by thoughtographer » Thu May 25, 2006 12:43 pm
<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>There is a uniqueness to each one of us, and similarities as well. But a consistently problematic attempt to deal with the mental health industry seems to be common in TI people.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>Indeed, though the more propagandistic type of help that's offered to victims (whatever the problem or cause) tends to inflame paranoia more often than quench it. I know that I'm not a victim of "TI", "Mind Control" or anything else, beyond maybe what results from my often overactive, suspicious mind being fed (by me) more information than I'm capable of processing at my more vulnerable moments. I'm not saying that nobody else is a victim of cruel, unusual and unwarranted punishment -- I'm saying that it's not as widespread as quite a few people with hidden (and perhaps subconscious) motives tend to lead people into believing.<br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>"They want you to heal just enough so that you can see that you're improving, but never enough to actually be able to leave the system," my friend told me last night. I already knew this, though. It's the whole point of the "industry" which is keeping people coming back for more.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>Quite true in a scary majority of cases -- and I say that based on direct communication with many people who suffer from conditions similar to those I've personally experienced. On the same token, the type of comfort people often find in what appear to be "thorough" explanations of how their problems are caused by top-down conspiracies and high-level collusion by entities often described as being large as to be almost nameless and faceless tends to kick the door wide open for opportunistic people who may not even be aware of their own exploitation of a weak, desperate person's vulnerability. Sorry for the run-ons, and whatnot -- but my wrists are killing me. Does this make any sense? I'm still willing to "suspend my disbelief", but not at the cost of my own health, or that of anyone else.<br><br>Quacks and charlatans abound on the Internet. I suffer from chronic tonsillitis, and have (disgusting) tonsilloliths lodged in the crypts of my tonsils as a result, and no doctor can seem to explain the root cause to me in a way that makes any sense, but I still try their advice, it works -- partially. Their ultimate solution is to remove my tonsils, and I'll probably go that route as soon as I get tired of the routine, but I'm going to hold off until I'm sure the root cause of the problem isn't symptomatic or suggestive of some systemic problem. Look up "tonsilloliths" on Google, and you'll find, somewhere in the top results: "therabreath.com", a company that promises to have a solution to something that a lot of doctors disregard as insignificant because it's only "discomfort" and not "pain". This is not the reality to my fellow sufferers the world over who will either use the seemingly "magical" Therabreath remedies at great expense, because a product like that requires constant use for relief unless the actual cause of their problem is identified and addressed -- or they just get their tonsils removed out of frustration and move on with their lives.<br><br>What really sucks about companies like the people who sell "Therabreath" products is that they prey on people's vanity, and even go so far as to send their shills out on the Internet to give glowing testimonials on message boards, spam the Google index, etc. I won't even get into all of the vague "disorders" that I could possibly have based on the lists of symptoms I've found all over that include "chronic tonsilloliths". From what my loved ones tell me, I don't even have bad breath, but you don't have to believe me about that -- after all, I'm just some person on the Internet.<br><br>This is just an example, and I hope you don't think I'm trying to belittle the suffering of others by making drawing this parallel. I'm sure my points are at least somewhat clear, but if not, please ask and I'll try to clear up any confusion -- I know I'm not the best writer, but I get paid to write code, and the more I type, the more I endanger my livelihood. Organized abuse happens, and I can't now and certainly never will be able to deny that. <p><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>"A crooked stick will cast a crooked shadow."</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></p><i></i>
