(October 26, 2021 at 9:32 am)Spongebob Wrote:(October 26, 2021 at 7:57 am)brewer Wrote: That first paragraph kind of pisses me off. The use of 'you'. I'd suggest that you don't know me at all. Don't project.
I meant that in a clinical way, not as a personal evaluation, so it shouldn't offend you, but what I said is basically true of everyone so I warn that you guard against rejecting the notion that you are unique among humans. Accepting the reality that the mind is largely unknown to us and that we largely don't know much about what drives us is key to self-awareness. People resist this knowledge at their peril.
Maybe learn to use 'me/I' instead of 'you'. You believe you have them authority to tell people when they should be offended or not? I can be offended if I choose, piss off.
No evidence for 'basically true of everyone', obvious evidence that it's true for you. Warn, schmarn away. I never stated that I was unique, just different from you which apparently does not set well. The unknown mind adds little to the discussion.
This does not mean that I don't have my own insecurities and failings, I do, they've been addressed. I just don't seem to share yours. If I say I'm happy then I'm happy (btw, I rarely state that I'm happy). You stating that it's highly likely that I'm not says more about you than me.
The mind tricking people only becomes an issue when it results in negative outcomes and behavior, for the person or people around them. How's that for clinical? (notice that I didn't use you once)
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
