This guy's on the money. Far as I'm concerned, 98% of people out there aren't worth the time or trouble, and the other 2% don't want anyone's time or trouble because they just want to be left the hell alone.
Not trying to be a dink JL… but gawd… what terrible times to be a cop! I wonder how you guys do it, frankly. I’d be a raging alcoholic if I had to deal with the assholes you guys gotta put up with…
Big time! I interact with y'all here on the turd web, but if we met on the street, I walk on by... I don't do bars, don't do church(where the real sociopaths reside) and enjoy a very small cadre of trusted friends whom like the a general, be nice, but have a plan to kill them... I am 66 and I have since I was about 52 or so, have forsaken wimmins as the instrument of a man's desecration and destruction. My biggest regret, becoming a behavioral therapist to help people through their problems and having an epiphany of a 2X6 slamming upside your head it was all a scam and nothing could help them.
The neurotic builds castles in the air, the psychotic lives in the castle, and the psychologist collects the rent.
A psychiatrist is an M.D. with a few hours of training in psychology, and can prescribe medication. A psychologist has a doctorate (PhD) in psychology with a few hours of training in the medical field, and generally cannot prescribe medication. Now then.
Should you or your family go into the hospital for any reason at all, and should any medical worker overhear you making some sort of violent statement (remind me to stock up on ammo), and should a psychiatrist get involved, you can be involuntarily committed to the psyche ward. The happy house, nut house, whatever. Three days minimum, and the possibility you'll be denied visitors. In the old days, 1980 and earlier, you could involuntarily receive electroshock therapy, or even a lobotomy. Or a few minutes in the whirligig followed by the ice water shower.
Or maybe the cops brought you in, and all you could do was struggle and shout gibberish, so - you got housed. Until thirty years later a college student recognized your rantings as a rare Slavic language, and it was discovered you weren't crazy at all. You tried to ask directions at the bus station, and you were agitated because you didn't want to miss your bus, and your wallet was missing. And... it happened in Toledo, Ohio in the 1980s.
Lookup behavioral therapist online. In essence, they help people who are crazy deal with the shorts in their system.
DUUUDE, THAT'S ME! Except that 50 came and went, no big deal. Maybe that was because I was so busy trying to make a living in So. Cal. as a tree guy that I didn't notice. I was in xlnt shape, had a great wife(she's still great), was busy, was before 9/11, was still incredibly naive. But yeah! I got his attitude, totally, just got it a little later in life. Trump derangeMINT syndrome (the Deep State going all KGB on steroids) and the Covidiousy, pushed me over the edge.
I went the other way. Started off cynical but now l have gotten good enough at reading people that l can reliably sort the wolves from the sheep. Most people are just mediocre, not good or evil, just self serving and conformist. Enjoy them in small doses when they are at their best. Only help those trying to help themselves and realize there is only so much you can or should do.
I have been leery & suspicious of people since my mid 20's, I am now looking at 66 in a few weeks. I am friendly with folks as needed. I keep my head on a swivel at all times. I can count my friends on one hand & they are far away so I text to keep in touch. I keep my distance from people & avoid places that may be trouble. My family that consists of my wife, kids & grandkids are all I need in life. I'm a happy man.
Well I think all you guys have hit the nail right on the head. There’s too many stupid people about and proximity to them only leads to needless frustration and heartbreak.
Indeed. I've become more cynical with age. I'm still pleasant with people/employees at stores when interacting however, If I have to do any kind of shopping, it's as soon as they open. 6am, 7am and you can forget anything in the afternoon. The later the day the more imbeciles are out.
This guy's on the money. Far as I'm concerned, 98% of people out there aren't worth the time or trouble, and the other 2% don't want anyone's time or trouble because they just want to be left the hell alone.
ReplyDeleteNot trying to be a dink JL… but gawd… what terrible times to be a cop! I wonder how you guys do it, frankly. I’d be a raging alcoholic if I had to deal with the assholes you guys gotta put up with…
DeleteSome days are better than others. Thing to do is keep your expectations around rock bottom. Then you're never surprised or disappointed.
DeleteBig time! I interact with y'all here on the turd web, but if we met on the street, I walk on by... I don't do bars, don't do church(where the real sociopaths reside) and enjoy a very small cadre of trusted friends whom like the a general, be nice, but have a plan to kill them... I am 66 and I have since I was about 52 or so, have forsaken wimmins as the instrument of a man's desecration and destruction. My biggest regret, becoming a behavioral therapist to help people through their problems and having an epiphany of a 2X6 slamming upside your head it was all a scam and nothing could help them.
ReplyDeleteWhere does a behavioural therapist sit on the totem pole Cederq? I’da thunk that would roll in with the work done by psychologists and psychiatrists…?
DeleteThe neurotic builds castles in the air, the psychotic lives in the castle, and the psychologist collects the rent.
DeleteA psychiatrist is an M.D. with a few hours of training in psychology, and can prescribe medication. A psychologist has a doctorate (PhD) in psychology with a few hours of training in the medical field, and generally cannot prescribe medication. Now then.
Should you or your family go into the hospital for any reason at all, and should any medical worker overhear you making some sort of violent statement (remind me to stock up on ammo), and should a psychiatrist get involved, you can be involuntarily committed to the psyche ward. The happy house, nut house, whatever. Three days minimum, and the possibility you'll be denied visitors. In the old days, 1980 and earlier, you could involuntarily receive electroshock therapy, or even a lobotomy. Or a few minutes in the whirligig followed by the ice water shower.
Or maybe the cops brought you in, and all you could do was struggle and shout gibberish, so - you got housed. Until thirty years later a college student recognized your rantings as a rare Slavic language, and it was discovered you weren't crazy at all. You tried to ask directions at the bus station, and you were agitated because you didn't want to miss your bus, and your wallet was missing. And... it happened in Toledo, Ohio in the 1980s.
Lookup behavioral therapist online. In essence, they help people who are crazy deal with the shorts in their system.
DUUUDE, THAT'S ME! Except that 50 came and went, no big deal. Maybe that was because I was so busy trying to make a living in So. Cal. as a tree guy that I didn't notice. I was in xlnt shape, had a great wife(she's still great), was busy, was before 9/11, was still incredibly naive. But yeah! I got his attitude, totally, just got it a little later in life. Trump derangeMINT syndrome (the Deep State going all KGB on steroids) and the Covidiousy, pushed me over the edge.
ReplyDeleteI went the other way. Started off cynical but now l have gotten good enough at reading people that l can reliably sort the wolves from the sheep. Most people are just mediocre, not good or evil, just self serving and conformist. Enjoy them in small doses when they are at their best. Only help those trying to help themselves and realize there is only so much you can or should do.
ReplyDeleteI have been leery & suspicious of people since my mid 20's, I am now looking at 66 in a few weeks. I am friendly with folks as needed. I keep my head on a swivel at all times. I can count my friends on one hand & they are far away so I text to keep in touch. I keep my distance from people & avoid places that may be trouble. My family that consists of my wife, kids & grandkids are all I need in life. I'm a happy man.
ReplyDeleteI agree with him and he speaks the truth. I'm in my later 60's and just refer to it as wisdom and common sense. Some have it and most do not. DG
ReplyDeleteWell I think all you guys have hit the nail right on the head. There’s too many stupid people about and proximity to them only leads to needless frustration and heartbreak.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. I've become more cynical with age. I'm still pleasant with people/employees at stores when interacting however, If I have to do any kind of shopping, it's as soon as they open. 6am, 7am and you can forget anything in the afternoon. The later the day the more imbeciles are out.
ReplyDeleteI am 68. Started feeling that way around 60.
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