tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post1587415456017300163..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Mental Health Is Other PeopleStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-505980632917168412018-09-24T09:09:10.248-07:002018-09-24T09:09:10.248-07:00"But maybe that's still something?"
..."But maybe that's still something?"<br /><br />I mostly do agree with your remark on my comment. It certainly is some thing.<br /><br /><br />Always try to love the neighbor and readily forgive if he mistakenly eats my puppy. Remain thankful the neighbor has taught a valuable lesson concerning 'man's best friend'. Perhaps dog and pet owner share mutual hunger pangs for each other. <br /><br />My affection for adorable puppy becomes rather strained when its appearance transforms into the likeness of a puppy size cockroach. I lose all appetite even though I'd still likely eat a puppy sized lobster. <br /><br />Often, I choose not to resent that I mindlessly take for granted the reality of my puppy's dogness, if my puppy ever changes into its cockroach form I can only fantasize about my puppy's former dogness while petting a new pet cockroach. My hunger fantasies are fixated on the fantastic ideas I have about my puppy. Dogs are deceptive pets like that. A giant centipede makes for a more honest pet experience. <br /><br />It would take superb imagination to lovingly talk human to giant centipede on lap petting it affectionately while it nibbles my fingers hungrily for blood meal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-16432874938750550412018-09-24T08:16:47.732-07:002018-09-24T08:16:47.732-07:00Lots of interrelated ideas here that might need so...Lots of interrelated ideas here that might need some differentiation for clarity. Anon@7:01 suggests one - loneliness isn't necessarily about being alone or not. If there are people around, but nothing apparent that can "break the ice", then every just stays alone together. But maybe that's still something?<br /><br />I also think of a widow in my neighborhood a decade ago was a hoarder, but most of it was from shopping so everything was new and unused just piled up all over. So a short terms solution to loneliness (getting attention from salespeople) became a habit that accumulated stuff she didn't know what to do with.<br /><br />I'd recommend C.S. Lewis's book "The Four Loves" for perspective, and a reminder we have many divergent needs that can fit under the word love, and if what we're doing now leaves us unfilled, it could be perfectly good, just not what we need. As well, it shows books offer another escape from loneliness, but best of course if their contents give you inspiration in reaching out in your real world around you.<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_LovesAres Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-73069334091185983682018-09-22T19:01:03.873-07:002018-09-22T19:01:03.873-07:00Loneliness is definitely more complex than that fo...Loneliness is definitely more complex than that for the human. For some people there is nothing more isolating than sitting in a noisy cafeteria, or walking along an crowded sidewalk in the city. Plenty of couples feel just as lonely as being single if there is no sense of connection between them. <br /><br />Intellectually speaking, no two people no matter how close can truly communicate directly, two brain-in-a-vat(s) with a blind chasm between them must be traversed. You truly always are alone no matter how your brain makes your mind feel this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-20462311127613926862018-09-22T17:04:08.004-07:002018-09-22T17:04:08.004-07:00People: I can take 'em or leave 'em, but ...People: I can take 'em or leave 'em, but that's just me. Your mileage will no doubt vary greatly.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.com