Belief Systems Explained

It shouldn't matter to investigators if there are religious/not people involved in crime (unless religion plays a part in that crime)  but not everyone reads nor understand Dawkins/Darwin/Shelly or any other atheist - the belief system is therefore so strong that they won't challenge it impartially, they just 'want to be right' at any cost, for fear they will disappoint the holy giant It's a bit NPD.

 Beliefs don't  make facts or truth.

 It's not easy to face the fact you and everyone you know, have been lied to about gods all your life. It took me three days of severe illness to face it, and years of deliberating and study, just to accept that talking snakes don't exist. We've been globally brainwashed.

Here's a good article that describes how words are used to distract, obfuscate and brainwash. The Bible was, I believe, meant to be metaphorical - not meant to be real, same with 'Satan' stuff, it was , I believe, when it was written, to be appealing to your human traits and emotions, naming aspects of life as people and events

'The Anti Agile Manifesto'

We have suffered through countless consultants and hours of meetings. Through this we discovered that Agile is simply the obfuscation of common sense – the bewitchment of the mind through language. We have learned that

epics are really just projects
stories are really just use cases
sprints are really just work
stand-ups are really just meetings
iterations are really just versions
backlogs are really just to do lists
backlog grooming is really just planning
burn-down charts are really just earned value charts
velocity is really just output
and that tasks, in fact, are really just tasks.

belief dawkins religion

New Ways To Healing

You begin in shock. In disbelief. You may suffer from Post Traumatic Stress (I did). As you are beginning to re-remember, the feelings are going to be overwhelming. Every emotion under the sun. Chaotic feelings. Tremendous ambivalence. Anger, hatred, vengefulness, murder, all the really nasty stuff. Terrible, soul-tearing loneliness. This is normal, this is you being human. Feel all the feelings, cry an ocean. This is grieving. I cried for 3 years, almost every day. I was comforted by this saying from mystical Judaism, “G-d counts the tears of women” (and men, I’m sure).
At the same time >

Lilly Hope Lucario explains 'Complex PTSD'

People often ask me what is Complex PTSD?


I describe it as; PTSD, plus a whole range of other symptoms, across a wide range of disorders, including, but not limited to;

- Bipolar
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Attachment Disorders
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Dissociative Disorders
- ADHD
- Fibromyalgia
- Digestive Disorders
- Chronic Pain
- Insomnia
- And more.

This disorder is caused by prolonged, repeated abuse, within a captivity situation, where there is no viable means of escape, mostly caused within childhood, domestic violence relationships, kidnapping, war, enforced prostitution, human trafficking etc.
Each person will have a different level of symptoms within these, and not all will apply - but many will.

I believe, as do experts like world renowned trauma expert John Briere - and my inspiration Pete Walker, that many who have multiple diagnoses, in fact have Complex PTSD.
Complex PTSD - is far more than PTSD. Far more difficult to manage, and cope with.
Complex PTSD, also has higher levels of suicide rates, than PTSD, and PTSD is bad enough for this.

~ Lilly Hope Lucario

Empathic people are natural targets for sociopaths - protect yourself -- Science of the Spirit -- Sott.net

Empathic people are natural targets for sociopaths - protect yourself -- Science of the Spirit -- Sott.net: http://www.sott.net/article/268449-Empathic-people-are-natural-targets-for-sociopaths-protect-yourself

Police to be trained in not f*cking things up

Police to be trained in not f*cking things up

ADHD, substance abuse and conduct disorder develop from the same neurocognitive deficits - Medical News Today

ADHD, substance abuse and conduct disorder develop from the same neurocognitive deficits - Medical News Today

Celebrity Stalkers - The Problems + Daily Mail

Celebrity Stalkers - The Authentic Problems


Superficial V Authentic Love 


 I doubt that the stalked completely understand the mindset of sociopaths or their motivations. Some such criminals don't have the ability to demonstrate their anger in a non ASPD way. A nice fan/love-puppy, would support you, never undermine you, always admire with a friendly heart, taking into account they would regard you as 'close', as you are human too (despite your VERY special talents)

A dangerous stalker would be a jealous, maladaptive, nasty piece with nice 'moments' thus confusing everyone with creating and propagating paranoia - a superficial phony unable to sympathise properly.  A fkn nasty brat.

