Posted by Dr. Bob on May 12, 2010, at 22:25:13
In reply to Re: other posters in the alphabet, posted by Dinah on May 11, 2010, at 8:41:34
> Poster X might feel that you are insensitive and provocative. ... They think you will hurt them
> He's enabling the idealization phases ... Poster X ... might think he's just enjoying an ego boost
> Poster X is the type that sees you as a tyrant
> Babbler A who doesn't post at all because she is so in awe of an omnimpotent and wrathful Dr Bob. She might be convinced that he would ignore her posts or be angry with her for daring to post
> poster P who would feel supercilious and superior or sceptical and would behave quite critically and abusively towards Dr Bob.
> Poster W ... [disapproves] of ... interaction Dr. Bob has with Babble
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> the expectations ... are strong and result in disappointment and anger.
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> they see you as ... incompetent and unprofessional and lacking in sense and sensibility.
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> The possible negative results would be ... contempt and even rage when Dr. Bob falls short of those expectations.sees me as:
> cruel or mocking ... or hateful or murderous
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> Poster Y ... might consider your [interactions] to be evidence of your wit and of a detached interest, and ... busyness. They might appreciate that even though you are so busy, you take time for Babble.
> Poster D interprets your interest in this thread as evidence of your caring and wanting to help Babblers.
> Poster Z ... [tends] to interpret things as meaning he didn't care about me. ... wants to be special to you
> Poster Z idealizes Dr Bob
> Poster Z is the type that gets a huuuuge crush on you
sees me as:
> loving or bored or preoccupied or amused
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> Babbler B who might fear that Dr Bob has ulterior motives in hosting this site. She might be constantly suspicious of what he wanted of her, whether to use her as case material or, more ominously, for some kind of secret experiment
> Babbler C who might think that Dr Bob would be interested in and excited by her pathology (because otherwise why would he run a site like this - he must have some prurient interest). She might play up her symptoms to draw and hold his attention.
> There could also be Poster Q, an incest survivor, who might expect Dr Bob to treat her as an equal, to share inside information with her and not with other posters.
sees me as:
> hungry
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I added and tried to categorize the latest hypothetical poster types. Any other types? Or variations of these types?
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> there is likely a variation ... who has the same expectations of Dr. Bob, but doesn't feel them as keenly. So if Dr. Bob disappoints their expectations, they are more likely to be able to shrug it off as his idiosyncrasy and something that [they have] to put up with for being here. ... part of life.
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> In fact, there may be permutations of all the alphabet posters that lead to a more detached version.I agree, there could be more or less detached versions of each type. And of course combinations of types.
Bob
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