tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post7683201516592652863..comments2024-03-15T15:56:38.460+01:00Comments on Eivind Berge's Blog: The Misandry of PoliticsEivind Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04899250633318059069noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-79924596718831416212012-07-30T11:21:14.981+02:002012-07-30T11:21:14.981+02:00Nei, vi trenger så visst ingen lover mot at gutter...Nei, vi trenger så visst ingen lover mot at gutter blir "utnyttet" basert på maktposisjon for sex heller. Du er en feminist av verste sort, Trond. Hele forestillingen om at det er galt å bruke maktposisjoner til å oppnå sex er forkastelig. Og du må være helt syk i hodet ditt hvis du tror gutter kan bli seksuelt utnyttet av kvinner. Gutter er bare heldige hvis de får sex av eldre kvinner.Eivind Bergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899250633318059069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-90904367916095334932012-07-30T11:03:42.249+02:002012-07-30T11:03:42.249+02:00Dette har slike jeg ser det ikke noe med kjønn å g...Dette har slike jeg ser det ikke noe med kjønn å gjøre men utnytting av sin maktposisjon mot sex. Det ville være like uakseptabelt at en kvinnelig politiker i 40-50 åra hadde sex med en full 17 år gammel gutt på ett politisk årsmøte. <br />Innen læreryrket er det flere eksempler på at at kvinnelige lærere har brukt denne makten(ved og ha sex med en elev) og så mistet sin lærerstilling.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946889871897497968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-50038485192163066192012-06-15T04:38:00.419+02:002012-06-15T04:38:00.419+02:00Thanks foe this blog, I will look forward to you p...Thanks foe this blog, I will look forward to you posting more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-76350379193791776662012-05-13T01:13:45.853+02:002012-05-13T01:13:45.853+02:00Freek van Zwartendÿck has a point, and more and mo...Freek van Zwartendÿck has a point, and more and more hetero men are doing it. It is not necessarily about getting it up the bunghole, you know, but easy, quick discrete sexual relief and the human touch with no strings attached. By the way, for a bloke who studies antiquity you seem badly informed about greek and roman sexual practices. Doing pretty boys was very much the thing. In modern times, every economic crisis have spurred young attractive hetero males to sell sexual favors to other men- your theory about the sexual worthlessness of men is just plain wrong, and contradicted by plenty empirical evidence. And .. not to forget: Virile, good looking men also sell themselves to women- the middle aged European hags with loverboys in Gambia surely pay for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-66163206291335296912012-04-11T22:06:39.945+02:002012-04-11T22:06:39.945+02:00Well, it is possible to get sperm from banks nowad...Well, it is possible to get sperm from banks nowadays. But women do not only have erotic capital, they also have procreational capital. Either way they win! You can do without the man, but not the woman.Siggenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811958709557074354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-26629124344705534472012-04-11T20:56:32.948+02:002012-04-11T20:56:32.948+02:00Ragnarkisten, I make an exception for procreationa...Ragnarkisten, I make an exception for procreational as opposed to recreational sex. Lie down and think of England, lads!Freek van Zwartendÿcknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-8252866892467581862012-04-11T09:48:23.615+02:002012-04-11T09:48:23.615+02:00Freek: If men stopped having sex with women, we wo...Freek: If men stopped having sex with women, we would not only ruin women's erotic capital, but any capital, since human race would go extinct.Siggenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811958709557074354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-57529120728006053032012-04-11T03:07:44.078+02:002012-04-11T03:07:44.078+02:00Ja, det er nesten sjokkerende å tenke på hvor mye ...Ja, det er nesten sjokkerende å tenke på hvor mye menn har å tjene på å knulle hverandre i stedet for å kjøpe sex fra kvinner. Ved å fjerne diskriminering av homoseksualitet og innføre drakonisk forbud mot kvinners salg av sex kan man bokstavlig talt ruinere kvinners erotiske kapital.Freek van Zwartendÿcknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-16086553568505333802012-04-11T02:45:04.986+02:002012-04-11T02:45:04.986+02:00Nei, dette har jeg ingen referanser på, jeg bare t...Nei, dette har jeg ingen referanser på, jeg bare teoriserer utifra mitt eget liv, akkurat som du. <br /><br />Hvis kvinner er så vanskelige og manipulerende som du hevder, hvorfor i all verden vil menn frivillig omgås med dem så snart den biologiske trangen til å reprodusere seg er unnagjort?