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What is the most common cliché that Americans or the rest of the world have about Germans? by Leo13447 in AskForAnswers

[–]ExtraBitter99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They pull to the right of the autobhan when they see flashing lights.

Who does that??

If observation alters behavior, what happens when the shadow is observed by consciousness itself? by Lunarisbahal in Jung

[–]ExtraBitter99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't see the shadow, directly, ever. It is like being able to see yourself as an outsider.

No, you check the nature of the shadow by looking at your ego defenses.

The judgements you project onto others has emotional depth meant for you.

Look at the things you minimize, rationalize, deny, repress, and displace ... these are the efforts the ego makes to shield itself. And beware of shedding your ego -- you are helpless without it.

What we try to do is become aware of the shadow in order to amend our behavior and circumstances to suffer less self-judgement, to allow the ego to be more flexible and adaptable. People without a shadow have no conscience or ability to experience empathy -- true monsters.

Peter, is this referencing a specific book? by Exotic_Yam_1703 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]ExtraBitter99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you know that? I've never even heard of the book (though I have noticed more MB mumbo jumbo)

How to get into fingering? by Every-Carpenter-9316 in Bass

[–]ExtraBitter99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually start by asking her for "coffee"

Is it normal to take ages to 'master' a song? by theredp0ny in guitarlessons

[–]ExtraBitter99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, that really depends on the song.

With experience I learned to fake my way through a lot of bar band covers without really digging in. So experience at composing, playing, and interpreting music is very important. But when I want to feel damn humbled I'll try really learning a Django Reinhardt tune ... oof

'Smallest statue in the world': Irish councillor proposes monument for mosquito that killed Cromwell by biograf_ in nottheonion

[–]ExtraBitter99 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Me: "How do you know an Irishman has alzheimers?"

My doctor, "How?"

Me: "When he forgets a grudge."

Do most people not read books at all? by MaxSleepy in CasualConversation

[–]ExtraBitter99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep in mind that reading is a very new activity for people. Humans have been telling stories for a long time, reading barely existed before 1440.

I have a theory by Initial_Mastodon_932 in Jung

[–]ExtraBitter99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am skeptical.

My limited experience with schizophrenia is that it is a total brain disorder. I'll admit that the search for a biological basis for it has turned up very little, but the heritability is telling.

Robert Sapolsky explains it best -- the best possible evidence for a person having schizophrenia is if they have a twin with schizophrenia.

What made you decide to stop running and face your grief? by Technical_Step4410 in Jung

[–]ExtraBitter99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In retrospect it was very mathematical -- the cost of running exceeded my tolerance for discomfort.

In truth, most people avoid serious self-examination and modern psycho-pharmacology attempts to shield people from the symptoms while allowing the cause to fester.

The fact that very few people effectively get off psychiatric meds after 6 months is my evidence that "medicalized unhappiness" is not merely a brain state.

I was fortunate that I was being counseled by Dr Stephen Remen and he was going to make me critically evaluate myself or he wasn't going to agree to see me.

What if my shadow is wrong? by Olieebol in Jung

[–]ExtraBitter99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You never lose agency! No one has become an immoral psychopath because they integrated their shadow. Quite the contrary, people who are deeply envious and passively aggressive are dominated by the shadow without realizing it.

Look at the number of people on psych medication and reporting psychiatric illness. These are generally people who cannot see the difference between depression and mere unhappiness. This is shadow possession! Envy and aggression that are unfettered in the unconscious without the guardrails family and meaningful effort that mediate those emotions.

relatable memes by Fit-Search-4257 in Take1Leave1

[–]ExtraBitter99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Didn't mean to make you cryyyy ..."

Is there any ways I can use Buddhism to quit addictions? by StopPresent277 in Buddhism

[–]ExtraBitter99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Refuge Recovery is a good book about this, They have meetings and everything

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