tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291143103033467520.post3854537541875453760..comments2023-12-30T21:42:48.787-04:00Comments on Figuring it out: Painfully Personal Post #1: Why everyone should see a good therapist now and againJan Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01882825000995177531noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291143103033467520.post-12761407008006679652015-11-26T20:20:53.149-04:002015-11-26T20:20:53.149-04:00Might not have been hard to press the button, but ...Might not have been hard to press the button, but it's still brave. Good for you! I've thought a lot about what is 'crazy' and what is 'normal', recognizing the pejorative nature of those words. There are three related statements that I'd like to mash together and see what happens. Hmmm, blog post? "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the stupidity of the American public." "I disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it." "He who follows the herd walks in shit." "Go along to get along." Society tends to reward some who walk just on the edge of socially acceptable behaviours (musicians, artists, but it's easy to slide over the line into socially unacceptable behaviours (various addictions come to mind). Some previously acceptable ones are no longer, like smoking tobacco in public. A lot of people spend a lot of money trying to make you conform to their expectations of buying stuff, saying the right things, voting for the right people, and it's scary when they get to decide who is 'crazy'. Hmmm, how much sense did that make? Too late to edit, must run or lose it.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364395150014197905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291143103033467520.post-70598651539355335232015-11-26T16:44:21.760-04:002015-11-26T16:44:21.760-04:00This piece alone will make the world a better plac...This piece alone will make the world a better place if even only one person sees it and chooses to go to a therapist. A beautiful piece written by a beautiful person. Marie Rosaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05235519083350407689noreply@blogger.com