Tuesday, February 5, 2008

iJargon...

Here are a few terms that I have come up with through my experiences and experiments with the human interactions that I so seldom have.

Relationship Schizophrenia:-

Schizophrenia, FYI, is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental illness characterized by impairments in the perception or expression of reality, most commonly manifesting as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions or disorganized speech and thinking in the context of significant social or occupational dysfunction. Onset of symptoms typically occurs in young adulthood. Diagnosis is based on the patient's self-reported experiences and observed behavior.

So basically you are hallucinating but about relationships. That means you would assume you would have certain level of relationship with someone while from their side it does not exist. It only exists in your head. E.g., thinking you are close to a person when you are not. Also to hear what you want to out of those people. Like if they try to say that they can care for another person and not you, and that there is a difference in their behaviour about the two of you, you misconstrue it as they care about you and not the other person. Their subtlety and compassion will be concocted as love, affection, companionship.
So while in your mind the standard of friendship is different. Again refer to the last bit of the definition- onset is young adulthood. Since this phenomena of RS is related mainly to love and friendship, I think the age frame is appropriate.
Also, you will in most probability not realise that you have this till you have the proof of the same, i.e., it has to be pointed out to you.


Psychological Elbowing:-

A term I picked up from basketball, or is at least closest to. Elbowing would be trying to upset the other team’s player who is checking you by thrusting/ shoving your elbow into his ribs or stomach or face. The idea is to irritate him, to push him out of his comfort zone, to upset his focus. Basically it’s doing whatever is necessary to secure your point/position.
Hence when you want you opponent to be pushed to their limit you use PE. You use psychological warfare, only with a difference. You try to edge the guy out. You use the old ‘sarcastic off hand comment’. You are messing with his head. And he knows that. You try to upset him by being patient with him or by being friendly to him. Worse, you are friendly to his friends. He gets the same feeling that he would have if he was elbowed in the stomach. His body convolutes and he has pretty much lost his appetite. Sounds horrible doesn’t it. It is. Believe me. Having had used this I know its pretty hard living with yourself if you do employ this technique. But it also is very efficient. I did PE the person out in about a week and they had to answer back.
So I suggest use this only in great need.

Okay so a word of advice here, the above stated theories are for (private) enjoyment. Do not judge me on it or worse question me on it.

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