Re: Unhappiness (Was Extropian ...)

From: Spike Jones (spike66@ibm.net)
Date: Wed Oct 14 1998 - 22:35:50 MDT


> Scott Badger wrote: I would never ever presume to tell you what you were
> feeling, but what you
> describe sounds on the surface more like obsessive-compulsive behavior
> connected to some variant of an existential crisis.

cool! i always wanted some variant of an existential crisis. sounds so...
walden. {8^D you are most likely right tho. i never sought professional
for help at the time, so my self diagnosis is probably off center. i know i am
obsessive (thus the nickname). i tell my coworkers: i am *not*
anal retentive, im just an asshole who holds onto things... {8^D

> ...The Darwinian "Aha" experience for me was more
> drawn out and therefore less traumatic...

the darwinian "aha" experience was truely a breakthru. i often wonder
how i can help convey to others how that concept can create order
from intellectual chaos. spike



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