What are your opinions on this thought process?

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This will give away who I am but I don't mind.

"Fortunately, some are born with spiritual immune systems that sooner or later give rejection to the illusory worldview grafted upon them from birth through social conditioning. They begin sensing that something is amiss, and start looking for answers. Inner knowledge and anomalous outer experiences show them a side of reality others are oblivious to, and so begins their journey of awakening. Each step of the journey is made by following the heart instead of following the crowd and by choosing knowledge over the veils of ignorance."

I feel like a lot of people that feel this way think they are 'mentally ill' or diagnosed 'mentally ill'

I don't view it that way I just think these people myself included view the world for what it is. It is a burden but they must realize that they have been given a gift. It's really easy to blame your life decisions or lack there of on your mindset. Use it as an excuse so to speak. I am not saying that mental illnesses aren't real, but there is definitely a blurred line.

It's hard to exist in a world with people that are completely oblivious.

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CountessDouche

7 years ago

Hey Taylor : ) haven't seen you around in forever, and I hope your life is treating you as well as you deserve. You're an intelligent and lovely person. I know as much from reading your comments on here, even though we haven't interacted much, but I know you've talked to Brett a bit.

Anyways, my brother has the same diagnoses as you, and I always see some similarities cause you make these existential, life question posts, and he is inescapably pondering the same things. I've spent so much time talking to him about it.

He has these qualities that are similar to yours, kinda like an otherworldly thoughtfulness and deep seated angst, a dissatisfaction with banalities and well, life in general. I don't think it's a disordered thing, or a symptom, or anything harmful. Questioning life and trying to solve the ever present riddle of unhappiness, as opposed to going with the flow, that's a gift.

It's caused my brother a lot of pain, but caused him to take a lot of good risks as well. He's usually up and down, pursuing one crazy dream after another, sometimes letting them go as fast as he invents them, and sometimes going out on a limb and pursuing them. I can never predict whether he'll follow through with the next impulse...

On one hand, he's all over the place...on the other, he's taken risks that I would be to scared to take, and sometimes I think he's more happy than any of us, even though he still seems dissatisfied.

The questioning, in and of itself, it's not harmful. It's not the disorder. It's brave, and healthy, and most people are to scared to do it. That part of it...it's a gift. The disorder part is not being able to parse the consequences. It's making leaps whilst manic, and ignoring the consequences. At least, that's the part of my brother's bipolar that always scares be, but maybe I'm boring and too normal, but I feel like impulse can be misleading.

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- [Old Memory]
  
  7 years ago
  
  Thank you.
  
  You always know what to say!
  
  It's hard for me to discern if the way I think and feel is apart of my disorder or if I am questioning what I see and feel no strings to that attached.
  
  It's hard to control myself and it takes so much willpower sometimes. Especially in a manic episode. Just trying to get a level head and standing on things.
  
  You know I was thinking I should look into maybe groups that meet up once a week with BPD. Might be a good thing for me.
  
  I hope you are well. Has the move and all of that happened??? :)
  
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  - CountessDouche
    
    7 years ago
    
    Questioning who you are and what you feel is never a bad thing. Does it matter if it's the disorder or not? There's very few people in the world who are truly self aware, or who take the time to stop and figure out what they want out of life, or why the world is the way it is. You might do it more intensely than others, and it might cause you a lot of angst, but in the long run the process is not bad in any way. It is a gift that most people will never have or experience.
    
    Unfortunately the good comes with the bad.
    
    I've talked to my brother about controlling himself when he's manic...what I've told him to do is write down a serious of questions and challenges and doubts and steps for thinking things through logically, and to ask himself those questions when he's about to make a decision when he's manic. Just run through the list- can I afford this? What do I have to give up to do this? Will I regret this, etc etc. at least then he still has a hold of all of the questions his more rational mind would ask.
    
    He says it helps sometimes, but obviously the human mind is amazing at creating a million tricks and justifications for doing what it is you want, and putting off that which you don't.
    
    I'm no doctor, but that's the best I could do for him. I've never experienced what he has, and I don't know how severe it is. Unfortunately, he combines it with drugs and alcohol which always makes it so much worse.
    
    I could tell you all kinda of stories about him almost getting himself killed : (
    
    A support group might help. I feel as if most people don't even touch the highs and lows that you probably do. I've only experienced similar because I had a drug problem way back when with stimulants, and the dopamine rushes have very similar symptoms to mania, but I still don't feel as if I "get it." People who do probably have better coping mechanisms.
    
    I'm alright : ) totally fucking stressed cause I'm moving out of my apartment this week. Then it's saying goodbye to the family, and then I'm off to straya. It's stressful right now, but I'm soooo fucking excited to get there.
    
    How's everything going with you? You seem to be doing pretty well, which makes me smile. You deserve it.
    
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- Shackleford96
  
  7 years ago
  
  That was very insightful
  
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  - CountessDouche
    
    7 years ago
    
    Thank you, rusty. I really miss you, btw.
    
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    - Shackleford96
      
      7 years ago
      
      Thanks Countess, I am glad there are still some friendly faces on here and you've made me laugh several times today so thank you for that :)
      
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      - CountessDouche
        
        7 years ago
        
        It's what I douche ; )
        
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Terence_the_viking

7 years ago

This is exactly why i don't vote. It's just a face to cover the farce. For year the media has been controlling the masses.

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Damarixa

7 years ago

Unfortunately I'm not very knowledgeable about stuff like this. And who are you Sorry :(

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- [Old Memory]
  
  7 years ago
  
  The you is me :)
  
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  - Damarixa
    
    7 years ago
    
    Oh you are stunningly gorgeous!!!
    
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    - [Old Memory]
      
      7 years ago
      
      Thank you. That is very sweet of you to say.
      
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      - Ass_gas
        
        7 years ago
        
        Listen up, Tayler. There are things that can't lie to you. The moon, the stars, and the sun all make perfectly mathematical orbits and angles that can be calculated for celestial navigation. Likewise, sampling can reveal false data. Chi Square distributions reveal the probability that there is a difference between two datasets.
        
        Historical dudes like Copernicus not only tested their own biases, but society's as well. Does the universe orbit around the Earth? Better find a way to test the hypothesis.
        
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Tealights

7 years ago

Common sense isn't common; but having the common sense to notice when to think for yourself in a sane manner neither makes anyone gifted nor mentally ill, it just make them smart.

Or maybe I misunderstood what you meant. Are you talking about spiritual awareness, and seeing ghost or something?

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