<br /><br />Hvis menn har noe omløp i hodet, så innser de at den eneste grunnen en kvinne frister med sex etter at babyen er født, er for å holde mannen i nærheten som forsørger.<br /><br />Under statsfeminismen er det mer logisk å la den stadig feitere dama med stadig mer saggende hengepatter forsørge ungen sin sjølv og heller få oppfylt den sterke mannlige sexdriften hos (yngre og) mer attraktive medlemmer av ens eget kjønn.<br /><br />Jeg er enig i at ideelt sett hadde mannens kjønnsdrift på dette tidspunktet vendt seg mot yngre, fruktbare kvinner, men når vi vet hvor utrolig vanskelige de er kontra hvor ekstremt kåte unge gutter / menn er, så er det bare naturlig at moderne menn vender seg mot sitt eget kjønn, hvor de kan få mye mer sex med mye mindre omkostninger enn de noen gang kunne fått fra kvinner.<br /><br />Jeg sier "moderne menn" som er fornøyd med å bli fedre til et par, få barn. De kunne selvsagt jaget alle unge fruktbare kvinner for å besvangre dem, men det faktum at de fleste menn ikke står i kø for å donere sperm til sædbanker viser at det går an å "skru av" denne biologiske trangen til å spre genene sine og tenke rasjonelt.<br /><br />Selvsagt vil kvinner prøve å svartmale mannlig homoseksualitet og latterliggjøre / feminisere menn som har sex med menn mest mulig, fordi fenomenet truer verdien av deres erotiske kapital.<br /><br />Særlig fordi de innser hvor lite menn egentlig liker dem og hvor godt gutta trives i hverandres selskap, enten de nå ser sport sammen, har nørdete diskusjoner om latin eller gjør andre typiske gutteting som kvinner ikke helt gidder å engasjere seg i.<br /><br />Skrittet fra homososialitet til homoseksualitet er ikke langt, særlig hvis alternativet til kameraten eller den pene, yngre gutten er ei manipulerende tispe i fysisk forfall.<br /><br />Se ellers Bakers beskrivelse av biseksualitet som en alternativ reproduksjonsstrategi i "Sperm Wars". Jeg er overbevist om at unge gutter som ikke har tilgang på jevnaldrende jenter, men skaffer seg alternativ erfaring og seksuell selvtillit med andre / eldre menn er bedre rustet til å få gjennomført heteroseksuell parring enn de guttene som ikke får noe som helst erfaring og vansmekter i årevis med lav selvtillit.<br /><br />En lærer tross alt mer om forføring av å selv bli forført/forføre personer av ens eget kjønn enn å kjøpe seg sex fra det motsatte kjønn.Freek van Zwartendÿcknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-72095688412839467782012-04-11T00:11:42.919+02:002012-04-11T00:11:42.919+02:00"Ligningen går først opp når du innrømmer at ..."<i>Ligningen går først opp når du innrømmer at mange menn er biseksuelle.</i>"<br /><br />Har du noen refereanser på det? Alt jeg har sett av nyere forskning tyder på at mannlig biseksuell legning knapt eksisterer. For eksempel:<br /><br />http://isteve.blogspot.com/2005/07/male-bisexuality-myth-or-legend.html<br /><br />Biseksuell atferd eksisterer, men det viser seg som oftest å være homser som later som de er bi for å kunne ha en familie.<br /><br />Jeg innrømmer at noen få menn sannsynglivis faktisk er biseksuelle, men de er ekstremt sjeldne. Det er i hvert fall sikkert at det finnes mange flere homser enn biseksuelle menn. Og de fleste (>95%?) menn er inkludert meg selv er 100% heteroseksuelle. For mannlig seksualitet er det bimodal distribusjon som gjelder, ikke noen Kinsey-skala. For kvinner er derimot biseksualitet ekstremt vanlig.<br /><br />Dette har ingenting med homofobi å gjøre, bare empirisk fakta.Eivind Bergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899250633318059069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-16618725921730567912012-04-10T19:22:50.611+02:002012-04-10T19:22:50.611+02:00Jeg har ikke den karisma eller talegavene som skal...<i>Jeg har ikke den karisma eller talegavene som skal til for å få folket med meg.</i><br /><br />Synd at du ofret din sveindom på ei eller anna luguber tøs sitt altar da, ellers kunne du blitt Norges Jeanne d'Arc, ren og ubesmitta og høyt hevet over svinske og pinlige kannestøpere som Solum Larsen og den avskyelige lille broilerhøna hans. <br /><br />Men det er vel ennå håp for deg selv om du hygger deg i lag med din sjarmerende lojale Emma: De Gaulle var visst den eneste monogame franske statssjefen og han var jo nesten like stor som Jomfruen fra Orléans.Freek van Zwartendÿcknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-3525468606864547392012-04-10T18:58:16.740+02:002012-04-10T18:58:16.740+02:00Eller mener du menn er nøyaktig like motbydelige f...<i>Eller mener du menn er nøyaktig like motbydelige for kvinner som for heteroseksuelle menn?</i><br /><br />Husk på hva gode, gamle Andrea Dworkin slo fast: All hetro sex is rape! <br /><br />Kvinner liker ikke sex=rape med menn i utgangspunktet, de bare tolererer det med enkelte menn under visse forutsetninger. <br /><br />Løsningen er selvsagt den gamle persiske: Women for duty, boys for pleasure and melons for delight!Freek van Zwartendÿcknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-74389910203097390712012-04-10T17:57:41.771+02:002012-04-10T17:57:41.771+02:00Eivind Berge skrev:
