Sandtrap Brought up an Interesting Point

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I think all of us are or have been broken at some point, and sometimes trying to help the person with it might only make it worse. I think if we are going to try to help someone, we should wait for them to accept the help, instead of us forcing it upon them.
This is a conscientious response.
 Some people will never ask for help even if they need it.

True, but in most of my experiences, it only made the person mad and deny it. I tried helping but they denyed it, so I let them figure out their situation by themselves, until finally they came back to me for help.
Have you thought that perhaps because you showed them you could care that they eventually came back?
Yeah, I mean we should offer them help at first, but if they continue to deny the help, I think we should leave them be, but from the little help you offered they'll know that someone was willing to help them. So maybe that could eventually change their minds, and accept the help.
And if they're not around later will you in part assume responsibility? If they are dead to ambition will you be a catalyst for their entombed desires?


 
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Are we all broken? Currently, no.

However, I do think many of us have had similar experiences - coincidentally or not.


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I think all of us are or have been broken at some point, and sometimes trying to help the person with it might only make it worse. I think if we are going to try to help someone, we should wait for them to accept the help, instead of us forcing it upon them.
This is a conscientious response.
 Some people will never ask for help even if they need it.

True, but in most of my experiences, it only made the person mad and deny it. I tried helping but they denyed it, so I let them figure out their situation by themselves, until finally they came back to me for help.
Have you thought that perhaps because you showed them you could care that they eventually came back?
Yeah, I mean we should offer them help at first, but if they continue to deny the help, I think we should leave them be, but from the little help you offered they'll know that someone was willing to help them. So maybe that could eventually change their minds, and accept the help.
And if they're not around later will you in part assume responsibility? If they are dead to ambition will you be a catalyst for their entombed desires?
I don't think you should blame yourself for the persons death, no. That desicion was brought upon by themselves, you had no part in that. Blaming yourself would only cause a chain reaction of depression, of course you should mourn for a time, but you should eventually move on with your own life.


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Ya fuckin' ganderneck.
I am very broken, but I try to remain zen.
This is the direction I'm progressing in. How is it working for you?
Well on the internet, I'm just fine.

Real life, however, is much more harrowing and harder to remain unphased by.


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Are we all broken on some level

Yes
And should we do something about it?

Not unless asked. For some, being offered help is more painful than being ignored.


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Why do you guys take this backwater internet forum so fucking seriously?


 
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Well. Here's the thing amigo. We're not psychologists. We have Mr. Psych who's versed in those fields. Goji is versed in sound judgement. And I know I can read folks like I can books. I can pick them apart, and the more I learn about them, the faster I can do it.

But we're not proffessionals. So I'll tell you what this place is. It's a community. We're all generally hurting in some way. And when we are, we come here to talk. Maybe, talk about our problems. Maybe, put on our mask and pretend things are okay.

But we're all here because similar folks have a knack for finding one another. We are a community collective. But we can't do much. We're not proffessionals. And we can screw up big time if we ever thought that. The best we can do, is talk to one another.

This place is an outpost. A waypoint if you will.

It's a stopping point along the way. We come here when we need to. And then we return to our lives and move on as best we can.

Did you ever notice, that some members eventually left our numbers? They became rare appearances and eventually, disappeared from sight and mind all together.

They didn't leave because they were bored.

They left because they were ready.

We all have problems. Some are hard to fix. Some will take time to fix. But the best we can do is simply exist as we are now. And, when folks are ready to step up and get back out into the world, they will.

And this place, is a waypoint in time for them. Something they can come back to. It's safety. Security. And fond faces reside here. Friends. This place is a shelter.

Just a port in the storm. And we'd do our best to remain that way. We talk, and interact and help each other in that way. And when we're ready to get back in the ring, up we go.
What if I never leave? Is this place then a shelter, or a prison?


 
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This is not the greatest sig in the world, no. This is just a tribute.
Why do you guys take this backwater internet forum so fucking seriously?
Some of us have no life.


 
 
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Everyone is broken on some level, most people function well enough though and that's really the ultimate aim of helping anyone.

