im diagnosed with autism, depression with psychotic features, and assessed as having cptsd‐incited (cptsd isn't a diagnosis where i live) "treatment resistant" depression that i associate with both melancholia and psychosis. I can force myself to symbolically connect to conventions (or at least my propensity to break conventions) but it's very tedious and hard to sustain. But I can and have invented a rich semiotic way to articulate my own identity that's rather dissociated from-and can't really "buy in"/suspend my disbelief-my place in our species. i can't seem to "square the circle" of either, so i have to force myself to do both depending on the situation. however, it feels effortful every day and no amount of practice makes either strategy second nature
As a corollary to your remarks in the introduction of the book circa Aquinas, the quotations form Soler and Lolli, and the duty to know, I wish to share: "Necesse est habere aliquam virtutem per quam bonum rationis conservetur contra tristitiam, ne scilicet ratio tristitiae succumbat. Hoc autem facit patientia" (Summa theologiae, II Ilae, q. 136, a.) [A virtue is needed in order to preserve the good of the mind as against sadness, so that it would not capitulate to this. This is indeed what patience does.] Of course "patience" being a virtue, it is not simply the bearing of suffering, it is the strenght ("virtus") needed for the bearing. And it may well be read as the contemplation of sorrow due to the void inherent to earthly life.
Thank you so much for this. Since my young adulthood I’ve been all but drowning in melancholia, and so many of the things you’re talking about here resonate with me. The connection between melancholia, the preoccupation with “already being dead,” and psychotic subjective structures like foreclosure is very clear. (When I was a freshman in college, Into the Wild was my favorite movie…if that says anything about my situation haha)
Two of my favorites!! This conversation came right on time for a lot in my life, cheers 🥂
They are such wonderful and generous people. Always love listening to them. Pleased you enjoyed.
Simply wonderful, stimulating much thought for me
im diagnosed with autism, depression with psychotic features, and assessed as having cptsd‐incited (cptsd isn't a diagnosis where i live) "treatment resistant" depression that i associate with both melancholia and psychosis.
I can force myself to symbolically connect to conventions (or at least my propensity to break conventions) but it's very tedious and hard to sustain. But I can and have invented a rich semiotic way to articulate my own identity that's rather dissociated from-and can't really "buy in"/suspend my disbelief-my place in our species.
i can't seem to "square the circle" of either, so i have to force myself to do both depending on the situation.
however, it feels effortful every day and no amount of practice makes either strategy second nature
As a corollary to your remarks in the introduction of the book circa Aquinas, the quotations form Soler and Lolli, and the duty to know, I wish to share: "Necesse est habere aliquam virtutem per quam bonum rationis conservetur contra tristitiam, ne scilicet ratio tristitiae succumbat. Hoc autem facit patientia" (Summa theologiae, II Ilae, q. 136, a.) [A virtue is needed in order to preserve the good of the mind as against sadness, so that it would not capitulate to this. This is indeed what patience does.]
Of course "patience" being a virtue, it is not simply the bearing of suffering, it is the strenght ("virtus") needed for the bearing. And it may well be read as the contemplation of sorrow due to the void inherent to earthly life.
thanks for this great video. Have to admit the heroic theme music freaked me out a bit.
I think you right. Need to skill up and start getting a nice group entet tune
Thank you so much for this. Since my young adulthood I’ve been all but drowning in melancholia, and so many of the things you’re talking about here resonate with me. The connection between melancholia, the preoccupation with “already being dead,” and psychotic subjective structures like foreclosure is very clear. (When I was a freshman in college, Into the Wild was my favorite movie…if that says anything about my situation haha)
Very nice one
Lacan was a horrible person.
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so is Freud