Clinical psych researcher here- the cure to mass insanity is local involvement and community outreach. Find some local groups and get to know people and build something together!! We are in this place of mass insanity because of entrenched individualism. We have to fight what’s been written for us!
I got lucky when I found my therapist before this insanity started. Yes I’ve been seeing her a long time. She’s is liberal and smart and I don’t know what I would do without her. Can’t wait to see her Monday!
Yeah. From 1841 until now we could add quite a few more examples. Probably with a whole chapter devoted just to online cults and social contagions. But I would demand it be written in the same dense and meticulous style of prose as the original!
This is a good one! I’d also recommend “Eclipse of Reason”, “the technological society”, “amusing ourselves to
Death”, “technopoly” and “prophets of deceit”.
It should have been mandatory reading. Probably the most impactful book ive ever read, both for the content and due to the fact it got me curious about the relationship between technology and society. Turns out, philosophers (deep thinkers in general) been onto this problem way before him.
I dont say this to shade Postman - far from it. The ability to unify long held ideas locked in history and bring them forward in time in a cohesive and compelling way is invaluable. See also, Thomas Paine.
Any books relating to cults and mind control. Sure.
But watch Steve Hassan. While his early books were fine? Let's just charitably say that sometimes, when a cult breaks you, you don't always recover your old self. Or that your old self could have just be prone to madness.
As a news junky…trying to adapt to not watching or listening to the mass insanity. Not sure how long I can hold out but have tremendous anxiety about diving in again!!
I am facilitating an in-person and possibly virtual group using Naomi Klein’s book ‘Doppelgänger: A Look Into the Mirror World’. Not a self-help book per se, but one that helps explore “how did this happen?” And “what can I/we do?” Info is not on my website yet but coming soon
Oof. I feel this. I dive deep for all my questions and the people who can answer the things I want to ask about now are all dead and buried. I sure do hope they left behind some “What we could have done” material. Learning from history doesn’t seem to be working 🥺
Check out YouTube videos of Stephen Hassan, a psychologist who has studied cults for years. He’s an ex-member of the loonies of the 1970’s. He wrote The Cult of Trump.
Dr Hassan is exactly what America needs…
He was also a significant contributor to Leah Remini & Mike Rinders’ multiple Emmy Award winning docu-series “Scientology and the Aftermath”.
Like MAGA most started out as nice people, just wanting to make the world better, but soon get sucked into a cult.
How to Go Mad without Losing Your Mind: Madness and Black Radical Creativity, La Marr Jurelle Bruce. I haven't read it myself yet, but I know a lot of people who have and highly suggest it.
i never wont recommend every one of deepak chopras books, integrating the esoteric wisdom in book of secrets genuinely allowed me to come to terms with every fucked up thing in modern society
Keep reminding them what's going to happen to them, not just us. They're starting to get anxious about it, and they should be. Their buyers remorse is coming.
They might not listen directly to us, but they're listening in on our social media conversations about how bad it's going to get. They're beginning to worry about what is in store for them, too, not just us.
I was just saying, “do we have a 30 day return policy”? The fact that “tariff” was the most searched word AFTER the election says it all.
This economy is strong now, but I fear for our future 🫣
You're here! I was so bummed when you left the other place cuz I was afraid I'd lost contact with you forever. I gotta know your real name and contact info so when I come to the front range to see my granddaughter, I can meet up with you and hopefully see/meet little dog. You made my day. 🥰
Therapists are priceless, but we are now a consumerist quick-fix society, and so I anticipate that Big Pharma will cash in with their rainbow of SSRIs and Xanaxes designed to lull one into a compliant robot-like state of "not sad." Americans are too lazy or busy to do the real work required.
Check out Thomas Hubls work (and online seminars). Healing Collective Trauma book and workshops. There's also Jungian work on dealing with the collective shadow. Not really self-help but helpful for those of us experiencing too much resonance with the beginnings of the Third Reich.
Agreed. You can’t get any news from the 24 hour gossip stations. I watch what people do in court and in legislatures. That tells you everything you need to know about Trump and Maga
Something I would like to know. I’ve never lived in Russia but it sure feels like that’s where we headed. lol! Those people r just like half the country in the US! Trump supporters please fealty to one orange man. Just like Russia to Putin.
Therapy is no good. You can't retreat into yourself and into your own bubble. You have to act and not just theorize. The Democrats made a fatal mistake by retreating into themselves and only pretending to care about others.
I think this might be the largest mass alignment with a psychopath in history. It frequently happens in prisons, families, and the mafia. Read up on psychopaths to understand.