This is ALSO caused by loneliness, frustrations, injustice, negative personality (Millons cluster B NPD) lack of validation and the belief that because you mingle with VIP's, that you must all be having violent sex with babies of all descriptions.

The press, such as the Mail, can see that celebrities are often NPD but they haven't figured it out yet. That's why we love the Daily Mail. They take some NPD's down a peg. As does Steve Allen at LBC. His attacks on Jordan and Kerry Katona are priceless.

The craving and need for fame and more and more attention, is simply 'filling in voids' and/the fact that as a child, you were emotionally reinforced most, when showing off and being entertaining. Your emotions got stuck there. You want more of that, or - you seek to exorcise your pain of childhood abuse, like Billy Connolly did.

 Some folks think that the more they add to a skill, the better they will be. Not always the case unless you are self-aware and self-critical and forgiving.

There's a lot of unresolved childhood issues out there. And a lot of loneliness. So keep up your apps, fan clubs and Facebook pages, and try not to be too special to talk to the people who may really love you.

Thanks

 Elizabeth Lucye Robillard

A Worthy Reminder - Great Work Dr.Bahr

An Unusual Path: Moving from Psychopathology to Diversity

Michael W. Bahr

Adaption-Innovation (A-I) Theory …provides a potentially rich alternative in understanding what at first glance might be construed as disordered behavior.

One of the strengths of the discipline of psychology is its emphasis on understanding and treating psychopathology, or disordered behavior. For two centuries, psychologists have aided literally millions of individuals afflicted with disorders such as anxiety, personality problems, and substance abuse. As research increased, exciting breakthroughs occurred in the treatment of depression, hyperactivity/inattention, and dementia. Because of its deep, careful understanding of disordered behavior, psychology significantly contributes to the overall mental health of children and adults throughout the world.

Concurrent with these strengths, psychology has also been prone to pathologize—to identify as disordered behavior—those behaviors that are not overtly understood or accepted.  For example, individuals from particular minority groups were regularly diagnosed as homosexuals and were viewed as pathological until research concluded that being gay or lesbian represented a normal variation on a continuum of affectual orientation, ranging from heterosexuality to homosexuality. Consequently, the American Psychological Association (1975) ceased to consider it as a type of psychopathology. More recently, psychology continues to be concerned about the disproportionate numbers of women diagnosed with mental health problems, thereby raising concerns about gender bias (Russo, 1990). Thus, as individuals trained to identify and treat aberrant behavior, psychologists must be careful not to pathologize those problems that are not adequately understood.

I am a psychologist. Although I work predominantly from a wellness orientation and because I tend to view a behavior as pathological only under the most serious circumstances, I believe that I am not the type of person who quickly goes down the path of psychopathology when solving a problem. I admit, however, that when confronted with a difficult behavior from a person or group, I am sometimes inclined to think about it relative to how any psychologist might view it—as disordered behavior.

What if, however, problems were conceptualized not as the result of aberrant behavior but of cognitive style? Adaption-Innovation (A-I) Theory (Kirton, 2003) provides a potentially rich alternative in understanding what at first glance might be construed as disordered behavior.  At its core, A-I theory posits  that each individual has a preferred  cognitive style that implicitly influences behavior. High adaption and high innovation are extremes on a continuum with an individual having a preferred style, to a specific degree somewhere along the continuum. Adaption is a style that generally relies on clear and well-developed parameters, has less rather than more flexibility, and works effectively in familiar and existing circumstances. By contrast, innovation as a style relies far less on well-developed parameters, is characterized by its flexibility, and may work effectively in which the very setting of the proble is changing. Behaviorally, adaptors may be viewed by innovators as “sound, conforming, safe, predictable” (Kirton, 2003, p. 55); conversely, adaptors may view innovators as “glamorous, exciting…impractical, risky” (p. 55).

When it comes to problem solving, people with more adaptive preferences have a unique set of characteristics. They tend to work via consensus and problem solve effectively under well known boundaries within a system. They also contribute to problem solving by typically developing a few, well-defined, efficient solutions. Their more innovative counterparts can be equally effective in problem solving, though their abilities tend to be very different from adaptors’. Innovators tend to redefine problems and understand them in ways that look very different than the original description. Innovators also are less concerned with working in an efficient manner, choosing instead to focus on information that may appear irrelevant to the problem. According to Kirton (2003), adaptors can be very useful in addressing problems that require short-term change within the parameters of an existing system; on the other hand, innovators may work effectively on problems that require long-term change and result in modifying a system. Finally and most importantly, both styles have their unique strengths and limitations, and according to the theory, neither is superior to the other.

