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WCDT 2036 - 2040, Oct 17th - 21st 2011
Sidhekin:
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--- Quote from: pwhodges on 21 Oct 2011, 07:14 ---Jeph's comment.
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Ah, I missed that. The zeal of the convert, I guess. I rarely drink myself, but zero?
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It's not a "drinking" zero. It's a "coping mechanism" zero.
I rarely drink, but I do not fear alcohol: I've never felt the lure of drinking to "cope". I've never "needed" a drink.
But I've known too many who were not so lucky.
akronnick:
That's what I was gonna say.
Near Lurker:
Three straight bourbons over several hours and she's this drunk? With her history? What, did she skip lunch?
Paranoid:
--- Quote from: Near Lurker on 21 Oct 2011, 13:36 ---
--- Quote from: Paranoid on 21 Oct 2011, 09:30 ---Agreed. Blowing off the dancing plans to get drunk should be a warning sign for anyone, much less about a known recovering alcoholic who really shouldn't be drinking anymore. And let's face it: even if Faye isn't* technically an alcoholic, she is close enough for most practical purposes.
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*Present tense used to reflect the generally agreed upon fact that you never fully recover from alcoholism.
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Hoo boy. A True Believer. Let me tell you: modern therapy is a destructive cult of the self, that will destroy you much more thoroughly than any drug ever will. It is their duty to make you dependent on them, and you will be dependent on them, not because they're evil, but because they're in a culture that aggrandizes what began as essentially a pseudoscientific reason to write about libertines and pedophiles in a repressed era, and over time built itself up with studies conducted to a standard of rigor that would get you laughed out of every other field to justify each contrary political or cultural zeitgeist in turn, and introduced elements of both Western and Eastern mythology to the mix. AA is worse, since it explicitly rests on the supernatural, however syncretic, and outright lies about its success rather than just bullshitting. At least the major religions are "observed" hypocritically by most, with nearly everyone recognizing that there is no God even if they don't recognize that they recognize it, but every believer in therapy is the equivalent of Jack Chick, right down to the proselytizing cartoons they give to children. It amazes me how much the defenses of modern "psychology" mirror fundie apologia.
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WTF? I mean, seriously, where did that rant come from? I'm really not sure how to respond to this. All I did was point out that it's a common belief that you can never fully get rid of an addiction, at least as it applies to alcohol. I never once mentioned therapy or religion as my source for that claim. And quite frankly, it is a common belief from what I can tell.
Also, that has to be the most venomous attack on modern therapy that I have ever read, at least outside of a L. Ron Hubbard book.
westrim:
--- Quote from: Near Lurker on 21 Oct 2011, 13:36 ---ranting
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Welcome to the forum Tom! It's been a long time since we had a famous person on here. So how is life? Are you pushing it pedal to the metal or just 'Cruise'ing along? HAHAHAhahahaaa... 8-)
That was a reference to Tom Cruise, noted Scientologist, the cult religion that rejects psychology, in case I was too subtle.
Also, is Near Lurker a logical name with over 700 posts?
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