(Part 3) Top products from r/DoesAnybodyElse

Absolutely, I'm glad found that helpful!

And since you mentioned suicide, I am morally obligated to point you toward suicide watch. I hope you never go through with it, but just incase I urge you to reach out for help there. Depression is very very hard to deal with but it's something you don't have to go through alone. There are plenty of people out there who will be happy to help you.

Also, if you want some reading material on treating depression, I strongly recommend (Feeling Good by David Burns)[http://www.amazon.com/Feeling-Good-Therapy-Revised-Updated/dp/0380810336/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299185786&sr=8-1] This is the only "self help" book that I'd ever recommend.

Anyways, best wishes buddy! Hope all goes well for you ;)

ha, back in high school we had the sensors on the books like public libraries, and my friends thought it would be hilarious to fuck with me. they slipped this book into my backpack when i wasn't looking, and watched from outside as the hilarity ensued when the librarian made me empty my backpack after i set off the alarms. the sight and sound of them laughing outside the library was enough to convince her that it was a joke, thankfully.

It was titled Boy. I read it to my son when he was about 10. We both loved it. The story about him being the seat warmer for the outhouse was the best.

Yes. The book S. is made to smell like an older library book, too, so that was fun. Brand new book, old school smell.

Most people use that strategy, even the people you're judging probably use that strategy most of the time. I'm not really sure of the relevance of this counter point. Are you suggesting there is no benefit to the "hope light turns green" strategy?

You seem to be suggesting that you do not laugh when they make a green light, even though the decision remains the same. (Your "laugh" is obviously a reference to the person, not the circumstances)

Btw I recommend this book. Maybe it can help shed your attitude a bit (sorry about the high horse and all, the ground's all dirty).

READ THIS BOOK, "Toxic Parents." I wasn't one for self-help books but holy shit is this a great read. Each chapter I would read, I would say, "holy shit, my Mom/Dad/in-laws are just like that!" It will help you recognize the controlling, toxic patterns and see your parents for who they are: deeply damaged, toxic people, who manipulate, control, deprive, emotionally blackmail, etc. It's a GREAT antidote to getting toxic static out of your life. I'm not exaggerating when I say that this book saved my marriage and my life. It's absolutely empowering and ridiculously informative. Let the healing begin, and good luck.

edit: this one is great, as well.

http://www.amazon.com/Androids-Dream-Electric-Sheep-Headwords/dp/0194792226/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1279209459&sr=8-1

Merry Christmas.

It's not suffering, it's evolving. Language is and always has been dynamic.

Check out the opening to this book. Steven Pinker: The Sense of Style

>This is a massive thread so there's little chance anyone will read this...

I hate it when that happens. Yours is probably the most relevant response here so far, as it's the only one that references Stanford professor Carol Dweck's research on mindset. I hope people interested in the issues brought up in this thread will check out your link or her books directly.

Read Robert Monroe's books Journeys Out of the Body, Far Journeys and Ultimate Journey. It may help alleviate some of those anxieties.

As much as I liked Rikki Tikki Tavi, every time I hear 'Rikki Tikki', Im reminded of a character called 'Tikki Tikki Tembo No-Sa-Rembo Chari-Barri-Ruchi Pip-Perry-Pembo' in the book Tikki Tikki Tembo
Plenty of instances where Rikki Tikki Tavi and the Jungle Book has come up, but I have thought about Tikki Tikki Tembo since kindergarten.

I believe it was this one

This helped me a lot: http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0142000280

I remember reading a section in Carl Sagen's book The Demon Haunted World where he described it as a natural brain glitch that people often mistake as supernatural

Read a book by Guy Greive called; Call of the wild, Other than being a generally good read, it lifts the veil slightly into what the life is like for someone who has depended on modern society.

Unfortunately, the guy is a bit of a dick in real life, his trip spawned a TV career on his return and he also abandoned his wife and children to go off and complete his dream of living alone. Read the book and then never research into his other works.

Only because modern weaponry would allow me to keep a stand-off distance from all those scary swords and other sharp and blunt things. But then I can't help but picture all the ammo that came with me running out - and having to come to the realization that swords don't run out of ammo... painfully.

Also, OP, read Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove. Its right up your ally. Here it is on Amazon: Amazon: Guns of the South