To use a biological example,
You have a piece of living human flesh, say their arm. You take a knife and cut about 1cm into it for about 5 cm distance. If you take the knife out, it'll heal over in time and you'll be left with a scar. The tissue isn't perfect but it's functional again. If you left the blade in there, it wouldn't heal and if it did it would be opened up as soon as the knife is moved.

To turn it back to a mental point, everyone has scars. Some people have open wounds though, with all kinds of shit festering inside of it. Helping them clean it out and letting it seal up properly is the aim of the game.

When it comes to repairing each other though, that's a trickier one.

For being a supportive friend, that's something most people can do. Fixing some of the more serious problems that people face, that's something that professionals need to do. It's not a 'psychs only club' because I'm not in that category, I've said it to the point of nausea but I think most people know that I'm just a student but someday I will be qualified to help people properly. For now, I do the best with what I know because to use an example of someone unrelated to the forum - What they had to put up with in their head all the time was awful, really fething messed up. They couldn't see a proper Psychologist about it because of financial issues but I did my best to help them figure out a way to handle it from what I've either learned in my textbooks or what I was given as treatment when I was lucky enough to see a shrink about the fucked up shit in my head.

They used it, it worked and voila - one year down the line they aren't troubled by that stuff anymore.

What I'm getting at though, is that some people can't really be repaired by kindness and people being nice on a forum. There are things that can be fixed and helped by that, sure. But there are some problems that really need someone qualified to handle it, but because of the shitty nature of access to the services it's not really an option for a lot of people.

So, by all means, help each other as much as you can >.>
I'd just advise people to remember there are limits to what can be achieved with first aid as opposed to surgery <.<


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Are we all broken on some level?

Nah, I'm doing great.
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the one true God is Doctor Doom and we should all be worshiping him.
This too. What the fuck.


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This is not the greatest sig in the world, no. This is just a tribute.
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
Now they can't b outfought
It can't be outdone
It can't be outmatched
It can't be outrun


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bad album is bad


 
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bad album is bad


Aside from that song. Yes.


Aside from Hybrid Theory, Meteora and The Hunting Party, just Vick in every album.


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I don't need help. People I know and care about have shitty lives, the worst I know. i don't need help, they do.


 
 
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Seriously, it's a forum...
Snip for emergency discussion >_______>

The fuck is going on here.
You didn't snip it?
I snipped it out because it unfortunately disclosed several details about users who may not have wished that to have happened. It wasn't anything malign at all, but I'm just erring on the side of caution here. Playing it safe and removing it >.>

Sandtrap made a very good point with it though.


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The fuck is going on here.
You didn't snip it?
I snipped it out because it unfortunately disclosed several details about users who may not have wished that to have happened. It wasn't anything malign at all, but I'm just erring on the side of caution here. Playing it safe and removing it >.>

Sandtrap made a very good point with it though.
That he did.


 
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Well. Here's the thing amigo. We're not psychologists. We have Mr. Psych who's versed in those fields. Goji is versed in sound judgement. And I know I can read folks like I can books. I can pick them apart, and the more I learn about them, the faster I can do it.

But we're not proffessionals. So I'll tell you what this place is. It's a community. We're all generally hurting in some way. And when we are, we come here to talk. Maybe, talk about our problems. Maybe, put on our mask and pretend things are okay.

But we're all here because similar folks have a knack for finding one another. We are a community collective. But we can't do much. We're not proffessionals. And we can screw up big time if we ever thought that. The best we can do, is talk to one another.

This place is an outpost. A waypoint if you will.

It's a stopping point along the way. We come here when we need to. And then we return to our lives and move on as best we can.

Did you ever notice, that some members eventually left our numbers? They became rare appearances and eventually, disappeared from sight and mind all together.

They didn't leave because they were bored.

They left because they were ready.

We all have problems. Some are hard to fix. Some will take time to fix. But the best we can do is simply exist as we are now. And, when folks are ready to step up and get back out into the world, they will.

And this place, is a waypoint in time for them. Something they can come back to. It's safety. Security. And fond faces reside here. Friends. This place is a shelter.

