Freud @ MindSay

I just had a dream where (1) Jason was on a soap opera (I'm wanting to say Days of Our Lives--but don't hold me to it). His name was on the opening credits and then when it showed him it looked nothing like him (some dark haired guy with a beard). What's even more strange is that I don't even watch soap operas. lol Anyway, (2) was that I was hanging out with a mime (who wasn't really a mime because he said a few words every now and then) and he was totally hitting on me. And I kind of liked him. Wtf?
Freudian translation...? I'm thinking (1) says that I see Jason as some type of unobtainable person (like a character in a show) and possibly fake (because lets face it, soap opera ppl aren't exactly the best at acting)? I've no idea about the dark hair and beard. Possibly that I feel he's wearing a mask? Although if that's the case, it must be subconciously...because right here right now I don't think that. My initial response to (2) is that I'm recognizing that I'm attracted to guys who are "quiet" (like a mime) and closed - perhaps guys who aren't open to having a relationship, even though they're flirting? *shrug* I really would like to take a class or read a book or something on interpreting dreams.


Other updates include:
*Getting my hair cut! Wooooot! And possibly low lights and/or high lights. :) Btw, it's going to be ridiculously shorter ;)
*Going to campus today to grind my stone. Plan to see Greg and/or go out to dinner.
*I hate Lithography. I'm totally uninspired to come up with any creative imagery. Especially when I know that all Hilton will do is bitch and moan about it, cut it down, and basically say it's shit. He'll use his whole "A good drawing printed badly is a bad print and a bad drawing printed well is still a bad print" on me, then he'll turn to Micah who will have drawn a Windex bottle and a salt shaker (a sequel to his 409 bottle and cup--which, by the way, were completely out of perspective and proportion. Oh oh, AND because he was a dumb ass the "409" printed backwards) and say "This is printed nicely." God he's such an ass hole.

I'm continuing my posts featuring the Defense Mechanism of the Day.

 

Our next line of defense is called INTELLECTUALIZATION. This involves the use of logic to distance one's self from uncomfortable, emotional situations.  I've seen this a lot when people are faced with some sort of disease or mental illness in their lives.  For example, a person who finds out they have just been diagnosed with Lyme's Disease begins to read and study all he can about Lyme's Disease and its treatment.  Studying about the particular disease allows them to gain emotional distance through intellectual activities. 

 

This also happens when a person does not want to admit the emotional impact an event has made on them, so they resort to using cool, logical words to describe the event or situation.  For the record MOST WOMEN ABSOLUTELY HATE WHEN GUYS DO THIS!!!!!!!! (don't worry guys, women do it, too. We usually do it when we want to explain why we don't wanna have sex.)

 

Her:  OMG, wasn't that the most beautiful wedding?  I love how they made up their own vows.

 

Him:  It was okay. Hector drew his inspiration for his vows from a Keat's poem.  He even used the same rhyming scheme and meter.

 

Her: What do you mean it was okay? Who cares about rhyme and meter? I saw you holding back tears when Hector said his vows.

 

Him:  I said it was nice. Geez what do you want me to say?

 

 

Politically correct terminolgy is another good example of  INTELLECTUALIZATION:

 

Collateral Damage

Friendly Fire

Transient citizen

vertically challenged (j/k Doot :P)

"at risk children"

undocumented workers

 

You get the point. Next time I'll feature REPRESSION.

 

 

So my sexual fantasies about Ned Flanders aren't about sex,

but my hairstyle is a phallic symbol?

 

 

Well, since I am rehashing the work of Sigmund Freud in both classes now, I feel bare to the world. Personally, I think 75% of psychoanalytic theory is for the birds, but it is interesting to talk about to say the least. In light of my recent over-saturation of psychoanalytic theory, I thought I'd do a little word association with my Mindsay friends. Simply reply with the FIRST thing that comes to mind for each word.  Try to do it as quickly as possible to prevent over thinking.

 

1.   Car

2.   Age

3.   Book

4.   Food

5.   Mother

6.   Country

7.   Sex

8.   Death

9.   Love

10. Beauty

.I am of the opinion that, in today's world, Freud is largely underappreciated. Although many of his ideas may seem extreme, he most likely wrote them with the intentions of seeming more far-gone than he actually was. Going farther than you intend often best gets the point across.

.The truth is, so many people look at Freud and say, "What an old pervert! He just wanted to have as much sex as he could!" The fact of the matter is, Freud was an old, married doctor who enjoyed working in his garden. True, he was young at some point, but that's a different story. The point I'm trying to make is that Freud was not making these theories because he wanted them to be true. He made them because some of them really were... and some of them he simply believed were.

.Freud saw discontent arising from a person's sexual problems. And, really, most discontent could be traced back to sex related issues. Most divorces are sex-related. Many splits in unmarried relationships are sex related. Much of the homosexual population struggles with religious affiliation because of their sexual orientation. Many parent-teen conflicts arise from sexual issues. Even the terrorist attacks in recent years can be traced back to sex (They viewed America and other similar nations as immoral--mostly in the sexual sense).

.Really, people can't help but make sex a big deal without even realizing it. We immerse ourselves in it. We can't get enough of it. Sex controls advertising, television, films, the fashion industry, and the multi-million-dollar porn industry. Yet we can never stop talking about how bad it is. High Schools can force teens to watch films of mutilated corpses for the purpose of scaring them away from drunk driving (even though the corpses often have little to do with the subject). Yet, a high school would be sued out the wazoo if they tried to show the nude form or an artistic expression of a sexual act in school. And what is sex to be such a big deal? Fifteen minutes to an hour-and-a-half of moving about in a sweaty, awkward postition, uncomfortably close to another human being, working your way toward the common goal of a short, fleeting bliss. Not that sex is a bad thing, but... I'm just saying...

.Aggression, Freud said, was biological. Everyone has aggression. Aggression and discontent go hand in hand. When the level of discontent gets too high, our aggressive tendencies can become violent. Husbands kill their wives lovers over sex. Wives will kill their cheating husbands. In some cultures, adulterers and homosexuals are still executed for their actions. Speaking of homosexuals, the level of violent hate crime against them is very high. I think we've all heard of Mathew Shepard. And, once again, there are still those terrorist attacks.

.Ultimately, I'm of the opinion that Freud is not exactly wrong on these issues. The way he sees them is very much plausible. So, excuse me if I don't make fun of him with you.

.Basically.