Recent content by dvslil1

I find the narrow minded simplicity of that book rather disturbing.

Lets see, dad's an INTJ and I would probably have a good relationship with him if it weren't for my emotionally abusive mother. I don't know what type mum is but I'd say maybe an esfj. She's disapproving, minimizing, negating invalidating and down right does not approve of the fact that she...

I didn't think age was one of the biggies when it came to autism. I have a daughter with an autism spectrum disorder and I had her at age 19. I suspect there are gentic risk factors in her case though. I know the popular things to blame are dietetic factors and the preservatives used in certain...

As a child I frequently found myself in the role of victim, first through circumstance then by choice. It became a habit and a comfortable way to shirk responsibility for my own feelings. Unfortunately this led on to yet more victimization at the hands of others who learned they could pull my...

I find it very hard not to compromise myself in the face of allowing others to impose upon me or being caught in something I can't control. I tend to know intuitively the mechanisms of just what is going on, but I have yet to figure out how to make these compromises without self sacrifice. Most...

The chocolate war. One of my faves even though the ending is different to the classic American novel that it was adapted from. Very similar to dead poets society, but also very different.

I wear my fair share of masks and always neglect to take them off when in trusted company. I hate it, but it seems to have become a way of life and a necessary function for the purpose of self preservation. My masks are an impermiable veil to shield me from the stupidity and ignorance of others...

I think hate crime legislation has an important role in some circumstances and that motives are indeed important in sentencing considerations. It all comes down to the validity of motive and how much weight that should carry. It's one thing to be beaten up because somebody wanted your money and...

I will generally shut down before I will rage, but yes I am prone to explosive vitriol under given circumstances. It's really strange, my partner hates it when I shut down but is grateful that at least when I rant and rave I'm communicative.

It is my understanding that anger is a reactive mechanism to a negative emotional subset rather than a primary emotion. I believe it originates in the amygdala which is a frontal lobe structure-the frontal lobes are considered to be the emotional control centre. It is also very interesting to...

There is a school of thought that says "all hypnosis is self hypnosis" and if you go by that mentality it explains why some people go under, why others don't and why some who do go under cut loose and are very open to suggestability. I was taught how to hypnotise people by a hypnotist who...

It has occurred to me that I seem to collect ex boyfriends rather than cut them out of my life and move on. This often seems perculiar to people who like a clean break, and when they learn that my current boyfriend is off hangng out with my ex fiance and I'm cool with it that just confuses them...

I have a sister like that too, but I would rather ram her head into a wood chipper. As for disliking people, well we all have our reasons and preferences and there's nothing wrong with that. It's how you behave towards them that matters rather than how you feel about them. Hence my sister...

When I was in high school I woke up one night with a fleeting wave of dread passing through me that was so brief and shocking that I wasn't sure what just happened. The next day I found out that my great aunt had died over night. I have the sneaking suspicion from time to time that she is...

I think that song highlights the various forms of racism rather tactfully. Though I have noticed the biggest problem when it comes to racism is the the insistance people place on seperating the races that allows for racism to occur in the first place. If you choose not to see the differences you...