting about your intellect. As
I said, it's a defense mechanism. No one can judge the fact that you have
resorted to using it as such, but many will point out that it's unhealthy
in the long run.
There are also many things about me I haven't told you. Respect my
feelings as I reassure you that I, the isolate, am hypnotically sad.
I can respect your feelings. But that doesn't mean I can't point out what
I perceive to be some major problems that you might have some control over,
or at least gain some control over once you recognize them for the problems
they are.
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Author's Note: No electrons were harmed in the creation of this post.
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07 Apr 2006 11:43:30 AM |
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On 7 Apr 2006 09:34:34 -0700, wrote:
CyberDroog wrote:
On 7 Apr 2006 07:59:59 -0700, wrote:
CyberDroog wrote:
Yes, it is arrogant and not very helpful.
Explain.
Arrogance should invokes hatred and makes matter worse.
*Should* it invoke hatred, or *does* it?
It does, usually. Sorry for the typo. I'm getting used to an upped dose
of Klonopin so my typing has gone down the tubes.
That is irrelevant. Bragging about intelligence is every bit as bad as
bragging about good looks.
It may be a defense mechanism, as you say, but I have only done it out
of frustration. Who knows, maybe this discussion will teach me never to
do it again.
Or at least not do it at the drop of a hat. But let's face it, sometimes
we just can't help doing a smack down on some especially annoying person.
Just as long as it doesn't become a habit.
But you still need to explain why it's *bad*. I realize that it is
annoying and I apologize. Like I said at the end of my original post, I
do it out of frustration.
It's bad because it tends to invoke anger in others. They see it as a
direct attack on their intelligence. That's just human nature. People can
react badly when they feel they are being attacked.
You see, this isn't helpful at all. You are simply reacting with anger
over your unfulfilled demand that other people understand you.
Yes, I react with anger toward *everyone else* when they *team up* on
me.
I'd have to know the exact details of what leads to the attacking wolf pack
response on their part.
I can certainly understand part of it. Your loneliness and isolation for
instance. Most anyone here can understand that. But I can also understand
something that you don't, that is that your defense mechanism of bragging
is not going to help and is likely to make you even more of a joke and an
outcast.
You actually think I'm a "joke", then? Do you want me to kill myself?
That's it. You are either completely out of it, or you are trolling.
I'm done. See a shrink.
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MORAL, adj. Conforming to a local and mutable standard of right. Having
the quality of general expediency.
- Ambrose Bierce
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| Title: Re: I think I'm going to stick up for myself this morning |
07 Apr 2006 11:50:18 AM |
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CyberDroog wrote:
On 7 Apr 2006 09:34:34 -0700, wrote:
*Should* it invoke hatred, or *does* it?
It does, usually. Sorry for the typo. I'm getting used to an upped dose
of Klonopin so my typing has gone down the tubes.
That is understandable.
You actually think I'm a "joke", then? Do you want me to kill myself?
That's it. You are either completely out of it, or you are trolling.
I'm done. See a shrink.
Learn some tolerance.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: I think I'm going to stick up for myself this morning |
07 Apr 2006 12:57:20 PM |
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CyberDroog wrote:
That is irrelevant. Bragging about intelligence is every bit as bad as
bragging about good looks.
I think bragging often has a lot to do with insecurity and low self
esteem... for example, many people have told me that I'm intelligent,
but I think I'm much more intelligent in certain areas then others, and
I have tons of insecurity about the areas where I do have
difficulties... For example, my therapist always tells me that I'm
extrenly smart at understanding deep psychological issues, and I think
I'm pretty good at abstract, associative thinking, and certainly I know
how to day dream, but I have a very diffcicult time with social
conversations, and concrete, detail oriented ways of seeing things... I
have an enormous amount of insecurity in many areas, so I think
bragging aboyut the ways that I have been lucky makes me feel better
about myself... I have the feeling that's why many people brag...
-"jordie"
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| User: "Ivan Marsh" |
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| Title: Re: I think I'm going to stick up for myself this morning |
07 Apr 2006 01:02:50 PM |
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On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:57:20 -0700, Icnh wrote:
CyberDroog wrote:
That is irrelevant. Bragging about intelligence is every bit as bad as
bragging about good looks.
I think bragging often has a lot to do with insecurity and low self
esteem...
Good rule of thumb... if you have to brag about it, you're probably
overestimating yourself.
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The USA Patriot Act is the most unpatriotic act in American history.
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