tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319688260653452161.post5629925628277059820..comments2023-11-02T03:34:03.354-07:00Comments on Mindful Matters: National Mental Health Alert-Our collective sanity challenged by the mediaJulann Nickolaisen, LCSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03071731516927432032noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319688260653452161.post-88122313577818661842009-02-17T23:37:00.000-08:002009-02-17T23:37:00.000-08:00Dear Chris and Mari,I apologize for taking so long...Dear Chris and Mari,<BR/><BR/>I apologize for taking so long to respond. I wrote this on the day of the inauguration and was very frustrated so my bias did come through somewhat. Obviously I did not vote for President Obama. However, I do still feel that we have regressed in our collective mental health by being so extreme in our views. My main point is that George Bush is not evil and Barak Obama is not the messiah and that operating in these extremes is not healthy for our society. Both men have good qualities and negative qualities. We are a supposedly advanced, educated country so it must be that we have lost our emotional bearings to respond so irrationally. Certainly there have been times in our past history where there have been vehement political attacks but that was a time when most people weren't educated and had r limited access to information. You would hope that each generation improved on the last but I fear this is not so on an emotional level. The 40's and 50's were a much more civil time and that was a era where there is much to respect and admire. It is sad and disappointing to me that we have abandoned the virtues that undescroed those time periods and have become more psychologically primitive. I believe it is the result of too much ease-see my latest post.Julann Nickolaisen, LCSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071731516927432032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319688260653452161.post-50517315252428376602009-01-31T01:01:00.000-08:002009-01-31T01:01:00.000-08:00I disagree with most of what you wrote. Your opin...I disagree with most of what you wrote. Your opinion is historically inaccurate, myopic, and dishonest. The degree to which your political bias permeates this post causes me to question the accuracy of all your posts.Chris and Mari Spikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435313631107396009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319688260653452161.post-22452035888383733382009-01-28T21:06:00.000-08:002009-01-28T21:06:00.000-08:00The media and the majority of politicians indeed h...The media and the majority of politicians indeed have borderline personality disorder. But remember, Barack Hussein Obama didn't win by a large margin. There are still many people in this country who are moral, honest, decent Americans. Our beliefs, however, are not well represented by our elected officials and most journalists. Keep standing up for what you believe! We need voices that speak logic to balance out those who only speak shallow emotion.La Lahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00146563682912617576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319688260653452161.post-90593646586668511582009-01-28T13:10:00.000-08:002009-01-28T13:10:00.000-08:00Wow! For several years now I have been saying "Som...Wow! For several years now I have been saying "Something is wrong with the people in this country. Something shifted after 911, like some sort of collective mental illness..." And now I know what it is called! Borderline personality disorder! How insightful. I still do have hope for Obama though! I think people, and the press will be more patient with him and allow him the mistakes and missteps they have not allowed other leaders in the past. My hope is that people now want to be unified and are tired of the anger, so they may just be willing to be led by an inexperienced and imperfect human. I may be a pollyanna, but a girl can hope!the organic kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215665397797906418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319688260653452161.post-55778080444937803142009-01-26T13:33:00.000-08:002009-01-26T13:33:00.000-08:00Julann, as usual you have the guts to express your...Julann, as usual you have the guts to express your thoughts and feelings that so many of us have. Thank you for standing up for what you believe in and for expressing it so eloquently! I miss you!Margie DeBeikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08018377635463361040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319688260653452161.post-68960375735981225872009-01-26T13:29:00.000-08:002009-01-26T13:29:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Margie DeBeikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08018377635463361040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319688260653452161.post-23338600547351224252009-01-25T01:07:00.000-08:002009-01-25T01:07:00.000-08:00This is such a great post! I just wanted to say th...This is such a great post! I just wanted to say thank you. Interesting info about our society's mental health. So true!!! I too am grateful for President Bush and all he sacrificed for our country. I loved your last paragraph! I believe he was honest and tried to do what was best for our country and I am very appreciative. Obama will have to put the "celebrity" aside and focus more on being a president that has the country's best interests at heart. I'm not that impressed by the people he has chosen to serve in his cabinet, but hopefully there will be someone who's experienced and has integrity, and hopefully Obama will take their advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319688260653452161.post-13220284218108317822009-01-22T12:52:00.000-08:002009-01-22T12:52:00.000-08:00Thank you very much for explaining more fully what...Thank you very much for explaining more fully what I couldn't describe. The sheer level of venom against Bush, the comparisons to Hilter and the like, has always astounded me. Now the sobbing adoration of Obama really concerns me too. Where is the independence, the self-reliance that made Americans able to conquer their challenges? Now the society seems to just want someone to save them from their problems so they can get back to their tv shows. It's very alarming. Here's hoping Obama has more character than he's shown thus far.Ladybughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307293651643206942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319688260653452161.post-21779730450546114622009-01-21T00:31:00.000-08:002009-01-21T00:31:00.000-08:00Julann, this is an amazing post! Thank you so much...Julann, this is an amazing post! Thank you so much for saying it like it is. This exploration into the collective mind of our desperate citizenry is fascinating, educational, and refreshingly blunt. Honesty in the face of certain adversity is admirable.<BR/><BR/><I>"So beware President Obama because the people may act like they love you now but once you have let them down, which you most certainly will...."</I><BR/><BR/>Ha! This has actually already happened. Look at how quickly the gay "rights" activists went up in arms when Obama selected Rick Warren for the inaugural invocation! It was a prayer, for crying out loud, not a forged alliance! Imagine the cry of outrage that will meet him should he fail in uniting the nation behind gay "marriage" and abortion. He is an impostor and a fraud, shamelessly and deceptively ambiguous in his political climb. This man is pure rhetoric - empty promises with lackluster solutions (if you can call them that). Argh! Wake up, America!Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13696307318838041605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319688260653452161.post-71823826033844671342009-01-21T00:28:00.000-08:002009-01-21T00:28:00.000-08:00Sorry, that delete was me. I goofed with grammar....Sorry, that delete was me. I goofed with grammar. I just wanted to say how much I loved this post. It's so true. So blindingly true.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10489746595325748833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319688260653452161.post-86406276345720989192009-01-21T00:24:00.000-08:002009-01-21T00:24:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10489746595325748833noreply@blogger.com