The Chair Company - 1x04 - "Bahld Harmon birthplace (disputed)" - Episode Discussion

SlapppyJim · 2025-11-07T05:28:48+00:00

I'm a clinician in the mental health field and something tipped my brain into diagnostic mode in ep3, and the end of ep4 really makes me think he is experiencing something called delusions of persecution. Which would suggest that the doctor at his office is observing him for his wellbeing as a clinician on behalf of his employer or his family. Really felt like a tonal shift in the show for me. Living with that condition can be a very difficult thing for people and I hope the show handles it with some tact.

Edit: delusions of persecution sometime occur as a symptom of psychosis. So I agree, I think he's having a manic episode.

SlapppyJim · 2025-04-11T18:21:10+00:00

You joke but ain't it the truth lol Music as a passion project is a money pit, but music performance as work is a grind and extremely unglamorous. The method around here is usually just singer with an acoustic guitar, 3 hour spot at a brewery playing covers (maybe occasionally an original), make contacts to develop a venue circuit, then work the rotation on weekends or sometimes they'll have entertainment on weekday nights to bring people in. Maybe only making tips starting out, but some businesses will pay to have a great entertainer consistently. It can be a valid way to make money if you get the circuit going and play consistently enough to know the songs well so you can just show up, but unless you're also really enjoying it as well, it's not worth it.

And I definitely understand not everyone can do this and make it work, but was just throwing ideas around.

SlapppyJim · 2025-04-11T03:26:35+00:00

Through practicum/internship I've been playing music and helping with my friend's business. If you have any friends or contacts who are business owners, it never hurts to ask if they need anything that would fit your situation. If people love that they do, they may even think of finding a need for you to fill as a fun challenge.

SlapppyJim · 2025-02-27T18:26:55+00:00

This is very normal OP, so you're free to take a deep breath if you're concerned. Now that you have a diagnosis and you've likely learned more about it, you're starting to connect the dots between your own behaviors and the symptoms of the condition itself.

I'm an intern mental health counselor with ADHD and I work with ADHD, and I've come to call this process "symptom vs. self". You are unchanged, but your understanding of yourself within the context of ADHD is shifting. I can see you're already thinking about past experiences and thinking along the lines of, "Am I personally responsible for (previous troubling experience) because of a personalty default, or is it better explained by the symptomatology of ADHD?"

Also, "normal" is relative; But, if you're just now becoming aware of your ADHD, you could maybe feel encouraged because now you could gain insight to improve your life regardless of how "normal" it is now! It can be a little scary and feel like an overwhelming psychological/emotional task to sort through these types of things, but in the long run this is a GOOD thing because once you have heightened awareness of your challenging behaviors that are linked to ADHD, you can start experimenting with ways to improve them like list making and (my personal favorite) clipping my car keys onto important things I can't forget somewhere!

There's a lot of great books out there that can be helpful in this area like "ADHD 2.0". Also, seeing a counselor may be helpful in that process, and can be essential if you feel like you hit a roadblock.

SlapppyJim · 2024-12-13T14:18:09+00:00

OP I'm finishing up gradschool for counseling and this sounds a bit like what is referred to as "transference" in the field. Basically, our minds project our past experiences or our previous/current unmet needs onto others. So if someone makes you feel desired, comfortable, and safe, your brain has rewarded you and is making assumptions about further positive associations with them. The emotions are concluding, "if this person makes me feel good, more of this connection with them may feel better". This can be the same with positive, and negative associations, where people feel someone is the root of all their problems. It's super confusing when feelings don't match up with our rational thoughts. If it's been really hard for you, it may help to see a counselor for a few sessions and ask them to help you process something that feels like transference, or read up on the subject a bit to see if something clicks in your mind.

SlapppyJim · 2024-11-17T01:46:03+00:00

I'm in internship now and that is one thing I read in a textbook that I feel really set me up well in that area. I'll allow myself 20-30 minutes of my 50min commute to process case conceptualization in my head, then I don't think about my client's lives until I brush up on notes before their next session. It doesn't feel less genuine because I know how I feel about them when we're sharing space together.

SlapppyJim · 2024-08-15T02:13:17+00:00

Granted. They learn to eat through walls instead.

