December 7, 2011 at 5:48 pm | #50
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Z :“Originally I had thought psychotherapy would help untie the knot of guilt and rage I had. What it wanted to do, though, was (1) emphasize these, redefine them as essential character traits, and (2) then, teach me to repress them. ”
Upon deep reflection, all my experiences have been the same. The ultimate lesson I have learned from all this: never attempt to communicate anything complex, because it can and will be used against you in the most astonishing of ways.
Most people’s response to complexity is to reflexive fear and looking for a way to cast blame on the messenger. Even professionals are capable of this to a remarkable extent. People have generally lost the skill to take a more detached stance and slowly analyse the components of a difficult situation gradually, without leaping to conclusions, imposing quick fixes or casting blame.
One should not communicate, then, unless one has something conventional to say.
STAY SANE AND SAVAGE Gender activism, intellectual shamanism
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