View On Overly Positive Individuals

[Roslie22]

Hmmm yeah that's pretty funny? "Funnily enough, I know a psychopath who prides himself on being s...

@The Albatross, 100% NOT saying you are one!! :) I found it strange (the better word) that he was also stoic. Or perhaps, knowing how much of a liar he was, just making it up

 

[The Albatross]

How does it instill powerless though... it was just as easy for me as a child to intuit my suffering/abuse had a "purpose" than it being only debasing/victimizing and to break me. People in my neighborhood were going through the same for example/or similar with their own families... we were looked to by the younger ones. 3 of us... and 11-13 younger ones looked to model themselves on us... what we did. That was not powerlessness, that was responsibility to bring/aid/assist up the younger ones in the neighborhood.

 

[The Albatross]

Hmm. Well there is a whole lot more to stoicism than being a psychopath or a liar. might be worth a read.

 

[The Albatross]

Pardon and please excuse, I have to go to sleep now to wake up in an hour and a half. Hopefully your friend wasn't also an insomniac.

 

[Roslie22]

How does it instill powerless though... it was just as easy for me as a child to intuit my sufferi...

@ The Albatross ,
I believe in certain circumstances in can, but in the example you provided, I think would have been helpful at the time, besides we were only kids.
I would have preferred to keep my innocence a bit longer

and I am aware theres a lot more to it, and I have read about it, that's why I was surprised the psychopath was, maybe im not explaining myself well. Im not associating you with that guy at all!

* @The Albatross

 

[Friday]

I wonder how much of this comes down to 'maniacs & morons'. The old saw about how there are only 3 kinds of drivers; Maniacs & Morons. Maniacs are those who drive faster than you. Morons are those who drove slower than you.

Overly positive? Just means they've crossed my own personal line of what's Hell yeah, bring it. Love that attitude! Into FFS. Sure. Everything will work out just because we want it to. Welcome to the real world, cupcake. And stay the f*ck out of my way.

Overly negative, the reverse, right?

Maniacs and Morons.

Doesn't really have anything to do with anyone else's world view. Just the sparks that fly when our world views grind against each other.

 

[The Albatross]

Since when does life pay attention to preferences? Never that I've ever heard of.

 

[The Albatross]

It is the contrast of world views brought to the fore by the beholder... they only grind because the person who subscribes to "overly" dang near anything has a personal/perceptual preference or bias.

 

[Roslie22]

Since when does life pay attention to preferences? Never that I've ever heard of.

@The Albatross,

I'm referring to my own preferences in my style of thinking as a child, as in the way I thought about things.

P.s im also an insomniac and just worked 9 hours on my feet.

 

[Fadeaway]

@The Albatross I think your situation is actually more like the 2nd situation I mentioned in an odd sort of way.

People often use the phrase "everything happens for a reason" when they can't find anything positive in a situation but feel the need to make a positive statement. I don't think your situation exactly fits the criteria for what we are referring to as overly positive

@Roslie22 psychopaths usually aren't stoic, just the opposite.I know your statement was completely innocent. I think @The Albatross was sensitive as a result of previous statements that could be considered attackish earlier in the thread.

 

[Roslie22]

@The Albatross I think your situation is actually more like the 2nd situation I ment...

@Fadeaway hey ! That makes sense (reg. Still being actually in 2nd situation even though saying everything happens for a reason)

& that's what I tried to explain after *that I thought the psychopath was lying about that*
But I don't think I'm writing well today.. absolutely knackered..

 

[Roslie22]

@The Albatross P.S I don't appreciate the sarcasm please, it's not necessary as I repeatedly explained what I meant.