Jeg benekter ikke at mannlig s...Eivind Berge skrev:<br /><i>Jeg benekter ikke at mannlig seksuell kapital eksisterer for homser, og at det også er mulig for hetero menn å utnytte dette om de orker. Men hvis vi altså snakker om en heteroseksuell kontekst, så er det i all hovedsak kvinner som besitter seksuell og erotisk kapital. Du kan ikke bare sammenligne det å selge sex til motsatt kjønn med homoseksualitet og late som det er likt. Eller mener du menn er nøyaktig like motbydelige for kvinner som for heteroseksuelle menn?</i><br /><br />Ligningen går først opp når du innrømmer at mange menn er biseksuelle. Sannsynligvis er de fleste menn mer motbydelige for kvinner enn mange menn er for hverandre. Får deg til å lure på om homofobi kanskje er det samme som misandri, d.v.s. en kvinnelig splitt-og-hersk-teknikk?Freek van Zwartendÿcknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-60513180745942716562012-04-09T04:59:47.490+02:002012-04-09T04:59:47.490+02:00I have nothing against genuine altruism. Indeed I ...I have nothing against genuine altruism. Indeed I consider myself above average altruistic; hence my activism for men's rights despite considerable potential personal costs. If Randianism rejects altruism, then I am not a strict Randian. At any rate I am a libertarian, and libertarianism isn't necessarily egoism; it just says you can't force others to be altruistic. Doing good with other people's money as in socialism is not altruism but rather violence. Male feminists likewise tend to be hypocrites, indeed. Take for example Hugo Schwyzer, who literally and admittedly tried to murder his ex-girlfriend and got away with it. Now he spends his time promoting the feminist definition of rape. Which he also incidentally is guilty of (the woman he tried to kill was in no condition to consent by feminist standards to the sex they had just before, and he's also had sex with students as a professor of women's studies, which is feminist sexual abuse/rape). That scumbag mangina wants <i>other</i> men to be held to draconian feminist laws and be imprisoned for the slightest sexual act while he himself is basking in feminist glory. I agree psychopathy is as good a word as any for this.Eivind Bergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899250633318059069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-45798952098167806212012-04-06T11:00:25.590+02:002012-04-06T11:00:25.590+02:00What I am trying to describe, or delineate even, i...What I am trying to describe, or delineate even, in this short story, is the encounter between the essensialistic and constructivist viewpoint. The counsellor deeply rooted in his constructivist theories, cannot begin to fathom the patients essential ideas about "good guys/ bad guys concept" There is no good or bad in constructivism. Everything is equally good, or considering constructivism is essentially (sic) feministic, men are equally bad, no matter what. They all are part of the patriarchy trying to manipulate and dehumanize women. <br /><br />Constructivism is anti-rational, not just anti- essential. You cannot give a foolproof definition of evil, granted the constructivist epistemology. But the essential definition of evil is thus. <br /><br />We can identify three basic ethical systems. <br />Irrational egoism, it is ok to sacrifice others for yourself. Psychopathism. Altruism, it is ok to sacrifice yourself for the other. And the concept of rational egoism, it is not ok to sacrifice neither yourself nor the other. In randianism (people tend to call it objectivism) Both the concept of irrational egoism and altruism is evil. But I disagree. There is nothing wrong with altruism as long as it is genuine. It is the "exposed altruism" which is manipulative. To make sacrifices just so that others might notice what a decent person you are. "Men are such scumbags, that objectifies and dehumanize women" (Yes I am a man, but since I am so critical against my own sex I am still better than most men) The only reason for their exposed altruism is to gain power and respect among other members of polite society. <br /><br />I have studied feminsim for years, and the concept has changed considerably. It is not about the "soft man" anymore, like it was back in the 70s. The nice guy is considered a manipulator. He just as bad, or worse (!) than the womanizer. But since feminism is all about constructivism, they cannot give an essential definition of niceness. They cannot separate between real manipulation, and genuine kindness. But granted the theory of psycopahtism, separating between good and evil is easy.Siggenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811958709557074354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-88187077039487186302012-04-03T16:59:36.655+02:002012-04-03T16:59:36.655+02:00Good story! Thanks for sharing. I see no reason th...Good story! Thanks for sharing. I see no reason the protagonist in your story should be pathologized as paranoid based on what he told the psychologist, yet that is all too realistic treatment in our system. Mix in some loosely defined "delusion" outside of a rigid definition of normality, and they can diagnose you with the very worst kind of mental illness (paranoid schizophrenic) and you forfeit any right to the integrity of your own mind and body. I am sure there are still good therapists out there who can actually help, but looking for one is like playing Russian roulette with your autonomy, so it would be generally ill-advised to speak to mental health professionals at all.