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And ritalin fixed this? What did I just read

LizardLarry 10y ago
Imagine how maddening it is to have a million random thoughts swirling through your brain and you can't execute on any of them unless you "feel" like it. It's life changing to have (better) control of executive functioning. And it's sobering if you have a lifetime of being moralized at by lesser people for things that aren't too much under your control.
- trexrun620 10y ago
  https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/54q6ha/serious_therapists_of_reddit_have_you_ever_come/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/54q6ha/serious_t... I don't mean to imply you have this disorder. However, in my limited experience, I have found viewing anyone as inherently "lesser" has only been destructive for everyone involved, especially oneself. People are different, they all have their crosses to bear, just as you do.
  - LizardLarry 10y ago
    Well NPD could be a possible "problem". The problem with that though is that when one goes through certain situations, where one is clearly the "brightest" guy in the room while "less bright" men have the reins of power, it reinforces that self-ranking system. If I have a complex analogous to NPD, it's because I've been through enough shit to give me a certain level of confidence. "People are different, they all have their crosses to bear, just as you do." Some people just suck and should be imprisoned, killed, or disbarred from any position of authority. A lot of sucky people somehow get into positions, including being responsible for the care of homeless veterans. "Lesser" people do exist. But I know precisely I'm not the shit. A major irony is that as the capacity for directed work and improvement improves, I'm more and more aware how "far" I am from having a certain comfortableness in my present situation. It's the anxiety of status, because one knows what happens to those with low status. It's the anxiety of death and waste because one knows what happens to bodies over time. It's the anxiety of regret because one is stuck with memories of one chemical regime while being in a more able one. The socialite is haunted by memories of being a dullard and .

Imagine how maddening it is to have a million random thoughts swirling through your brain and you can't execute on any of them unless you "feel" like it. It's life changing to have (better) control of executive functioning. And it's sobering if you have a lifetime of being moralized at by lesser people for things that aren't too much under your control.

trexrun620 10y ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/54q6ha/serious_therapists_of_reddit_have_you_ever_come/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/54q6ha/serious_t... I don't mean to imply you have this disorder. However, in my limited experience, I have found viewing anyone as inherently "lesser" has only been destructive for everyone involved, especially oneself. People are different, they all have their crosses to bear, just as you do.
- LizardLarry 10y ago
  Well NPD could be a possible "problem". The problem with that though is that when one goes through certain situations, where one is clearly the "brightest" guy in the room while "less bright" men have the reins of power, it reinforces that self-ranking system. If I have a complex analogous to NPD, it's because I've been through enough shit to give me a certain level of confidence. "People are different, they all have their crosses to bear, just as you do." Some people just suck and should be imprisoned, killed, or disbarred from any position of authority. A lot of sucky people somehow get into positions, including being responsible for the care of homeless veterans. "Lesser" people do exist. But I know precisely I'm not the shit. A major irony is that as the capacity for directed work and improvement improves, I'm more and more aware how "far" I am from having a certain comfortableness in my present situation. It's the anxiety of status, because one knows what happens to those with low status. It's the anxiety of death and waste because one knows what happens to bodies over time. It's the anxiety of regret because one is stuck with memories of one chemical regime while being in a more able one. The socialite is haunted by memories of being a dullard and .