Posted by pullmarine on October 26, 2000, at 21:21:44
In reply to Really weird theory inspired by Reason to live, posted by Racer on October 21, 2000, at 20:52:49
> A lot of people on this board have mentioned not knowing when to trust ourselves.I think this is true for everyone.
We talk about distorted thoughts, needing reality checks, etc. "something" sometimes rescues us from our suicidal plans.
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> Maybe we're just not good liars?
I think the good liars are mostly the people who are un-depressed. they are very good at lying to themselves.
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> Most of the world can understand things like social cues that leave me (at least) clueless. Could it be that our symptoms come in part because our minds are trying to reconcile something our instincts tell us are lies?Abos-f-cking-lutely!
I wonder if we're more sensitive or more tuned in to body language, and have a harder time reconciling it to what we're being told is the truth?
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YUP!!> Let's say the boss says that he really wants us to succeed with this new project. What is his body language telling us? Could the depression be because we've been told so many times that our instincts are wrong that we are afraid to trust that response telling us that this boss is setting us up to be fired? Maybe part of the problem is that we've internalized that doubt in our initial responses?
Makes a great deal of sense to me!
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> With human adults, though, I find that what my non-verbal assessment tells me is often in conflict with what my brain tries to tell me. Sometimes, I feel 'illiterate', and can't figure out why I'm so uncomfortable. Later, I'll realize that I was getting signals that I wasn't paying attention to. The body language I wasn't clued into conciously enough was telling me something I really needed to know.
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> Could that be a part of our dis-ease?I find this term so offensive!!!
JOHN
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