i believe to possible to be more than one person in more than one situation. i am not sure if it is possible for anyone to bring the whole of their being into an interaction with more than one other person and for that to come off correctly. i am not talking about doning masks for social encounters, as much as i am talking about putting aside aspects of your personality depending on the situation. this does not make the self any less genuine, as much as it does protect others from the ramifications of that self. sometimes you have to hide in order to keep from hurting those you care about.
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have you read Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse? There's a part of it where he develops a wonderful description of the multifaceted nature of the individual.
Posted by Logan | August 8, 2002 1:33 AM
Posted on August 8, 2002 01:33
By worrying so much about my actions around certain squads of people, I think I am developing MPD because I am getting so "in" to it.
Posted by nameht | August 9, 2002 3:23 PM
Posted on August 9, 2002 15:23
i am not talking about being self delusional here, i am talking about just supressing parts of yourself to protect others (and thus yourself). what you seem to be talking about is a manipulation game of sorts, which i don't agree with at all.
Posted by takeru | August 9, 2002 6:30 PM
Posted on August 9, 2002 18:30