<br /><br />Now we have the peculiar situation where Norway's worst criminal is preparing for trial in order to prove that he is sane. He *wants* to take responsibility for his actions, but isn't allowed. I wonder why our society is so scared of personal responsibility. There is something seriously twisted about the way responsibility is assigned in our culture. The responsibility for women's regretted actions is perversely transferred onto men, as in negligent or statutory rape. That type of undeserved responsibility is all too easily assigned. Yet when men commit flagrantly heinous, deliberate acts of activism, we are not allowed to take responsibility for our actions. Perhaps it is perceived as too dangerous to entertain the notion that the criminal activist is acting rationally? Or to let noncriminals think too far outside the box of cherished beliefs, for that matter. At least the criminally insane still have more rights than the just insane, so if you are going to promote "delusional" ideas, it is best to back them up with felonies. That way you at least get to have a trial before you forfeit the integrity of your brain/mind to the state.Eivind Bergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899250633318059069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-20786835379979761562012-04-03T14:40:21.566+02:002012-04-03T14:40:21.566+02:00Wow, good story. Reminds me of someone I know. For...Wow, good story. Reminds me of someone I know. For some reason people-pleasers get this response in real life "you have to start trusting people, especially those who you think are harming you"...Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840848846249018854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-84399759929739874392012-04-02T19:15:25.455+02:002012-04-02T19:15:25.455+02:00«No it isn't so, because women are attracted t...«No it isn't so, because women are attracted to bad guys. Or at least to men with such confidence that they can be as bad as they choose. It is all part of this social-darwinistic symbiosis. Women are attracted to the alpha-males, and want to be dominated. Don't you see my perspective? I need to gain respect among the other sex»<br /><br />I tried desperately to reach through to him. He made a slow nod with his head. <br /><br />«Well, OK, I hear what you are saying. But, if you could just take some time and answer me these questions...»<br />«NO, I WON'T ANSWER ANY OF THEM!»<br />«Calm down please...» <br />«NO, I won't calm down. I know I am right. I am not answering your stupid questions, and I am NOT signing anything.» <br />«I can help you.»<br />«NO, you can't do shit for me!»<br />«Mind your language please. You fill every criteria for this disorder. In fact you are the most obvious case I have ever come across. You may never be well without thorough counselling. But, there is still some hope. I have this system...»<br />Screw your system, and screw you! Your system sucks. It just makes perfectly sane people seem crazy. I know what's right and what's wrong. I know what my problems are, and I know how society works.» <br />«And what is it that makes you more capable of making such judgments, compared to a professional like me?»<br />I was quiet for a long time, then I said: «Because I have a mind of my own. That's why!» I left the room, and never returned.Siggenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811958709557074354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-12790176682040437122012-04-02T19:15:17.237+02:002012-04-02T19:15:17.237+02:00«How are you getting along academically?»
