Tag Archives: imitation

Thoughts on how many mental problems are not our own – “Proxy-Problems” and the imitation of other people’s problems

Posted on December 31, 2022 by mikespassingthoughts

It seems, to me, that we are seeing a new type of condition that seems to be growing. Basically, people are adopting mental problems and “issues” that aren’t their own. In other words, people are taking on problems that do … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the circle of conceptionism, with remarks on imitation in education and learning

Posted on December 17, 2022 by mikespassingthoughts

Conception is a word that I use to refer to a mental awareness, image, or theory of how the world works. From this conception we build a framework of how to interpret and associate with the world.  Because of this, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the “impaired reaction complex” – the effect of an impaired self and an inability to react

Posted on May 19, 2022 by mikespassingthoughts

I often talk about what I call the “impaired reaction complex”. Here are some thoughts on it: THE “IMPAIRED REACTION COMPLEX” To me, the “impaired reaction complex” is something that primarily reflects the self and describes a problem associated with … Continue reading →

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More thoughts on over education – the problem of growth and development, imitative illness, and the importance of “pressure”

Posted on September 25, 2020 by mikespassingthoughts

Here’s a thought I had: Recently, I saw footage of college kids protesting in the 1960’s.  People, for some reason, seem to take what college kids say seriously, as if these college kids have some sort of special wisdom or … Continue reading →

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More thoughts on female hysteria and the “womb sickness”, with remarks about its nature, the weak ego, and different forms of hysteria

Posted on January 3, 2020 by mikespassingthoughts

Here are some of my recent thoughts on female hysteria: FIRST THOUGHTS It seems, to me, that female hysteria is alive and kicking as much today as at any other time in history.  Hysteria, as a term, ceased to be … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the damaging effects of education, with remarks about describing the education process, undoing the damage, “personhood”, and over-education

Posted on November 22, 2019 by mikespassingthoughts

It seems that I have spoken of some of these themes before (more than likely I have).  At any rate, some of these thoughts are new, or stated in a different way, and I think that they are worth noting … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on identity and identity problems – the source of many problems and many solutions, with remarks about the “pre-self”

Posted on June 22, 2019 by mikespassingthoughts

Here is a thought I had: Ever since the early 1980’s I have looked into what I call “identity problems”.  These are the various problems associated with identity which seems particularly prevalent nowadays in these overpopulated and dehumanizing times. Initially, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on some aspects of art – creativity, imitation, and other things – going beyond art

Posted on June 10, 2019 by mikespassingthoughts

Here’s a thought I had: Many years ago, in the 1980’s, I used to draw a lot and was very interested in art.  I was also around a lot of people who was involved with art.  Over time, there began … Continue reading →

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More thoughts on the growing female identity problem and alienation – the “female problem” – continuing effects of dehumanization

Posted on April 6, 2019 by mikespassingthoughts

Recently, I made this statement: “The female, nowadays, has become alienated from the mother instinct.  That is to say, the mother instinct keeps prodding them but they are not in tune with it or are disassociated with it.  This is … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on “bourgeois society” – its effects, problems, and reactions toward it

Posted on February 27, 2018 by mikespassingthoughts

Recently, I mentioned that much of my life has been a reaction to and against the condition and problems of bourgeois society.  In many ways, my life, and the attitudes I have developed, are based in the problems bourgeois society … Continue reading →

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