Because of its descriptive rather than diagnostic nature, A-I theory provides psychologists an alternate perspective through which to understand behavior. Whereas behaviors such as paying extraordinarily close attention to detail and having an extremely high need for clarity could be grounds for considering obsessive-compulsive disorder, A-I theory suggests that an individual may be highly adaptive and possesses a unique set of problem-solving skills.  Although an individual who appears to have difficulty concentrating for an extended period and moves quickly from one task to another could raise a concern about the existence of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, A-I theory might explain these behaviors within the context of a highly functional innovator at work.

These brief and perhaps simplistic examples are not meant in any way to diminish the importance of treating individuals with real and significant psychopathology. They offer psychologists, however, the prospect of understanding behavior through a different set of lenses.  A-I theory informs psychologists of the important context cultural variables play in understanding behavior. Broadly defined, cognitive style can be conceptualized as an individual difference that is manifest in distinct cultural ways as are other characteristics (e.g., gender, race, social class, religiosity, etc.).  I admit this is an arguable point, but Kirton (2003) appears to understand the importance of a descriptive, rather than diagnostic, conceptualization of behavior when he reminds us that “there is a marked tendency for people to attribute differences in style (indeed, any differences between them and others) as level differences” (p. 5).  In this case, level refers to hierarchical differences in ability or competency.

As a psychologist who values cultural identity, I believe that A-I theory provides an opportunity to move from a pathology-based model of understanding behavior to one much broader that promotes uniqueness, highlights stylistic strengths, and ultimately embraces behavior as an expressed form of diversity. This is a very different path for the field of psychology to follow, one far less familiar and less comfortable. But then, if we’re sincere about embracing diversity, such paths always are.

Dr Michael Bahr, Chairperson, Department of Educational and School Psychology in the College of Education, Indiana State University.  2004

References

American Psychological Association. (1975, January). Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns Policy Statements.  Retrieved February 20, 2004, from http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/policy/statements.html

Kirton, M. J. (2003). Adaption-Innovation in the context of diversity and change.  London: Routledge.

Russo, N. F. (1990). Forging research priorities for women’s mental health.  American

Psychologist, 45, 368-373.

Stephen Hawking speaks for me!

Extreme Peace Therapy

One of the troubles in therapy today is, people are being fed dangerous information with NLP - it inflates the ego of people who could be really nasty or have little or no skills. This breeds the 'culture of entitlement' that peeves so many good people today.  So, time for CHANGE! (And it doesn't have to hurt!)

Make a list of issues you want to address e,g

Bathing
Jumping
Psychology
Baking Scones
Email
Knitting
Project
Politics


Keep a note taking program open on your screen

Add reminders and random thoughts to the notes all through the day/night. Summarising and editing until you are satisfied.

Do this for 35 days (RESTART is okay)

Follow your own instinct while clarifying, elaborating and diversifying, beef up your ideas

Avoid creating a phony self-image that would cause you anxiety or distress

Expand your own ideas instead of ones you picked up from others

Care about the things that matter to your world

Focus by creating a nice space around you and learn to control your reactions and reflexes


Extreme Peace always



Elizabeth Lucye Robillard

Trauma Queen!

NPD thinking can be VERY similar to trauma. Have you tried these tips for when in a bad way? Give it a go. Might help. Here is an audio trying to explain the dynamics of phobias in a different way.

 Drugs can enhance your problems as they stop you laughing! I am very f*cked up by losing Robin Williams and am positive he would not have died had he been drug free and able to feel his dopamine and serotonin properly! It's best to stop. Hard? Try following procedures for NEW thought-stopping and see a nutritionist!

What IS your tension? Mark writes!

We need to 'know the beast' before we can vanquish it:

1) Sit down and think: "What is making me tense?"

2) Write down anything that comes to mind (it may even be a particular person)

3) Think about practical ways that will (along with these tips) help you to either improve the situation or at least get some respite from it. Or take your list to a practically-minded friend.

Sometimes, the simplest things make the biggest difference.

To your inner peace,

Mark

Extraordinary being - Never Fear, Chunky is Here!

Mark the London Taxi Driver philosopher

Is Gang Stalking Always Quakers? You can be sure, it's being investigated - A Christian Writes Sense!

