I'm Mad As Hell and I'm Not Going to Take it Anymore!!!

[cragger65]

OK, I watched part of an old 70's movie the other night called "(The)? Network". In it, a newscaster has a very spiritual occurance/accute psychotic break, and tells people on the air to open their window and scream out into the night, "I'm Mad As Hell and I'm Not Going to Take it Anymore!!!". Of course, he's developing quite a cult following amongst the everyday Joe just fed up with the world and its ways, and EVERYBODY starts doing as he says.

So, I gotta tell ya, it felt great to repeat this to myself a few times lately - kind of an "intelligent rebelliousness" is what it feels like. Rebelling against my own lethargy and compliance. Screw that shit.

So write this out yourself a few times, let it sink in, and ask yourself, "What do I need to do to positively affect the situation"? For me, I've come up with the message-to-self of "If I am more assertive and direct, I will be happier with myself". I'm going to remind myself of this, to learn to live with my mistakes, as I TAKE THE ACTION that feels RIGHT for/to me.

Can you think of something to add to that? Your own take?

Dave

 

[Cindy]

How about :

Enough already, IT IS MY TURN !!!!

That's my latest trend or motto. I'm tired of worrying about everyone else and meeting their needs. Time for me to work on me and get something good going for me.

Cindy

 

[A-RON]

I've never actually watched that movie, but I've seen a ton of the best clips from that film. What an amazing performance. "I'm a human being, God damn it! My life has value!" Man, I think I need to rent that.

 

[brokenchild]

We watched that movie for my existentialism class. I really liked it and bought it. It is a great movie.

 

[Luthien]

I'M MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!

I'm Mad As Hell, And I'm Not Going To Take It Anymore!!

:smile:

I feel better already.

For me, the message I need to tell myself is "I am NOT incapable of doing most things, I can do anything I put my mind to. I am just as valuable as anyone else, and I can't keep letting myself be held back by my fear."

I wonder how many times I'll have to hear that one before it starts to sink in. I think it might be one for my mirror.

Thanks for the thread, Dave. Just typing that out actually made me feel better.

 

[cragger65]

Man, some smokin' stuff!!! I really do feel better telling myself this affirmation: "If I'm more decided and assertive, I will feel happier with myself". I'm goin to do it, I'm really going to work on just that for the next month or three. Making up my mind what I want out of my life right now and going for it in a calm, confident way. Fear and doubt be damned. Fear serves its purpose, but it has to be kept in its proper place, yes?

Thank you all for your contributions so far, excellent!!
Dave

 

[fin]

I love that film- "Network".....Peter Finch....is the guy, loved this film...it speaks now just as it did 25-30 (?) years ago....an all-star cast and sidney lumet-directed...just a totally brilliant film

Made me smile seeing the title of this thread.

will have to get back to you as am maybe practising some avoidance at the moment...and trouble concentrating again

 

[kaydee]

hi all

Two sayings I have come to like - "sometimes its okay to get mad"

and "today must be d***head day or something"

 

[Mercy]

"I'm a human being, God damn it! My life has value!"

Hurrah. That's the real existential truth. Like they say in my handicapped retreat community," God don't make no trash!" I'm learning that as a God created human being,(I think all life is created by God, sorry if this doesn't fit for some folks)I deserve to live the life He intended, the life that severe abuse has damaged and warped.

my life has value....i have to practice that one. Too bad it doesn't come printed on a bracelet. The very concept that my life has value is something I have trouble with....so stupid of me. I have a strong faith. How it be that I do not Know This? Maybe it's the closeness of physical flashbacks and emotion flashbacks IDK:dontknow:

 

[cragger65]

I loved that line too, Aaron. What I really appreciated about the character was his passion, the "leave no doubt" attitude he depicted so well.

Mercy I suppose it's just as important to have faith in ourselved as it is God, us being individual pieces of that whole.

 

[Lisa]

I like this!

Lately, I have been repeating "I don't stay beneath anyone for long!"... makes me feel stronger....

Also "Watch me" (defiance against people telling I can't or won't)

Also keep reminding me that it is MY LIFE... people so often forget they have more control over their lives than they believe. Particularly if you've got a lot of people telling you what to do all the time...

Never heard of this film... I want it... am going to see if I can buy it!

 

[fin]

sorry a little trivia...
"Taking Over The Asylum"

I am sure (but not 100%, so please don't quote me), that this is also a line from a television series set in a psych. hospital, well actually a radio station within a psych hospital, made by BBC Scotland, which I watched years ago (early 90's I think). It was, well is very sad and I found it brilliantly acted and utterly compelling. There were inspired performances in it by "The Wonderfully Amazing" Ken Stott and a then little known David Tennant (Dr Who here now), amongst others. It was an award winner also...just brilliant.

The show featured a lot of Beatles tracks, and also had them as episode titles. It didn't air for that long I can't really remember how long but maybe 2 months tops...I don't even think it was that long...it wasn't supposed to run for longer, it had a finite story to tell. I believe it also had a cameo from Spike Milligan.

It was inspiring and while some parts tragic it told of hope somehow.

I know I was nuts with Ken Stott as actor from then on. His portrayal of the frustration at what he sees and experiences from his job as a dj within this hospital is very poignant. And the contrast with his day job, where you just see people screwing each other over is cleverly done.

There was no-one I believe suffering from PTSD in the series at the time as a diagnosis on the programme but the history of some of the characters would lead me to believe that if PTSD had been more widely known about at that time within the civilian population, that there might well have been cause to make a diagnosis for that for at least one of the patients.

I couldn't actually find any reference to this as a quote on imdb and there are other more famous quotes from it....but I am sure it is somewhere in there. I can just remember one of the characters saying it.

Well that was bugging me for days...had to share it sorry guys.