Hi! I’m currently reading strongman by Ruth Ben-Ghait which talks about the history of authoritarian governments. Including their rise and fall. Hope that helps
Join a good platform like this one is now. Turn off your TV & be more selective about your intake. Control the vertical. Control the horizontal. Be selective about your news feeds. Comment here but be careful everywhere else. Especially now. Work around them, be civil & have fun. We will endure.
Fear and death are apparently deeply intoxicating. Though a lot of people who voted for him don't seem to even like him? That one I'm having trouble with. Same with reform in the UK, people just put a tick into wherever it seems
I think I remember all of 2016-2021 being constantly on edge with news happening way too frequently. Keeps you constantly tense. I've only just started recovering! It will be a tough few years. It's probably time to start thanking therapists for their service 🙏 thank you
I contacted a local therapist and specifically asked if he voted for Trump because that was a no-go. He failed to answer that but did send his rates. No answer is also a no go.
Not a direct comparison, but last week I was getting a massage for a shoulder injury, and the therapist decided to tell me he voted reform, while I was on the table, naked. Never giving that man any money again, injury or no.
I don’t want to even try to trust someone with any level of vulnerability when they voted for Trump. It’s not just not giving them money or my business. Whatever value system they have that would let them do that, even let them ignore the danger, is not aligned with mine.
Indeed, it's been there... Brexit le pen
Brics... Trump will make it worse especially for 🇺🇸 our allies will not share intelligence with us because of Gabbard.
Red alert
In the US we spend more per capita on healthcare and yet have worse health outcomes.
Why?
Health insurance companies need to make money
The hospital needs to make money
The doctor needs to make money
The drug companies and medical suppliers need to make money…
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And I feel terrible about it. My mom would be so disappointed in me.
Keep shining the light on it!
Rediscover Your Love Life: A path for people who wish to live beautiful lives and create a better world.
https://Rediscoveryourlovelife.org/book
But we’ll warn you—it’s a serious spiritual treatise and will change your life. Not for the faint hearted.
It’s such an eloquent (and sometimes scathing) appreciation of crowd psychology with really vivid historical examples. A helpful perspective.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_Popular_Delusions_and_the_Madness_of_Crowds
Death”, “technopoly” and “prophets of deceit”.
I just downloaded a free copy at https://pdfdrive.com.
Keep your passports current and get them before they have a chance to make restrictions.
But watch Steve Hassan. While his early books were fine? Let's just charitably say that sometimes, when a cult breaks you, you don't always recover your old self. Or that your old self could have just be prone to madness.
Covers the basics of propaganda, critical thinking and how to hone one's own BS detector. Great stuff.
On Tyranny
The rise and fall of the third Reich
How to be an anti racist
White Woman
1984
Gone Wolf
Please add to this thread....I want to keep my mind educated and prepared.
If you can't beat them - rule them!
Oh wait, did you mean deal out as in cause?
He was also a significant contributor to Leah Remini & Mike Rinders’ multiple Emmy Award winning docu-series “Scientology and the Aftermath”.
Like MAGA most started out as nice people, just wanting to make the world better, but soon get sucked into a cult.
They will just blame anything bad on Democrats.
Seriously.
I had one of them tell me how stable the 1st Trump admin was. They ignore the pandemic and all the chaos before that.
What’s done is done. I don’t care about them
This economy is strong now, but I fear for our future 🫣
If you can insulate yourself from being taken hold by the rhetoric, then it's worthwhile to try to understand what the insane people think and why.
At the bottom of the rabbit hole, you'll find their beliefs are misguided and dumb, but rarely truly evil.
Too bad I quit drinking years ago. 😆
https://jungiancenter.org/jung-on-what-is-americas-shadow/
https://eternalisedofficial.com/2021/10/01/the-shadow-carl-jung-warning/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhzBo0dZNpY
https://lonerwolf.com/the-collective-shadow/#h-what-is-the-collective-shadow-nbsp
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-collective-shadow-How-can-we-become-aware-of-it-and-what-can-we-do-with-it
#TheEmperorsNewClothes
We have to stop thinking like lawyers and start thinking like scientists.
#6'Elon
My opinions of Trump come from observing what Trump says and what he does, not from some Liberal pundit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mass_Psychology_of_Fascism
not ego, not delusion, not pretending to be happy; self. love.
but its not helping.
Oh self-help...?!
Thought you meant book about insanity or demonstrates insanity..
Required reading in this moment we find ourselves in as a Nation.
Brics... Trump will make it worse especially for 🇺🇸 our allies will not share intelligence with us because of Gabbard.
Red alert
Why?
Health insurance companies need to make money
The hospital needs to make money
The doctor needs to make money
The drug companies and medical suppliers need to make money…
Healthcare is a privilege not a right