>>And, some sarcasm must be allowed too. It helps us to express odd feelings, and helps us to recover. Note, some sarcasm, not a shit storm.
>For sure. If that helps, by all means go ahead.

Tried to steer Mike a bit that way with tiny subdued irony, which was ok in communication 20 years ago - did not work, so I refrained from blowing up threads even more. Debated myself if private msg might help - interesting paradoxon: no way to claim taoist "wu wei" as guiding principle, but all actions might have better chance at worsening the matter at hand. So I still did nothing.

>>I don't pretend to know what's ailing Mike, but I have seen two instances of people who behaved that way.
>The two people I saw close up with Mike's symptoms never accepted them no matter what anyone said.
>In a sense, it would have been been better for them if they had broken a leg - they would have seen it, accepted it and proceeded to have it fixed.
>However, in their cases powerful medications were required and both are now living diminished but safe and secure lives.
>Not what anyone would have wanted for them, but that's all that anyone can do for them now.
>Let's hope that someone leads Mike on a better path.

I sometimes wonder if a not-too-shabby percentage might be better off following ages old military standard practice of giving grunts no-brain discipline, fixed routines to follow between moments best avoided and less time for own mind to wander (or wonder). Altering chemical balances via medicine often is tried too soon for my taste - but that is mostly unchecked personal opinion.

While clearly cracks are gained in the field, cracking often happens later when "stoopid" military routines are not giving minimal structure to everyday life.

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thomas