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Sanity Dysfunction
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Distortion Dysfunction
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Absorption Dysfunction
The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray. Oscar Wilde Why I Am Dysfunctional Today: I sometimes become intensely absorbed in some random train of thought. This isn’t daydreaming. While I’m immersed in whatever mental tangent I am on, I lose touch with whatever my current reality is to the point that…
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Avoidance Dysfunction
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Illness Dysfunction
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they’re okay, then it’s you. Rita Mae Brown Why I Am Dysfunctional Today: Illness… How many people really feel well these days? Everyone seems to have something to…
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Enjoy Dysfunction
I don’t know why we are here, but I’m pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves. Ludwig Wittgenstein Why I Am Dysfunctional Today: Enjoyment is certainly a wonderful thing, but life presents such a variety of things for a reason. By things, I mean experiences. What value would life have if…
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Denial Dysfunction
It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept. Bill Watterson Why I Am Dysfunctional Today: Denial is misunderstood. We think of it as if people actively and voluntarily resist truths that are otherwise readily available to them for understanding. This isn’t how reality or the human mind works, or can even work.…
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Painful Dysfunction
I believe that everybody comes from pain and a certain amount of dysfunction. Mariel Hemingway Why I Am Dysfunctional Today: Life is stress. Learning is the acquisition of methods to cope with stress. I myself gain these skills slowly. Like everybody else, I take in a situation and then feel like I know what this…