One of the main things I've learned is that if a topic really starts getting fun, the moderators will come in and shut it down - or maybe just move it to the "adult" section.

Other Minor Things:

I've learned that sarcasm doesn't drip as much in text as it does with the complexities of the voice.

I've learned that some people just can't be reasoned with, and I might be one of them.

I've learned that my jokes aren't good enough for prime time.



Hope that was helpful.

eh....Im stubborn, pigheaded and self absorbed....

I couldnt care less.....

Wait.....What was the question???

I can be a witness to this testament. He is!

Shhhhhhh........

Apparently you got no clue how awesome I am...why wouldi change my magnificent greatness?

You know, I really enjoy learning something new and having my mind changed. I also enjoy changing the mind of others.

Although, I don't think I've changed any minds on this forum.

Maybe once, a couple of years ago. I remember posting everything I do when I go out to meet women. I wrote about what I say, my body language etc. It was very detailed from hello all the way sex.

Many of the women accused me of playing head games. But, when asked to point out what they were talking about they couldn't find anything wrong. I remember a couple of them taking it back.

I was once conceited about knowing everything...


But now I'm perfect!

I am changing my mind slowly about the mental health profession and mental illness

otherwise,,I have to add to the poster who said he either reinforces his convictions or learns someone elses opinion

I think the forum is a great way to get to know others through their words and opinions though,,to get to know something about what type of person thay are,,,anyhow

I'm curious in what way you're changing your opinion about mental health professionals.

Very true. I always wanted to be taller, in order to get the chicks... but I am so afraid of height, that standing on a chair makes me feel unsafe and scared.

Plus my legs would dangle beyond the edge of the bed, and I would need to buy or steal a new set of wardrobe.

Sure, the chicks would like me, I say, but at what price!!

I never bump my head and I can go under any overpass, no matter what truck or car I drive.

The loss fo these can't be compensated for by a few sweet kisses.

heads you win tails i lose

if you change your mind easily you're a lame flip flopper with no backbone and no principles

if you don't change your mind easily you're a mentally constipated
recalcitrant pigheaded a$$





take yer pick

I have changed my opinions on subjects because of things I have read here. It's happened a few times.

Mental health professions and their findings are not opinions; they are well researched and tested. That's science, not opinion, it is not for personal acceptance as if it were an opinion.

If a thousand people get better taking Risperdal, and five get worse, whereas with other, earllier drugs the ration of feeling better vs feeling worse was 50-50, AND this supported by conservative measurements, then the fact that Risperedal is a better drug than all earlier ones, is not a opinion, but a fact, a scientific fact.

What I am tryng to say is that being convinced by scientific facts, even if it means to change one's personal perception he or she held before, then it's not a change of opinion, but the only thing to do.

On the other hand, weltanschauung questions, such as belief in god(s) or not, is not provable by facts or observations, so they never need to be changed by an individual.

This is what irks me, becasue even though I am also unable to prove religious beliefs empirically true, they can be show a priori false, which should be a stronger reason, because they apply in any universe. A priori truths.

And yet people reject my convincing arguments, they don't accept them, and that is what I can't accept from relious or New Age people.

I read, learn and often get enjoyment or frustration from these forums but rarely if ever have had an opinion changed.


Hard to improve on such near perfection.

I am struggling with a bad cold today. I beg you all to please forgive my spelling mistakes and mistakes in logic of language, such as negating something I ought not to be negating, such as, for example,

"though I am also unable to prove religious beliefs empirically true"
is false, and it ought to have read
"though I am also unable to prove religious beliefs empirically false".

There is a world of a difference in meaning, but I am so feverish that I can't catch them all now at this point in time. Due to my cold, fever, and antihystamines.

I apologize, and promise to start to make more sense again after I get better.

Wow, what a fascinating undertaking. I imagine it took ages to even nearly complete such a map, I applaud you for doing this in depth self study and hope it serves you well!

Well, thank you. I did it because I was totally miserable with myself and was looking for a way out. I'm sure I missed a lot of subconscious/more subtle stuff, or just stuff that was obvious to anyone else but me. But it actually did help a little bit. It was, it a weird and egotistical way, fun.

I had a strong opposition to the mental health profession as a quack pursuit before,,,but the bottom line is people must do what works for them and for some people , this is what works for them


so now, I have lightened my opinion to the following:

I believe if a sugar pill works, it should be used

I think there is alot of,,,'mental illness' that is diagnosed as such because a large enough group of people of means exhibit similar symptoms


I think we really can have more control of our own health through mind over matter, but our minds are often convinced by outside influences (including the health profession) that we cannot get through on our own and so we dont

for those of us who dont,, that sugar pill we call the mental health profession can work wonders and is well needed,,,,

I try to be open minded and for the most part, I think I am. I always give myself room to grow from others opinions however if they are really lame and out there I stick to what i know. If i find insight on something new. I will accept it and absorb it. There is always room to grow, but I dont believe in traveling backwards. If something is out of my comfort zone or too far off for me, I wont absorb it. im pretty weird already so if I dont agree then I can feel for certain something is wrong with a statement. I do appreciate some good sayings here though. There is always room for growth and improvement IMO.

I really enjoy hearing about others' opinions and beliefs. It is very interesting to learn about how other people view the world based on their personal experiences. It gives me pause for thought, and self-reflection. Has it changed my world view? I would say yes, have my personal beliefs been changed - to have more conviction in them, yes.