12-16-2006, 07:29 AM
"Unfortunatly I became morbid, and thought I was special." [sic]
Is this what don Juan means by "morbid"? I was under the impression that the word meant more-or-less "diseased" -- as in one might be diseased if one obsessed about dreaming (i.e. did not maintain sobriety).
I would have put thinking one is special under "self-importance". And I would also put thinking oneself NOT important under "self-importance" -- in the guise of self-pity. Both are a distortion, don't you believe?
I, of course, seem to think myself quite important since it appears I am trying to make fine points out of semantics -- not to mention my little "sic" above -- except I mentioned it. We all have our diseases.
Is this what don Juan means by "morbid"? I was under the impression that the word meant more-or-less "diseased" -- as in one might be diseased if one obsessed about dreaming (i.e. did not maintain sobriety).
I would have put thinking one is special under "self-importance". And I would also put thinking oneself NOT important under "self-importance" -- in the guise of self-pity. Both are a distortion, don't you believe?
I, of course, seem to think myself quite important since it appears I am trying to make fine points out of semantics -- not to mention my little "sic" above -- except I mentioned it. We all have our diseases.