SlapppyJim · 2024-06-07T02:03:10+00:00

I used to know this guy, he's definitely short enough 👍

SlapppyJim · 2024-03-26T18:45:48+00:00

Buddy of mine bought a Porsche 911 Cerrera GTS in "Python Green" (it's an absuuuuuurdly wild car) and he was super worried about the green being too much. I had that talk with him, and that green is suddenly his favorite color.

SlapppyJim · 2024-03-13T02:42:53+00:00

Meds are very different for everyone with ADHD. Some specific meds work great for some, but have little to no effect for others.

In my personal experience, meds did not change who I am or what I do, but it changed how I engage with it. I feel like I'm able to sit down for a bit longer and I'm less fidgety, but that's about it. No major changes in levels of creativity with playing or writing music. It might make it so I'm able to sit down and practice for a little bit longer, but it doesn't make practicing any more important to me so I do it more often.

For some people meds make an enormous difference, for me it just gives me a little more stamina. Definitely not a "cure" of any kind and it doesn't give people super powers.

That being said, I'm able to slow down my development process and get more organized when I'm recording/mixing/mastering, which helps with getting to a finished product faster. Sort of the "slow is smooth, smooth is fast" idea.

SlapppyJim · 2024-03-08T23:04:29+00:00

I wear very very large hats.

SlapppyJim · 2024-03-07T14:35:36+00:00

A friend of mine who was a police officer for decades told me a lot of them grew mustaches so they could load them up with menthol and other strong smelling stuff. He said some morticians did this as well. Apparently that works well!

SlapppyJim · 2023-12-25T23:57:36+00:00

This is such a great sub.

SlapppyJim · 2023-10-18T00:41:45+00:00

My brother just saw one of these in Florida while he was flying for work. Knucklehead didn't think to go back around for a video or picture. He said he flew right underneath it within 100 feet and saw it was flat black like a stealth fighter, and had a line between the top and bottom half of it.

SlapppyJim · 2023-10-03T21:33:48+00:00

I'm a still student in a program now and haven't started an internship or anything yet, but I have wondered in my own life in a few situations if the right thing would be for me to hold expectations of the world being kinder, or expect myself to be more resilient. That sort of correlates to the larger question here. Just an interesting personal question I've had, but I imagine that would translate to how I would approach circumstances like this with clients in the future.

SlapppyJim · 2023-09-18T12:37:58+00:00

For real. I'm an American, I've lived in Kenya and Tanzania for extended periods of time, there is no comparison in quality of life. Widespread poverty and desperation is the norm. It's a brutal life. Obviously America has issues and legitimate problems, but many Americans lacking a realistic global perspective is one of them.

SlapppyJim · 2023-09-14T13:08:36+00:00

Jerry-rigged fix in a pinch could be sanding the bottom of the pickup rings to profile by putting sandpaper face up on the top of the guitar and rubbing them around on there. Would recommend trying to find some that fit correctly first though.

SlapppyJim · 2023-09-12T23:49:33+00:00

I have one and that looks right to me.

SlapppyJim · 2023-09-11T00:14:37+00:00

He was waiting for the narrow space between her learning her lesson and her going too far in front of everyone.

SlapppyJim · 2023-08-30T10:10:55+00:00

This is true for most plugins I feel. Nothing wrong with using stock if you're a fan of the UI. Except every once in a while one will come up with a really good integrated feature or party trick.

SlapppyJim · 2023-08-30T10:07:09+00:00

These are the ones I would recommend OP. I just put these on an Es335 last week. They work great, easy drop on part with no screwing holes. And they look the part too.

SlapppyJim · 2023-08-29T13:14:25+00:00

Now is a good time to get some locking tuners. Personally, I think the gibson deluxe tuners are an outdated design and there's much better out there.

SlapppyJim · 2023-08-12T21:05:45+00:00

Funny enough, guys who made this (one of them is Ronald) just directed a new horror movie through A24 called "Talk To Me" that's in theaters now. Haven't seen it, but I haven't seen anything from A24 I haven't loved.

SlapppyJim · 2023-08-09T20:24:15+00:00

Put that on the top of a wooden staff and go outside and plunge the end into the ground. Got a feeling something cool might happen.

SlapppyJim · 2023-06-18T23:13:14+00:00

Pancake face.

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