Re: depression and the artistic mind
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:49 pm
nah I wasn't no need to be so defensive lol
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There's suffering and there's suffering. 'Bad' feelings are just as necessary as 'good' feelings to grow to being a well-rounded person. Depression can drive a person to the point where feeling 'bad' is actually keeping you from becoming a more well-rounded person.O Tumma Tum Ladin wrote:"My argument with so much of psychoanalysis, is the preconception that suffering is a mistake, or a sign of weakness, or a sign even of illness, when in fact, possibly the greatest truths we know have come out of people's suffering; that the problem is not to undo suffering or to wipe it off the face of the earth but to make it inform our lives, instead of trying to cure ourselves of it constantly and avoid it, and avoid anything but that lobotomized sense of what they call "happiness." There's too much of an attempt, it seems to me, to think in terms of controlling man, rather than freeing him. Of defining him rather than letting him go. It's part of the whole ideology of this age, which is power-mad."
- Arthur Miller
what do depressed ppl make of that statement?
suffering through circumstances and clinical depression may bleed into one and other but they are not one and the sameO Tumma Tum Ladin wrote:"My argument with so much of psychoanalysis, is the preconception that suffering is a mistake, or a sign of weakness, or a sign even of illness, when in fact, possibly the greatest truths we know have come out of people's suffering; that the problem is not to undo suffering or to wipe it off the face of the earth but to make it inform our lives, instead of trying to cure ourselves of it constantly and avoid it, and avoid anything but that lobotomized sense of what they call "happiness." There's too much of an attempt, it seems to me, to think in terms of controlling man, rather than freeing him. Of defining him rather than letting him go. It's part of the whole ideology of this age, which is power-mad."
- Arthur Miller
what do depressed ppl make of that statement?
basically thisGenevieve wrote:There's suffering and there's suffering. 'Bad' feelings are just as necessary as 'good' feelings to grow to being a well-rounded person. Depression can drive a person to the point where feeling 'bad' is actually keeping you from becoming a more well-rounded person.O Tumma Tum Ladin wrote:"My argument with so much of psychoanalysis, is the preconception that suffering is a mistake, or a sign of weakness, or a sign even of illness, when in fact, possibly the greatest truths we know have come out of people's suffering; that the problem is not to undo suffering or to wipe it off the face of the earth but to make it inform our lives, instead of trying to cure ourselves of it constantly and avoid it, and avoid anything but that lobotomized sense of what they call "happiness." There's too much of an attempt, it seems to me, to think in terms of controlling man, rather than freeing him. Of defining him rather than letting him go. It's part of the whole ideology of this age, which is power-mad."
- Arthur Miller
what do depressed ppl make of that statement?
Things aren't as black and white and he's trying to insinuate.
Besides, therapy and treating people with depression isn't about making 'suffering go away', it's about helping people deal with the suffering.
noam wrote:basically thisGenevieve wrote:There's suffering and there's suffering. 'Bad' feelings are just as necessary as 'good' feelings to grow to being a well-rounded person. Depression can drive a person to the point where feeling 'bad' is actually keeping you from becoming a more well-rounded person.O Tumma Tum Ladin wrote:"My argument with so much of psychoanalysis, is the preconception that suffering is a mistake, or a sign of weakness, or a sign even of illness, when in fact, possibly the greatest truths we know have come out of people's suffering; that the problem is not to undo suffering or to wipe it off the face of the earth but to make it inform our lives, instead of trying to cure ourselves of it constantly and avoid it, and avoid anything but that lobotomized sense of what they call "happiness." There's too much of an attempt, it seems to me, to think in terms of controlling man, rather than freeing him. Of defining him rather than letting him go. It's part of the whole ideology of this age, which is power-mad."
- Arthur Miller
what do depressed ppl make of that statement?
Things aren't as black and white and he's trying to insinuate.
Besides, therapy and treating people with depression isn't about making 'suffering go away', it's about helping people deal with the suffering.
there's certainly a point to be made that therapy in its many forms can often be misdirected and take a carte blanche approach to certain types of psychological disorder
there's also an obsession within western culture of psycho-analysis: so much of our culture revolves around the writings of an infamous psychologist who moulded our conception of psychology today
it is possible and imo probable that even by identifying 'disorder's', that in turn has influenced the thinking and behaviour - both directly and indirectly - of masses of people
in short he has a point about suffering, that it has caused acts that have been significant to culture and humanity, some of these positive and some of them negative
but to rely on a concept of 'the beauty of suffering' as reason for discrediting certain negative aspects of depression is a fundamental flaw in even understanding human psychology
the sheer amount of people who have committed suicide, who have hurt family members, who have committed atrocious acts, who have simply not lived their lives to the fullest, due to their own suffering - and importantly - haven't painted a picture or written a song thats made them famous and influential, is enough for me to think him misguided
Nietzsche was a believer in the power of suffering, he thought it fundamental to humanity's growth because he suffered all his life himself, and knew nothing else, he was also a believer in living life to the fullest and in his own words, 'every work of philosophy is the unwitting memoir of its author' - in other words, philosophers are incapable of writing objectively, their philosophy describes not the world, but their world: he believed in suffering because he couldn't NOT believe in its power... but to draw from that, that humanity NEEDS suffering to achieve greatness, is a leap which is negligent of numerous other factors in what it truly means to suffer, be human, and achieve great things
LAWLJBoy wrote:noam wrote:basically thisGenevieve wrote:There's suffering and there's suffering. 'Bad' feelings are just as necessary as 'good' feelings to grow to being a well-rounded person. Depression can drive a person to the point where feeling 'bad' is actually keeping you from becoming a more well-rounded person.O Tumma Tum Ladin wrote:"My argument with so much of psychoanalysis, is the preconception that suffering is a mistake, or a sign of weakness, or a sign even of illness, when in fact, possibly the greatest truths we know have come out of people's suffering; that the problem is not to undo suffering or to wipe it off the face of the earth but to make it inform our lives, instead of trying to cure ourselves of it constantly and avoid it, and avoid anything but that lobotomized sense of what they call "happiness." There's too much of an attempt, it seems to me, to think in terms of controlling man, rather than freeing him. Of defining him rather than letting him go. It's part of the whole ideology of this age, which is power-mad."
