Posted by Damos on February 28, 2005, at 23:41:52
In reply to Re: Depression is a boulder too... » Damos, posted by alexandra_k on February 28, 2005, at 21:02:38
> Hey Mr Man :-)
Hey yourself :-)
> > Oh no no no - not for you!!! You live in Sydney!! You should be able to get good care on the public system, shouldn't you??? I would do better in Auckland.. Or most of the cities in Australia... It is just that I am not in a 'proper' city..Should be the case, but because I work I have to be privately insured and pay through the nose for everything or join a list and wait for everything. Maybe it's just I like to do things the hard way and work them out for myself. Might also be that I have a tendency to be just a tad cynical and sceptical. ;-)
> Yeah. Not much chance of that happening ;-)Sorry to hear that :-(
> Yeah. And if anyone tells me I can 'act my way into feeling different' one more time I shall SCREAM at them, I swear..AAARRRRRRHHHHHHHH, don't you just hate that - what are they thinking??????? My personal favorite was "You just choose to be like that." HELLO - like anyone would choose to be like this EEEYYYAAAHH
> Ah. But then we would need a map of how to 'interpret' the signposts.. And then another map of how we interpret the map and so on.. (Wittgenstein). Point is we just do go on and find our way.. Tis our 'form' of life...
E-knee, Me-knee, My-knee, Mo, round and round and round we go!
> So you were happier than you are now.. Though things weren't perfect??No, I was just denying that the problems existed and believing that the absence of things and feelings I thought should have been there was just something wrong with me.
> Yeah. It is hard for me too.
> But I am sure it is even harder for Aussie Blokes ;-)I'm really sorry to hear that.
I'm sure the thought police are rounding up my first thought in response to this. I somehow doubt it though. Touch and physical intimacy issues must be harder for a woman as we men place so much unfair pressure/expectation/resposibility/blame on you. I'm getting better with the polite social stuff. Anything more is not much of an issue for me since I haven't been in that position for just over a decade.
> I saw them maybe 3 years after. They seemed to recognise me somewhat.. But look to their new owner the way they used to look to me.. Didn't mind when I left.. Still, they are happy.And you must've felt good seeing them happy??
> Hmm. I am trying to picture that... I know what English Springer Spaniels look like.. But I can't picture a pointer.. If I were to get another dog I would like an Irish Setter or an English Springer, I think... Not quite as smart as the border collies. But a tendancy to be more affectionate and slightly less active.A lot like a Springer but a short coat. Just such a beautiful sensitive nature.
> I first encountered the animal rights arguments about 7 years ago as an undergraduate. Felt bad and a bit guilty... But continued on the same regardless. Only October last year I decided the cognitive dissonance (Brain Cramp) was too much for me... Made easier with my officemate being vegan.Couldn't do the vegan thing - too many food alergies. But I admire you for trying :-)
> And I have just finished marking essays on that. So I am in Ethics mode at the moment... ;-)Well I didn't think an intellectual pygmy like me would add too much to the debate so stayed out of it. Trying to find sufficient time to enter it is also a problem. But it did take me for a fun ride looking at the "leaps of abstraction" and the way we use labels to explain and interpret reality, to the tyranny of opposites and the whole self awareness, sentient being thing. Just lapped it up. You are a remarkably interesting young lady and I think those you are tutoring are very lucky to have you.
Sleep tight dear lady.
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