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More about the magic money tree

Keith Lindsay-Cameron writes:

“As far as I can see there are four magic money trees. The bank of England can print money at will, though sensitive to inflation. The banks can create money out of thin air as debt, with seemingly no considerations other than the interest, as profit, they charge which comes out of our labour. The third branch is taxation, which is a constantly flowing cash cow which they use and abuse at will and the fourth branch is government borrowing which has gone through the roof under this government.

Given all that, we are being subjected to endless austerity and cuts and ever shrinking services and, for many, priced or sanctioned out of living.

So here’s my question. Where is all the money going?

The only answer I can see is straight up, judging by the fantastic polarisation of wealth to the top. What is not clear to me is how, given the unbelievable rate at which it is happening. It seems to me that it is one of those hidden in plain sight things. It’s epic.”

Find him on Facebook here:

https://www.facebook.com/keith.lindsaycameron

Do you feel lucky

Well do you? Seriously. Its one of those questions I often ask myself when I get a bit low
You go to your list and balance out the pros and cons of various things that have happened.

But surely you can’t just ignore things like being passed over and snubbed for ever and ever can you?

Is that sour grapes when you know that certain individuals have made your life much more difficult than it should be?

Worse of all, could it be something you have done to yourself, unintentionally? Perhaps because you lacked belief or self-assurance.  Now I am really getting annoyed.

Then it turns into one of those days when everything aches just to top it all off.

Maybe I should go back to bed.

 

 

Don’t take the test

Well Facebook strikes again.

Just out of curiosity I decided to take a test to see if I have a personality disorder.

I answered all the questions properly and it said…

Suspected Borderline Personality Disorder traits.

Your results in detail:

Met criteria according to DSM IV*: 7
Met minor characteristics corresponding to DSM IV*: 1
Secondary Borderline indicators* found: 3

The answers you have given suggest that you may in fact have to deal with a borderline personality disorder (BPD) according to the indicators outlined in the DSM manual. The additional presence of secondary indicators associated with BPD make this result look pretty reliable.

The test further shows that certain aspects of your behavior, but also the way in which you perceive your environment and yourself, are strikingly similar to the ways borderline personalities anticipate them.

What can you do?

In your life, you are obviously bound and sometimes set back by various aspects of your personality, from which you have probably never been able to free yourself on a permanent basis – but with a variety of therapeutic methods available today, you could actually work on and improve these boundaries quite effectively, even though it may take some time and serious efforts on your side. If you actually suffer from borderline personality disorder, I would stronly recommend you to begin with therapeutic measures as soon as possible to prevent a (likely) chronification or even worsening of your symptoms. So please contact a psychiatrist or psychotherapist as soon as possible to get a professional and detailed diagnosis, and if your results here are confirmed, to begin a therapy of your BPD – in most cases, this will be possible on an outpatient/ambulatory basis. It may be that psychotherapy can’t immediately provide relief or make all of your problems go away completely. Certainly you may also have to overcome some difficult phases in your therapy. In the long term, however, you’ll notice that a psychotherapy with a therapist that you trust, will improve your quality of life noticeably, and it will particularly help to improve and deepen your relationships with others, and make them more satisfying and stable.

If you are already in psychotherapy, this was certainly a good decision, which hopefully helped you improve your difficulties in some aspects of your life. I wish you continued success with it! — Quelle: https://www.counseling-office.com/surveys/survey_b.php

How can this be I am so normal,  I have won awards for it. Surely some mistake. 😉