- Arthur Miller
what do depressed ppl make of that statement?
Things aren't as black and white and he's trying to insinuate.
Besides, therapy and treating people with depression isn't about making 'suffering go away', it's about helping people deal with the suffering.
there's certainly a point to be made that therapy in its many forms can often be misdirected and take a carte blanche approach to certain types of psychological disorder
there's also an obsession within western culture of psycho-analysis: so much of our culture revolves around the writings of an infamous psychologist who moulded our conception of psychology today
it is possible and imo probable that even by identifying 'disorder's', that in turn has influenced the thinking and behaviour - both directly and indirectly - of masses of people
in short he has a point about suffering, that it has caused acts that have been significant to culture and humanity, some of these positive and some of them negative
but to rely on a concept of 'the beauty of suffering' as reason for discrediting certain negative aspects of depression is a fundamental flaw in even understanding human psychology
the sheer amount of people who have committed suicide, who have hurt family members, who have committed atrocious acts, who have simply not lived their lives to the fullest, due to their own suffering - and importantly - haven't painted a picture or written a song thats made them famous and influential, is enough for me to think him misguided
Nietzsche was a believer in the power of suffering, he thought it fundamental to humanity's growth because he suffered all his life himself, and knew nothing else, he was also a believer in living life to the fullest and in his own words, 'every work of philosophy is the unwitting memoir of its author' - in other words, philosophers are incapable of writing objectively, their philosophy describes not the world, but their world: he believed in suffering because he couldn't NOT believe in its power... but to draw from that, that humanity NEEDS suffering to achieve greatness, is a leap which is negligent of numerous other factors in what it truly means to suffer, be human, and achieve great things
Straight copy and paste from a wiki page.
yea thats why old women grow beards and cba to shave em offparson wrote:mad old people are depressed
so what you're saying is you're unemployed?noam wrote:i have a philosophy degree

i have 2 jobs bitchkingGhost wrote:so what you're saying is you're unemployed?noam wrote:i have a philosophy degree
Your Lock Stock paraphrasing is weak, padwan.jaydot wrote:This is turning sour and I ain't the kinda pussy to drink it.
That must be the reason why youre so much better than everyone else on this forum and why you are always rightnoam wrote:LAWLJBoy wrote:noam wrote:basically thisGenevieve wrote:There's suffering and there's suffering. 'Bad' feelings are just as necessary as 'good' feelings to grow to being a well-rounded person. Depression can drive a person to the point where feeling 'bad' is actually keeping you from becoming a more well-rounded person.O Tumma Tum Ladin wrote:"My argument with so much of psychoanalysis, is the preconception that suffering is a mistake, or a sign of weakness, or a sign even of illness, when in fact, possibly the greatest truths we know have come out of people's suffering; that the problem is not to undo suffering or to wipe it off the face of the earth but to make it inform our lives, instead of trying to cure ourselves of it constantly and avoid it, and avoid anything but that lobotomized sense of what they call "happiness." There's too much of an attempt, it seems to me, to think in terms of controlling man, rather than freeing him. Of defining him rather than letting him go. It's part of the whole ideology of this age, which is power-mad."
- Arthur Miller
what do depressed ppl make of that statement?
Things aren't as black and white and he's trying to insinuate.
Besides, therapy and treating people with depression isn't about making 'suffering go away', it's about helping people deal with the suffering.
there's certainly a point to be made that therapy in its many forms can often be misdirected and take a carte blanche approach to certain types of psychological disorder
there's also an obsession within western culture of psycho-analysis: so much of our culture revolves around the writings of an infamous psychologist who moulded our conception of psychology today
it is possible and imo probable that even by identifying 'disorder's', that in turn has influenced the thinking and behaviour - both directly and indirectly - of masses of people
in short he has a point about suffering, that it has caused acts that have been significant to culture and humanity, some of these positive and some of them negative
but to rely on a concept of 'the beauty of suffering' as reason for discrediting certain negative aspects of depression is a fundamental flaw in even understanding human psychology
the sheer amount of people who have committed suicide, who have hurt family members, who have committed atrocious acts, who have simply not lived their lives to the fullest, due to their own suffering - and importantly - haven't painted a picture or written a song thats made them famous and influential, is enough for me to think him misguided
Nietzsche was a believer in the power of suffering, he thought it fundamental to humanity's growth because he suffered all his life himself, and knew nothing else, he was also a believer in living life to the fullest and in his own words, 'every work of philosophy is the unwitting memoir of its author' - in other words, philosophers are incapable of writing objectively, their philosophy describes not the world, but their world: he believed in suffering because he couldn't NOT believe in its power... but to draw from that, that humanity NEEDS suffering to achieve greatness, is a leap which is negligent of numerous other factors in what it truly means to suffer, be human, and achieve great things
Straight copy and paste from a wiki page.
best you can do??
i have a philosophy degree, did my dissertation on Nietzsche on truth subjectivity and Nietzsche as a psychologist, not a philosopher... suck my dick Gaiboy![]()
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