I can't figure anything out.

cumulusprotagonist · Post by **cumulusprotagonist** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:04 pm

I am unsure of my reasoning. I feel like I am drowning. At times it feels like something inside of me is being suffocated and bruised.

People say the small things should be ignored and decide what is and is not small. As if I should be damned if I disagree with the size of an issue. Rationalizing and making something so simple into a massive and complex substance that is no longer the same thing. Then they squish this new subtance back into a small size and expect me to swallow it. The orginal substance is too far away now for me to catch a hold of it and remember what it is.

Lukas · Post by **Lukas** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:19 pm

sounds like your in a catch-22

MattSullivan · Post by **MattSullivan** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:56 am

Some intillectuals tend to over think things ( then again, you sound more like a philosopher than a straight intillectual ( because intellectuals often harbor more ego than reason )

Try just...going with the flow :}

And by the way, you're STILL being vague. I understand you, but others might not. Try making more of a point in your posts from now on. They almost seem more like non-sequiters than questions.

Scott Gardener · Post by **Scott Gardener** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 6:45 pm

Sounds like you're overthinking existence in and of itself. Just be for awhile. If you need help not thinking too hard for awhile, step outside and watch everyone else.

Baphnedia · Post by **Baphnedia** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 6:59 pm

One thing to gnaw upon:

Sometimes stripping away the extra fluff around a problem, reducing it to it's bare essentials, is a good thing in identifying the source(s) of the problem instead of symptoms. The only down side is that when you get to express this, many of those who you may be expressing it to are either seeing only symptoms, interested in addressing symptoms, or just want to be egotistical.

At the same time though, you shouldn't ever have to convince anyone else of your understanding of a situation - just so long as you are content with the understanding you hold of the situation.

RedEye · Post by **RedEye** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 9:23 pm

Believe the Dragon!

Overthinking slows reflexes. Decide for yourself what is what and leave it at that.

Everybody will be telling you this and that; that's a given. What you do with it is what makes you unique.

And remember, things are either big or small in relation to something else. On their own, they just are; neither big nor small.