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tiawahcowboy:

--- Quote from: JudeW on June 01, 2006, 10:13:08 am ---Tiawahcowboy, I think you are in reversed denial!

 ;D

~ j U d E

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Could you explain what "in reversed denial" means, JudeW?

tiawahcowboy:
I have had some off-the-board BetterMost Forums member discussions about how some of the members of this forum have let a fictional story take over their lives almost like they were possessed by a non-existent spirit.

Maybe since Jack's mother believed in the Pentecost and it has been documented with those involved in the movie production that she was a Pentecostal, maybe the special Holy Spirit gift of casting out unwanted spirits should be exercised.

Pentecostals don't practice the catholic rituals of exorcism; they just believe in laying hands on the possessed person and tell the unwanted spirit to leave in the Name of Jesus.

nakymaton:

--- Quote from: tiawahcowboy on June 01, 2006, 09:48:45 am ---I do say that if a person has become so obsessed with a fiction story in movie form, where not even one historical fact that can be documented is mentioned, said person needs to see a licensed and certified mental health professional, such as a psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker or some other person with a therapy title.

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I think you just described my Lord of the Rings obsession. ;D

In all seriousness, I think discussing movies/books on the internet, or writing and reading fan fiction, or laughing at jokes that nobody else gets, are no worse as hobbies than, say, watching American Idol or the NBA play-offs. They're better activities, I think -- they work our emotions and our brains. They aren't passive activities.

And it's possible to eventually balance life and obsessions. (I'm still holding down a job, raising a kid, training to run a high-altitude marathon... I don't clean my house much, but I was never very good about that.)

tiawahcowboy:
Not judging anyone, I just don't watch American Idol nor do I watch team sports programs.

One's hobbies, aka favorite leisure time activities or occupations, should give one an uplift in life, which some of us local people call recharging one's batteries; they should not bring one down.

One is not supposed to let what was once a hobby become an obsession.

MaineWriter:
To get this back to being funny....

someone?

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