Yeah, that's my problem with it; winking out of existence into the infinite void. Fear of losing people or leaving other people behind is an entirely different set of emotional problems.regmcfly wrote:I have a feeling it's like going to sleep without the dreams. A wall of unconscious blackness
regmcfly wrote:I have a feeling it's like going to sleep without the dreams. A wall of unconscious blackness
GooberTheHat wrote:I've been shot at a number of times, been in a vehicle that was hit by an IED and had a 107mm Chinese rocket land less 10 meters away from me while I slept. If I was a cat I would probably have 1 life left.
"Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result."
I too think it is liberating, the whole 'you're utterly irrelevant' thing (in general, not just for Reg).SpaceGazelle wrote:You're going to die reg, alone and possibly in great pain, and three generations down the line nobody will remember anything about you apart from the fact you died a long time ago, and you were an old relation. This should be a positive thing to realise (I find it immensely liberating), but it looks a bit heartless in print.
Elmlea wrote:Bitterness and resentment cause illnesses?
LazyGunn wrote:Definitely, being twisted up inside and inability to express it could lead to all sorts of unhealthy behavior, physical and mentalElmlea wrote:Bitterness and resentment cause illnesses?
Very much so. There is growing clinical evidence that many chronic pain syndromes (such as fibromyalgia), and other similarly epidemic chronic complaints such as IBS etc are often psychogenic, resulting from unresolved psychological conflicts, suppressed unconscious rage etc. Unfortunately it will be some time before psychosomatic medicine catches up with standard medical practice in these situations, so people will continue to suffer needlessly, in the meantime.Elmlea wrote:Also, from the Guardian article:Bitterness and resentment cause illnesses?"Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result."
GooberTheHat wrote:@elmlea, the 107mm rocket wasn't in Basra 2007 by any chance? The one that hit us landed in our tents. Luckily all but 2 of the guys were out on a patrol. One of the guys heard the alarm and jumped up off the sofa and dived over his blast wall (or coffins as we called them). The rocket landed directly on the sofa about 5 seconds later.
adkm1979 wrote:That won't work unless you believe their praying will help.
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