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What exactly do people mean when they say "Get over it'?
GregFL:
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Certainly choosing to be a victim is not the most healthly response to the Seed. But I am not so sure it's really choosing to be a victim. Choosing being the operatie word there. Let me explain what I mean.
Real addicts who embraced the teachings probably did benefit and their lives were made richer and better by the experience of separating themselves from the evil in the outside world.
But there were many, many others who did not have any physical addictions and did not benefit from that separation. For them is was a very different traumatic experience that stunted growth rather than fostered it. I am one of those.
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Me too Stripe, me too. On top of losing what little family I had, all my friends and self confidence, what I did was internalize anger and developed extreme problems with authority which led to many more problems for me. I could not even understand why I was that way...it took a long time to sort thru it.
For many years, I refused to even acknowledge it could have been a good experience for anybody because I saw the whole issue of cultic immersion as extremely negative. But there has to be room for contrary experience and I have softened on that position somewhat.. for instance someone who was an addict that got over their addiction in the seed would defintely see the experience from a different perspective than you and I, who were just kids thrust into a personality cult/drug rehab for no real reason. Forcing a 14 year old to abandon all of his ego and identity is generally a bad thing...but a 20 year old heroin addict may think that is a fair trade off. Then again maybe not....
There is no 100% right or wrong. However, I still strongly believe that the Seed and all these synanon type programs cause much more problems than they solve and are generally destructive to the majority of people who experience them.
Stripe:
I am glad to know that over time my attitude will soften. I guess after spending 30 years trying to figure out what was wrong with me (when there was never really anything wrong other than "bad medicine") well, it does make me resent all of the anguish, lost time and wasted effort. But, the good of it is I finally figured that out just a few months ago.
So, I guess in time I will soften, unlike my girl-moustache which (as you can see) has gotten thicker and stiffer as the years have passed. I used to be a blonde, ya know. Now you can see what bad medicine does to the outside as well as the inside. :grin:
Erinys:
Another non-Seeder here...
"Getting Over It" is not the same as forgetting about it. If there is one thing veterans of these programs can do it is to speak out about their experiences.
It may go some way toward preventing others from being hurt.
YELL and TELL!
May 12-13: Sowed Hemp at Muddy hole by Swamp. August 7: Began to separate the Male from the Female at Do - rather too late.
George Washington (Diary)
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Anonymous:
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So, I guess in time I will soften, unlike my girl-moustache
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Tell you what, that thing is impressive~
:grin:
Gregfl
Anonymous:
::bigsmilebounce:: ::hehehmm:: ::rocker:: ::mecry:: ::kiss:: ::eek3:: Some of us are over it some are not, some have benefited some feel not, some are crazy some are sane, Where would we all be if we never did go through the Seed? Our hearts know don't they?
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