Ann, You are scaring me. Please say it just ain't so. Thank you for reconsidering.
--- In [email protected], "Ann" <awoelflebater@...> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" <anartaxius@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <authfriend@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > It seems like the people most interested in curing these npd > > > > and socio/psycho-paths are those who feel threatened by their > > > > behavior. > > > > > > On this forum, it's become almost a tradition among > > > certain people here to diagnose FFL members they don't > > > like with personality disorders as a way of putting > > > them down. Or I should say "pretend to diagnose," > > > because those who do it don't have a clue as to > > > whether such a diagnosis is accurate. In many cases > > > these faux mental health experts demonstrate an > > > amazing degree of ignorance of their targets' actual > > > personality traits as shown in their posts. > > > > > > The whole thing is disgracefully inappropriate and > > > vicious, and those who indulge in it (Barry, Curtis, > > > Share, Xeno, and their toadies) should be ashamed of > > > themselves. > > > > > > The "cure" idea, BTW, has nothing to do with > > > compassionate intent. It's just an extension of the > > > putdown. > > > > According to Ravi, I am a sociopath, or perhaps even a psychopath. Sorry, > > no empathy, no feelings of shame. 'Pretend to diagnose' is accurate. I do > > not know of anyone here who has the credentials to make a real diagnosis. > > It is just fun here, unless one is so deadly serious about life that the > > weight of the world is on the shoulders. > > > > Whether people with these states of mind can be changed or not is a > > legitimate question. The idea of 'cure' always suggests something abnormal > > that a proper treatment will somehow 'fix'. I prefer to think of human > > mental characteristics as being points on a Bell curve and each aspect is a > > property of nature, made by nature, but some of those points very far from > > the centre of the curve may have very strange properties for the individual > > that has that point, and that those with points closer to the midpoint will > > find that distant outlier intolerable. > > > > My thought is, if one is on FFL, then there has to be something very > > strange about one to begin with. We are all nut cases looking for heaven on > > a flat screen. > > I totally disagree. FFL is not so aberrational. It is just a group of people > doing what all people do in 'real' life. They disagree, they posture, they > extrapolate, they enquire, they argue. Some members like certain individuals > more than others. Some defend and rally to the side of various individuals as > a ploy or in order to implement strategies. This is exactly what happens in > relationships, in the workplace, within the sphere of sports and politics. > FFL is not special, it is just a perfect reflection of the human condition. I > know that is a scary thought. > > >