«I am ge...«How are you getting along academically?»<br />«I am getting along fine,» I said<br />«Oh really?»<br />«Yes, I have always been a good student.» <br />«Oh, you have eh?»<br />«Yes, I have... Well, except in math that is... I have always hated math.» <br /><br />He made a small nod with his head, and produced a smile on his lips. <br /><br />«But it's not my fault. I mean, I was bullied by my math-teacher as a kid. He hated me, and always mocked me.»<br />«How did he mock you?»<br />«Well like this one time, I got everything right on a test, but the teacher didn't believe I had the ability to reach such a score. He summoned me to his office, and accused me of cheating.» <br /><br /> The counsellor lowered his head, and sighed for a moment. <br /><br />«He wanted to help you. Deep down I know that you think that cheating isn't right»<br />«!!!»<br />«It can't be easy to acknowledge your underachievements in school. But putting blame on others is counterproductive. You must learn to trust people. Understand that friendly gestures is not mocking»<br />«But I wasn't cheating. I never have! He was only saying that because he thought of me as stupid. He just didn't understand me.»<br />«Well, I am sure that in your mind this all seems rational, but you have to face your own delusions. You are in no contact with your own feelings. You described your own relationship with your siblings as fairly well, but you don't even know how old they are. You claimed that a girl was flirting with you for only one reason, and that was to demean you, by dancing with another guy. You claim that you do well academically, but have to cheat on a test in order to pass. And when you get caught, and the teacher tries in a friendly and decent way to tell you that cheating is wrong, you interpret it as bullying!»<br />«No, no, you are making this all wrong. It isn't like that at all...»<br />«I have taken a thorough look at you, and even from the start you have been highly suspicious to me. You seem to be placing more importance on your own judgments than what I have to say. Although I am the expert here.»<br />«No, you misunderstand me, I know what's right. I know myself, it isn't like that at all.»<br />«Everone seems to misunderstand your uniqueness don't they? You come off as aloof and grave. Have you even smiled the time you have been here?»<br />Smiled? But I have a great sense of humour. I mean I hate David Letterman, that just goes to show what a great taste in humour I've got, don't it? I tried to smile for a moment, just to show off my sarcastic capabilities. <br /><br />«Trying to discredit celebrities as well now, are we? Listen, you clearly need help. I have this screening questionnaire. If you could just answer me these questions to the best of your ability and sign it, we would be able to confirm your diagnosis.» <br />«I am not paranoid!»<br />Calm down please, there is no need to get agitated!<br />«I am NOT AGITATED!»<br />«Calm down please, if you just could go through these questions with me...»<br />«NO! I am NOT paranoid, and I won't sign anything!»<br />« I am not trying to harm you. If you just could relax for a moment, and think things over in a calm manner...»<br />«I am calm...»<br />«No, you are clearly not,» he lifted his hands in a defensive manner. «Remember, we are only trying to help you. You need to put your faith in us. You need to start trusting people.»<br /><br />He paused for a moment. <br /><br />«Have you ever even had a girlfriend, or a regular friend? You base your life on suspiciousness and hostility. You come up with this nice guy figment of yours, and believe that niceness makes you prone to being taken advantage of. But it is not like that you know. If you are nice to people, they are nice to you!»Siggenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811958709557074354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-52347717854198859402012-04-02T19:13:39.566+02:002012-04-02T19:13:39.566+02:00«But listen, if only I could get some directions, ...«But listen, if only I could get some directions, some guidance as to dealing with people, a strategy of some sort, to make myself respected»<br />«Yes, well, you seem to be carrying some extra load...»<br />«People often think down of me, because I am such a nice guy.»<br />«Oh, really?» <br />«Yeah, and they tend to think that nice guys are terribly self-absorbed.»<br />«Well, are you self-absorbed?» <br />«I can't understand why that should imply that I am more self-absorbed than anybody elseI am just what you might call a people-pleaser.»<br />«Oh, really? Well I don't want to discourage you, but this is not going to be easy...» <br />«How do you mean?»<br />«You need to start trusting people. You need to understand that people only want to help you.»<br /><br />I interrupted him, and carried on my venting: «Like this girl I got to know. I was madly in love with her, but she was really just a player. She was constantly flirting with me, but at this party she didn't want to dance with me. All of a sudden she started to dance with another guy.» <br />«And how did that make you feel?» <br />«Like she just wanted to play with my feelings. Like she liked the attention I gave her, but at the end of the day, she really didn't care about me» <br />«And you feel that you are entitled to other peoples care?»<br />«Well, not entitled really, but I mean, she was always flirting with me...»<br />«It was perhaps only in your mind that she was flirting with you?»<br />«What?» <br />«Well, I have been listening to you for quite some while now, and it seems as though you suffer from a severe form of paranoid personality disorder.»