Just a port in the storm. And we'd do our best to remain that way. We talk, and interact and help each other in that way. And when we're ready to get back in the ring, up we go.
What if I never leave? Is this place then a shelter, or a prison?

It's a choice actually.



 
 
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Are we all broken on some level

Yes
And should we do something about it?

Not unless asked. For some, being offered help is more painful than being ignored.
^I'd just like to highlight this point again <_____<

It's better to have the door open for people to reach out than to drag them through it with an offer, sometimes it is necessary to do so (Sectioning) but yeah >.>


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The fuck is going on here.
You didn't snip it?
I snipped it out because it unfortunately disclosed several details about users who may not have wished that to have happened. It wasn't anything malign at all, but I'm just erring on the side of caution here. Playing it safe and removing it >.>

Sandtrap made a very good point with it though.
I didn't read it, but I doubt it would make me think of a forum as anything more than a place to waste a little bit of time. If people are having personal problems then they should walk away from the computer and deal with real life issues.


 
 
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Seriously, it's a forum...
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The fuck is going on here.
You didn't snip it?
I snipped it out because it unfortunately disclosed several details about users who may not have wished that to have happened. It wasn't anything malign at all, but I'm just erring on the side of caution here. Playing it safe and removing it >.>

Sandtrap made a very good point with it though.
I didn't read it, but I doubt it would make me think of a forum as anything more than a place to waste a little bit of time. If people are having personal problems then they should walk away from the computer and deal with real life issues.
It wasn't really to do with making the forum anything more than a forum, it was to show that people on the forum have all kinds of shit to deal with.

And as for walking away from the computer, that works for people being mean on facebook or some inane crap like that. For the people with serious problems IRL, walking away and 'dealing with them' isn't as simple as it sounds. It's a mixture of escapism and ugh the word escapes me but there is a proper term for it.

One of the points I made earlier, is that some people have issues that cannot simply be resolved on their own and require the attention of a professional. Some can, and they eventually do, but not everyone.


 
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The fuck is going on here.
You didn't snip it?
I snipped it out because it unfortunately disclosed several details about users who may not have wished that to have happened. It wasn't anything malign at all, but I'm just erring on the side of caution here. Playing it safe and removing it >.>

Sandtrap made a very good point with it though.
I didn't read it, but I doubt it would make me think of a forum as anything more than a place to waste a little bit of time. If people are having personal problems then they should walk away from the computer and deal with real life issues.

Oh but sonica if only that were so easy!

If only I could wake up in the morning and realize that my body is falling apart and continue on with my day all merry and happy.

My hair is falling out. My skin, going pale and sinking in. My muscles are degrading at a rapid pace from winter and the effects of drugs in my system that cause me to sleep for over the majority of the day. My strength is gone, I'm losing weight quickly, and I can't keep much food down nor do I even want to eat.

My nervous system has started degrading and the docs have given me counter drugs with their own side effects.

I realize that I am cripplingly alone up here, and I'm trying to juggle my life one piece at a time.

But you know what? Some days, it's a fucking mess to look at. Because I can't even look at myself in the mirror without being aware that I am physically dying every fucking second I take this shit and dump it into my system in the vain hopes that a lump of cells in my head burns out before I do.

It'd be fucking peachy if I could wake up with a spring in my step and an unbeatable smile against anything.

But I can't. And you know what? I'd wager the majority of the folks here agree that I have one of the toughest, enduring senses of humor and light heartedness that shines even through the fact that right now I'm a walking corpse.

And I can't do it all the time. Neither can these other folks.

The internet is, and always will be an escape. Even if this is a gaming forum, or whatever it wants to be, the core community is drawn to the fact that were are, across all manner of boundries, very much alike.



 
 
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Seriously, it's a forum...
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The fuck is going on here.
You didn't snip it?
I snipped it out because it unfortunately disclosed several details about users who may not have wished that to have happened. It wasn't anything malign at all, but I'm just erring on the side of caution here. Playing it safe and removing it >.>

Sandtrap made a very good point with it though.
If it has anything to do with me I can't really say that it bothers me much anymore.

There were about 10 members listed.