Vegetarians and mental disorder.

While nearly every vegetarian on earth will disagree (they like doing that), I see many similarities between them and paranoid people. Many (if not most) vegetarians like the taste of meat. That is why there are so many meat-imitation products out there. No, it is the THOUGHT of meat that bothers most vegetarians. When a person refuses the fly on a plane because of the bothersome thoughts, we send them to a therapist. Just sayin'

Vegetarians that refuse to eat meat only because of the thoughts associated with meat are paranoid (at least in my opinion). There is a big difference between eating meat and killing an animal (most vegetarians can't distinguish between the two, further revealing their cognitive distortions). While meat was at one point a living animal, it is no longer. The same could be said of any animal that decomposes into soil to be later taken up by a plant (but of course that rarely happens.../sarcasm).

Animal life needs to be killed to drive to the store for example (many many insects die, along with the occasional bird or mammal..). Yes vegetarians, MANY animals die to sustain your diet: Animals die when pesticides are sprayed onto plants == when the machines harvest the plants ==  when the trucks ship the plants to the stores == when you go to pick them up at the store.

If every life is so precious, why aren't vegetarians worried about the lives of insects? Because they're not cute and/or furry? The reality is: for us to eat, shit needs to die...the food might as well taste good. Vegetarians seem paranoid about food, which fortunately leaves more meat for people like me. mmm...

Stupid sayings: "God helps those who help themselves"

hmm, now why would an atheist think this quote is stupid? .....Besides the fact that there is no God, if a person helps themselves, then how exactly is God helping? Also, if God created everything, then he created all problems, so how is He removing something that He created considered to be "helping"? Shouldn't the quote be: "God isn't going to help you, so don't even bother asking". It's like me punching someone in the face and giving them a piece of cotton to shove up their bloodied nose and saying "I helped you, I demand your praise,....follow my son.....I'll send you to hell if you don't...blah blah."

Believable Day-Terrors

Day terrors occur when we are partially asleep (i.e. not mindful or awake). While it's hard to be fully awake, even when practicing meditation and mindfulness techniques. This is because most of us have become so used to not being totally awake (being lost in thoughts, which are really just dreams that occur while being partially awake). And sadly, this sort of habit leaves us vulnerable to stress and causes a weakening of our ability to be aware (i.e. mindful, awake, and so on).

The scariest of day-terrors are those that we find to be the most believable. Just about any day-terror has an emotional effect, but for the moments that we truly believe the day-terror is really happening, it has an effect nearly as powerful as if it were. Such as if we are worrying about something we plan on doing in the future, and some scenario pops up with some problem(s). The fact that we find it incredibly believable that this event will happen (it being based on a real-life plan), this is why it can cause an incredible amount of stress. I believe this habit is learned by-the-way, but that is a different subject all-together. In short, a day-terror (or "worrying thought") is much more emotionally disturbing if we believe it is real, and the closer of an association with reality the day-terror has, the more "real" it will seem. Whenever you worry about the future, this is a day-terror (it's not real, reality is what's occurring in the present moment as you experience via the senses, anything else is just a thought).

Be mindful. 

Mind-wandering and mindfulness

I (like most people) have too much mind-wandering and un

Daily blog: 10/26/11

Update - 4:49 PM
Late start to today's blog, probably because not much happened today (so far at least). Had french class this morning, then ate some pizza from the dining hall in my dorm. Spent the rest of my time watching the first 4 episodes of The Office (weird not having Steve Carrel as the boss....but Andy is doing fine) and then doing some studying for sociology and french. I have an advising appointment soon (about an hour) for the registration for next year. Really hoping the right classes are available next semester (haven't had a chance to look at the list).

Oh, I'm going to try a new experiment. As some of you might know, I have certain issues dealing with anxiety/stress (had difficulties as long as I can remember, so it's fairly ingrained, but it is getting better overtime). I read a while ago that yawning can reduce stress/anxiety, and I started messing around with it a few days ago again (last time I did it a lot I did notice some positive effects). The experiment will be 100 forced yawns per day for like a week or so. I did about 40 so far (just started counting on the last 8). 


Update - 10:10 PM
My advising appointment went well. Seems that I will have my BA in sociology after two more semesters (the scheduling will be very tight though). Apparently we're going to have another big test (about 1/4 of the grade) next Wednesday, I need to read like 150 pages of academic nonsense before then. I'm hoping that no other tests pop up during that time frame (expecting one during that week or the next). Anyways, this is boring as hell to anyone that isn't me, lol. Oh, yeah, when heading back from class I got some food first. That weird kid who was on my dorm building floor was right near me in   line, so happy he didn't try to talk with me. I don't like to gossip (maybe I do a little...but who doesn't?), but if any readers are interested in why I think this kid is weird (I have some great stories) feel free to ask in the comment section.

Yawning is a great way to relieve stress

The title says it all. Now of course there is some science already underlying it (Google it), but give it a try. Force yourself to yawn several times in a row and notice the results first hand. For me, I also notice a release of endorphins when I yawn along with reduced mental fatigue (seems to give a feeling of euphoria and mental clarity). Anyways, I'm rambling.

Try yawning 20 times in a row, and leave a comment describing your experience. 

Why do people like terrible things posted on Facebook?

I've noticed that whenever someone posts a terrible thing on Facebook (like a picture of a dead baby a mother threw into the water after giving birth to it) people "like" it. Are that many people really sadistic assholes or have they lost touch with the definition of the word "like"?

/end rant