 

Gang Stalking and Christians

What is gang-stalking (mobbing or mob-stalking are common related terms)? It is a popular expression coined for the support role that organized groups play in the 24-hour harassment of victims of psychological abuse. They may be moved into apartments or homes that adjoin the victim, drive in traffic surrounding the victim, or be in close proximity to the victim in other roles in his daily routine. Generally, they provide the non-stop pattern of small, cruel abuses designed as part of a larger scheme of psychological torture. Typically, they are managed by higher level covert organizations providing expertise, funding, technology and oversight (including through-the-wall surveillance and torture technology). These are lowest level of individuals in this hierarchy of abusers, and appear to be recruited from military and community policing organizations.

Are you are a participant in gang-stalking? Do you consider yourself a Christian? Perhaps you are Catholic, Protestant or a member of another “Christian” denomination. As such, you generally have a high regard for Jesus Christ, his leadership, and thinking. How does Jesus feel about the practice of gang-stalking? The fact is, we don’t have to guess. The Bible records an incident of gang-stalking that occurred in Jesus day. More importantly, it shows how Jesus responded to the incident. Since a Christian is a follower of Christ, we would want to know about this incident, and how it revealed his viewpoint on this matter.
The gang-stalking incident is recorded by two of the gospel writers, Matthew and Mark, at Matthew 8:28-34 and Mark 5:1-17. I invite you to read both accounts in your Bible. As recorded, Jesus encountered two demon-possessed men, in the region east of the Sea of Galilee. So fierce were the demon-possessed man and his companion that no one dared to pass the area where they had their dwelling among the tombs. Under demon influence, the man named Legion walked about naked, and day and night he cried aloud and slashed himself with stones. All efforts to bind him, even with fetters and chains, were unsuccessful. Christ Jesus, however, freed this man and his companion from the power of the demons. Thereafter the expelled demons took possession of a herd of swine and caused these to rush over a precipice to their death in the Sea of Galilee. The freed man, in gratitude and faith, became a follower of Jesus Christ.
Why can we say that this was, in fact, gang-stalking? Well, gang-stalking involves a group ganging up on one man as a form of harassment and torment. Interestingly, when Jesus asked the demons to identify themselves, the head demon said his name was Legion. What is the significance of his name? Well, in the Roman army of that day, a Legion was a division of 6000 soldiers. So, the demon was acknowledging by his name that there were possibly thousands of demons who mobbed and possessed this one man. Take note that this was a 24-hour pattern of abuse, that included sleep deprivation and physical and psychological torture. It had the effect of isolating the man from the public, forcing him to live naked in a cemetery. Can you see the striking similarities to modern day gang-stalking? Like demon mobbing, a large group of gang-stalkers participate in a collective attack on one person. The continuous barrage of psychological abuses is designed to isolate and destabilize the victim.
Just what gratification this gave the demons is unknown, but there must have been something about it that enabled them to reap an unnatural satisfaction. It certainly gave them opportunity to torture, vent sadistic desires, and also to partake of the cowardly mob spirit by ganging up on men. Gang-stalking is a common perversion among demons according to the scriptures (Matt. 12:43-45).
So, who would you say are the original gang-stalkers? Who invented this evil? Clearly, the demons. It satisfies the selfish motives of the group practicing it. It is not a tool of justice. It is rather a gross violation of basic human rights. It ignores universally honored principles of justice. It is designed to torment, harass, and victimize the powerless. And, it is cowardly, an expression of mob violence, as the demons demonstrated.
How did Jesus respond to this incident of gang-stalking? Moved by a strong sense of justice and compassion, he took immediate steps to bring relief to the victim, by expelling the demons. In doing so, he set the pattern for us. True Christians “love their neighbors” and desire to relieve their suffering, not cause it.
If Jesus were on earth today, how would he feel about gang-stalking? In this Bible account, the demons feared punishment from Jesus. Why? They knew that their behavior was grossly sinful. Even if man does not punish us for such behavior today, is it unreasonable to conclude that Jesus would consider our actions repugnant? Would he consider this demonic practice acceptable for Christians? Would imitating a cruel scheme crafted by demons make you a follower of Christ, or, of the demons? As a Christian, whose pattern of behavior are you obligated to follow?
Can we rightfully consider gang-stalking a perversion? Well, the demons were so addicted to the pleasure derived from mobbing and tormenting humans that upon being forced to leave their victims, they took possession of a nearby herd of swine and caused these to rush over a precipice to their death in the Sea of Galilee. – Mt 8:28-34; Mr 5:1-20. Do you think humans are any less likely to find a perverse, addictive thrill in torturing their victims? Imagine if you discovered that a neighbor of yours was tormenting one of your pets, perhaps a dog or a cat for years. Would you consider that normal behavior? Does it become more “normal” if the target of the torment is human?
Take a closer look at how Jesus responded to this crime. His sense of justice was outraged, yet, he did not resort to giving the demons a “taste of their own medicine.” He did not abuse his power and authority by torturing the demons in turn, as a form of vigilante justice. In fact, Jesus never used torture, be it physical or psychological as a response to those who attacked him. He demonstrated and taught his disciples to “love their enemies, and to pray for those persecuting them.” – Matthew 5: 43,44. What can the Christian victims of gang-stalking learn from this? Like Jesus Christ, they never lower themselves by imitating the thinking or behavior of their abusers. Retaliation is never justified for it would make the Christian victim, in turn, imitators of the demonic spirit behind gang-stalking. And, in practical terms, it protects the victim from being lured into self-destructive behavior, a key motive behind gang-stalking.
I consider myself a Christian. Therefore, in view of the foregoing, I am determined not to imitate behavior that is clearly in violation of Bible principles. I would not victimize others in this way if asked to do so by any human authority. Also, as a victim of such behavior, I find adopting the thinking or behavior of my persecutors in any way utterly repugnant. Even in small things, I constantly monitor my thinking to check any tendencies in this regard.
In closing, I again ask; Are you a Christian? If your claim to be such is genuine, you will reflect the thinking of Jesus Christ in how you treat your fellowman.