<br />«Paranoia, ehm... okay, ehm... what do you mean?» It felt like my heart hit rock bottom. <br /> <br />«Well, the typical paranoid person often see things that is not there. Some think that they are controlled by forces from outer space, others think that the state is bugging them. But this is not your issue, you are not psychotic. Still you clearly have problems dealing with reality.»<br /><br />I was too shocked to answer.Siggenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811958709557074354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-72546151664958114212012-04-02T19:12:40.631+02:002012-04-02T19:12:40.631+02:00He paused for a moment, then made some sudden nods...He paused for a moment, then made some sudden nods, as in compliance with himself, typed something on his computer, then he said:<br /><br />«So, if you are that unique, why doesn't people listen to you?»<br />I startled for a moment. «I have my own theory of that!»<br />«Oh, having our own theory have we?»<br />«Ehm, yes»<br />«So do tell me, what are the contents of this theory of yours.»<br />«Well, it's called the nice guy syndrome.» <br />«And what does that mean?» <br />«It basically means that nice guys finish last. Like if you are being overtly nice to people, they tend to lose respect for you.» <br />«You think that being nice to people, makes them disrespect you?» <br />«I am not the only one who thinks that,» I defended myself. <br />«Oh really, who else is thinking that?»<br />«I have read it.»<br />«Where have you read that?» <br />«Ehm, I can't really name a specific magazine or something, but it's like... you know... common knowledge. Haven't you heard about it before?»<br /><br />He shook his head and looked at me for a long time. «No, I haven't»<br /><br />He wrote what seemed like several paragraphs on his computer, before he addressed me again. <br />«But what is it that you want from me?» <br />«Well... ehm... I...»<br />«Yes...?»<br />«I am in need of a strategy dealing with other people. Like how to make them respect me. Make them listen.» <br />«Yes, well it seems as though you do have some issues... It doesn't seem like you are really coping are you?»<br /><br />I lowered my head again, «no»<br />«So do you have any friends?»<br />«Not really,» I said in a low voice. <br /><br />He looked at me intensely and then he shook his head once more. <br />«There seems to be some flaws in your character, doesn't it?» <br />«Probably...» <br />«Well, I won't discourage you, but this isn't something that can be fixed within a day» he said. <br />«No, of course not»<br />«We shouldn't get our hopes up to soon. It's so important that you start trusting people. You must understand that we are here just to help you.» <br />«Yes of course,» I said somewhat appalled. What was he getting at? That's why I came in the first place wasn't it? To seek help? <br />«Have you ever had thoughts about committing suicide?»<br />«Sometimes, I admitted.»<br />«And when did these thoughts first occur?»<br />«Can't really say, I have had it all my life»<br />«Oh really?» He looked at me with a distrustful look, once again.<br />«No, life doesn't seem to be easy for you, does it? But you must promise me that you don't commit suicide, then I cannot help you!»Siggenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811958709557074354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-76952966673296200152012-04-02T19:10:39.984+02:002012-04-02T19:10:39.984+02:00The appointment
It is probably not pain in the ph...The appointment<br /><br />It is probably not pain in the physical sense of the word. It is an acute awareness of your personal worthlessness. It is not up for any debate, you just know it; manifested in your body and soul. But it sure hurts, like hell. Unbearable, and ever so breathtaking. The psychology-appointment was due in some minutes. I felt uneasy, nervous. A first timer, after all these years; not once had I ever asked anyone for help. I was independendent, but I had been told this was the right thing to do. Parts of me believed I couldn't be helped, parts of me feared to open myself up to anyone. It could get humiliating, weakening. A challenge to my own sense of pride. I fondled nervously with my hands. Suddenly a door went up, and someone called out my name. <br /><br />«Yes!»<br /><br />I replied, as though I awaited a death row sentence. An immaculately dressed man showed me inside his office by extensive use of body language. Hm, shrinks, I thought to myself. He encouraged me to take my coat off, and commanded me to sit in an uncomfortable chair at the adjacent side of his work-desk. He peered at me over his glasses. The man was rather slim looking, tall and dark haired. I assumed that he was in his early 40s. He typed something on his computer. In an inspective manner, he asked me with a metallic voice: <br /><br />«What can I do to help you?» <br /><br />So this is how it all starts, I thought. Is this the first question that will lead me to a better way of living? He looked at me ardently, expecting a reply. <br /><br />«Ehm, I have some problems...» I replied hesitantly. <br />«Yes...?»