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Posted by muffled on April 15, 2006, at 1:16:25
Why are so many of us so ready to kill?
I horrify myself.
Whats inside.
The world.
I dunno.
It just seems so wrecked sometimes.
Or maybe its just me thats wrecked.
I'm getting myself confused.
Cuz I'm not.
But some of me is.
Wrecked that is.
Forever.
Not sure what I'm trying to say.
I'm lost in a sea of confusion.
Posted by wildcard11 on April 15, 2006, at 11:50:43
In reply to Why do so many of us feel so unsafe?, posted by muffled on April 15, 2006, at 1:16:25
~because the world can be unsafe and is to a lot of us. i think you describe the emotions well, lost in a sea of confusion...
(*(*(*(*muffled*)*)*)*)
Posted by madeline on April 15, 2006, at 11:58:20
In reply to Why do so many of us feel so unsafe?, posted by muffled on April 15, 2006, at 1:16:25
I'm not sure safety is so much about the situation at hand as it is about a state of mind.
For me, it is very hard for me to feel safe anywhere because I never felt safe growing up. I'm always on the look out for some danger, either perceived or real.
Although it is getting better. I feel very protected and good in my house now and with my therapist in his office.
So i do think there is hope that fear can be overcome.
I love your posts muffled. Please don't go away again.
Posted by Phillipa on April 15, 2006, at 13:57:41
In reply to Re: Why do so many of us feel so unsafe? » muffled, posted by madeline on April 15, 2006, at 11:58:20
Yes Muffled stay and one of the reasons I feel unsafe is because everything on the news is murder or bad things. Love phillipa
Posted by special_k on April 15, 2006, at 20:19:06
In reply to Why do so many of us feel so unsafe?, posted by muffled on April 15, 2006, at 1:16:25
seemingly random acts of god...
and the message that i'm not fit for human company.
Posted by jay on April 16, 2006, at 23:36:24
In reply to Why do so many of us feel so unsafe?, posted by muffled on April 15, 2006, at 1:16:25
Sorry...that's a title from a chapter in Michael Moore's book. In it, he relates on this book:
"The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things" by
sociologist Dr. Barry Glassner"Americans are afraid of many things that shouldn't frighten them, writes Barry Glassner in this book devoted to exploding conventional wisdom. Thanks to opportunistic politicians, single-minded advocacy groups, and unscrupulous TV "newsmagazines," people must unlearn their many misperceptions about the world around them. The youth homicide rate, for instance, has dropped by as much as 30 percent in recent years, says Glassner--and up to three times as many people are struck dead by lightening than die by violence in schools. "False and overdrawn fears only cause hardship," he writes. In fact, one study shows that daughters of women with breast cancer are actually less likely to conduct self-examinations--probably because the campaign to increase awareness of the ailment also inadvertently heightens fears.
Although some sections are stronger than others, The Culture of Fear's examination of many nonproblems--such as "road rage," "Internet addiction," and airline safety--is very good. Glassner also has a sharp eye for what causes unnecessary goose bumps: "The use of poignant anecdotes in place of scientific evidence, the christening of isolated incidents as trends, depictions of entire categories of people as innately dangerous," and unknown scholars who masquerade as "experts." Although Glassner rejects the notion that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself, he certainly shows we have much less to fear than we think. And isn't that sort of scary?"from Amazon.com
Jay
Posted by muffled on April 17, 2006, at 12:53:13
In reply to The United States of *BOO*..., posted by jay on April 16, 2006, at 23:36:24
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