To Beat Heroin Addiction -

To Beat Heroin Addiction, A Turn To Coaches

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By Martha Bebinger, WBUR

Aug 11, 2014

This story is part of a partnership that includes WBUR, NPR and Kaiser Health News. It can be republished for free. (details)

GOSNOLD, Mass. — Two young men sit in a car outside a church or union hall where they just attended a Narcotics Anonymous meeting. Both men are addicted to heroin. But they haven’t used the drug since they finished a residential treatment program a week or so earlier.

“This happens a lot, there’s the two of us sitting together,” says Jeremy Wurzburg, a thin, pale 21-year-old who became addicted to heroin two years ago.
“We both,” Wurzburg pauses, “we’re not sure whether we’re going to use or not …” That moment, for Wurzburg, could lead right back to his drug of choice, heroin. Most recovery programs, he says, don’t — and maybe can’t — prepare patients in early recovery to fight that urge alone.
“Once I got out of treatment into the real world, it was a big shock,” Wurzburg says.
Of patients addicted to heroin who stop, 40 to 60 percent relapse within the first year. For many it happens soon after finishing a recovery program.
‘Custom-Tailored’ Recovery Help
Wurzberg is now in a new young adult recovery program. It’s a one-year pilot project at Gosnold, which runs a network of addiction treatment services on Cape Cod.
Wurzburg agreed to live in a sober house, attend daily 12-step group meetings and get individual counseling. Perhaps most importantly, Wurzburg has help daily, sometimes hourly, from a recovery coach. Read more

Free Book to aid YOU!

Exposing the Machiavellian nature of some that maybe ascribed to 'psychopathy' - and maybe of the Bandler - NLP? Read a free copy of 'Mask of Sanity' describes Psychopathy  and what to look for - be vigilant HERE (FREE PDF, clean)

Great Article, 'Triple Focus' - THE WAY

Self-Awareness Training

The children coming into their second grade classroom that morning arranged their chairs in a circle for a daily ritual: Their teacher asked every child to tell the class how they felt (unless they didn’t want to share this), and why they felt that way.
This simple exercise in a New Haven, CT elementary school was the first time I saw a lesson in emotional literacy.
Naming emotions accurately helps children be clearer about what is going on inside – essential both to making clearheaded decisions and to managing emotions throughout life.
Self-awareness – turning our attention to our inner world of thoughts and feelings – allows us to manage ourselves well. An inner focus lets us understand and handle our inner world, even when rocked by disturbing feelings. This is a life skill that keeps us on track throughout the years, and helps children become better learners. MORE here

Neuroscience and the Psychopath Inside with James Fallon