<br />«I, ehm, have some problems with depression»<br />«And why is that?» <br /><br />His question caught me somewhat off guard, wasn't he the one to answer me such questions?<br /><br />«I think that... it's just... I feel lonely sometimes. Isolated from others. Different in a way.»<br />«Oh, really?» <br /><br />He seemed to give my reply alot of thought. <br /><br />«Have you had this feeling for a long time?» <br />«About all my life», I said. <br />«Hmm», he started rubbing his chin, and frowned his eyebrows in what seemed like distrust.<br /><br />«And why is that?» <br />«Because I am different,» I said. «I just don't feel I have anything in common with most people. I am just... like the odd one out» <br /><br />I was somewhat surprised by my own bluntness. He gave me one of his looks again, but remained quiet for some time. <br /><br />«Ok, first you must give me some personal information about yourself. Name, date of birth, and so on...» <br /><br />I made a thorough reply to his question, slightly starting to feel like I was part of an interrogation procedure. <br /><br />«Do you have any siblings?»<br />«Yeah, three sisters» <br />«Are they older or younger than you?»<br />«Older»<br />«So when are they born?»<br />«Ehm, I am not all that certain,» I said. <br /><br />He frowned his eyebrows once more. <br /><br />«Is there any specific reason why you don't know this?»<br /><br />I lowered my head, half in shame. <br /><br />«I just don't place any importance on such things. Maybe that's a bit odd but...» <br />«It doesn't matter, never you mind.» He typed something on his computer. <br /><br />«Do you have a close relationship with your sisters?» <br />«Well, about average, like say... fairly well»<br />«Hm, fairly well, fairly well,» he repeated, still typing. <br />«So, what is it that I can do to help you?»<br /><br />I started feeling a bit stressed out by his interrogative style. I was in need for a quick reply. <br /><br />«It's like, well... I feel like I don't get the respect I deserve. Say at school for instance. I feel that the students don't like me. Or... maybe more like... you know... aren't listening to me, or place any importance on what I have to say.» <br />«And you feel like you have something important to say?»<br />«Well, yes... I am very creative. Often I see things from a different angle. I have a different approach to things, a broader, more artistic view on things.» <br />«Oh, really? You think you are rather special huh?»<br />«Yes, I mean everybody is unique of course...»<br />«Of course...»<br />«But often I see things from an entirely different perspective.»Siggenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811958709557074354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-8736349215129284752012-04-02T16:34:07.147+02:002012-04-02T16:34:07.147+02:00Yes, by all means go ahead and post your story, Ra...Yes, by all means go ahead and post your story, Ragnarkisten. I look forward to reading it. Apologies for limitations in the comment system which may require you to split it up over several comments, but that's just a minor hassle and it will post if you do that. I am sticking with Blogger despite its limitations because it has proven very tolerant of free speech so far despite a lot of feminists "reporting" me in order to get me deleted.Eivind Bergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899250633318059069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-85613384999433950502012-04-02T13:20:50.408+02:002012-04-02T13:20:50.408+02:00I could have given numerous answers to your argume...I could have given numerous answers to your arguments E.B, but instead I would like to have your permission to post a short story I have written called The appointment. <br /><br />It deals with the problems in connection with the personality disorder term as defined in modern psychology. As we all know A.B.B was labelled paranoid schizophrenic. His low score on standardized tests would make it impossible for him to even feed himself. <br /><br />If a man who is that disabled, still is capable of terrorizing a whole nation, then what does that tell us about that country's own disability?<br /><br />Hopefully you'll grant me permission to enter the S.SSiggenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811958709557074354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26678806.post-73152775823306728742012-04-02T12:43:02.618+02:002012-04-02T12:43:02.618+02:00Hmm, vet ikke, men nok storskjermer for alle inter...Hmm, vet ikke, men nok storskjermer for alle interesserte var en god ide :) Uansett blir rettssaken den ultimate propagandatriumf i norsk historie. Håper han benytter anledningen bra.Eivind Bergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899250633318059069noreply@blogger.com