Posted by llrrrpp on September 12, 2006, at 9:23:28
In reply to What do you do with this? :( **trigger** probably, posted by gardenergirl on September 11, 2006, at 21:45:21
Hi gardenergirl. I just about freaked out when I read your post. read this part that you wrote over again.
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> So, what do you do with something like this?
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> There's this significant thing. And someone goes to talk about it--talk about the gravity and the signficance and all, at least I assume. Being an emotional, empathetic kind of gal, to me it's about the people. That's the significance and gravity of the thing. So okay, that someone talks about the people for a bit. So far so good; a nice message.
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> But then they go on and on about other crap.
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> Then they take that nice, significant, and meaningful message, and they knock it down.
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> What do you do while they kick it while down?
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> Stomp on it a bit?
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> Pour gasoline on it?
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> Light it on fire?
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> Laugh as it burns?
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> Lie that it's not burning?
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> Piss on it while they pump their fists in the air?
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> I'm disgusted. I'm angry. And other than wondering what the consequences of delivering a forehead flick, feeling rather helpless about it all.
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> Best I can do for now, come what may.
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> ggOkay, and now read this thing that I posted mere minutes earlier on the psychology board yesterday
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20060911/msgs/685154.html
notice any similarity in the language, the words used, the images? I know that gasoline and kicking are common idioms, but still. I read your post and I was totally freaked out that you were either referring to me?? or possibly primed by me to think strong thoughts. A trigger of sorts.
I'm SO glad that you decided to explain yourself more fully. Now I know what you're reacting to. I avoided the mass media yesterday for exactly this reason.
I suppose our two simultaneous posts are an example of strange coincidence. Great minds thinking alike, or as my husband says "great mind[s] feel alike" I like his version better.
Anyways, thanks for explaining. I would have been scratching my head all day today (at the very least(, and maybe getting a freak out reaction, or worse.
-ll
poster:llrrrpp
thread:685155
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20060911/msgs/685244.html