I think schizophrenia is largely a medical problem, one of chemical
imbalance or whatnot, rather than just a coping response to a hostile
world. Even for those whose withdrawal is just a response to a world they
don't feel comfortable in, I would say that having a 'thin skin' is also
something of a personality problem. There are a great number of
basketcases walking around out there, and I don't think we can blame all,
or even most, of them on society. Someone with an inability to cope
effectively with everyday life does in fact have a problem, and that's just
it - it doesn't indicate that society is so incrediby horrible, but rather
that this person has a problem coping with reality.
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>> I don't think the world is really all that bad, for me.
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>Ahhh... I see. So you've taken the pill as well. (Some call "the pill"
>just another meme, but we know better don't we?) Welcome to the other
>side. Did you get your armband yet?
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>-Prof. Tim
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LOL I guess I'm unfamiliar with this pill - I'm new to virus. I started
that particular coping mechanism when I started reading about Zen Buddhism,
and later Marcus Aurelius. I just get tired of everyone bemoaning about
how *horrible* everything is; there's no justice, etc. etc. People just
need to get over it.