Exposing the Mechanisms Used to Manipulate Your Thoughts, Actions and Beliefs.

" Apparances are a glimpse of the unseen. "  Anaxagoras This is a hypothetical interview with Jeff, an anti-social psychopath serving prison time and Anna, a pro-social psychopath marketing director for a firm specializing in children's entertainment. Let us assume they are being totally honest as they assume nobody will know their true identities.  Psychologist:  "Hello Jeff and hello Anna, sorry for the shackles Jeff, but your warden insisted. And Anna, I must say you are looking stunning as always. Thank you both for agreeing to meet today. It will advance my research into psychopathy. So Jeff, when did you first determine you were a psychopath?" Jeff: "Well, as a child I never really fit in. People thought I was a dork or something, maybe because I could not understand emotions. I mean, one day my teacher told us her dog got hit by a car and I raised my hand and asked what the big deal was, as she could buy another dog. Later during recess I got beat up...

Guilt: “ A bad feeling caused by knowing or thinking that you have done something bad or wrong. ” “ You are an educator and educators are the most guilt-ridden people on earth.   It is time for you to break your life pattern…demand from the cosmos what you deserve…” William Livingston, “ The Destiny of Our Past ”  Well, the former quote is Webster’s definition of guilt.  I believe most people think guilt hurts, but serves a higher purpose; even Freud said that guilt is what kept society together as it caused people to feel bad if they did something contrary to the established norms of society. However, while it may be that it does serve as a “policeman in the head” of the average person; it can be taken to pathological levels and used to control society beyond just maintaining the notion of not hurting others. Guilt stifles us, chains us and prevents us from acquiring the goals we otherwise might attain. It is a mechanism we must understand in order to ha...