State Of Fear

**86GSXR** · 25th May 2007, 15:27

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Of course they have. It's called 'Reverse Psychology'....see, the Govt wants more lawlessness, cos then they can enact more laws and justify their own existences....

Yeah probably - with my tax dollar too! The fuckers. I think I'll go for a good hard high speed ride now and, and , and, have a latte. Hell, it's Friday

**MSTRS:Me** · 25th May 2007, 15:28

Decaf, you hear?

**chanceyy** · 25th May 2007, 15:36

Originally Posted by 86GSXR

Yeah probably - with my tax dollar too! The fuckers. I think I'll go for a good hard high speed ride now and, and , and, have a latte. Hell, it's Friday

only one we would hate for you to be filled up on to much coffee & break laws ....

**Grahameeboy** · 25th May 2007, 15:41

Must be a negative day...

You know what, I don't see any Nazi brigades....so there are Laws that may say we cannot have fun and speed etc, however, we still do it and despite these Laws we still break them because we still can and since 1979 I sustained 3 convictions / 1 3 month ban last year, 27 years later so I have had a lot of freedom despite these Laws that we all complain impinge on our rights.

Having Laws has not changed for centuries...........there were times when we got flogged for not paying our taxes and I am sure if we were transported back to 1250 and rode our bikes we would be hung.....so things ain't that bad chaps.

I just feel that all this anti establishment stuff takes us away from all the good things in life.........which was not meant to be perfect.

**MSTRS:Me** · 25th May 2007, 15:54

GB- I fear you think my thinking is too narrow, being focussed on traffic regs? I refer to the plethora of rules and regulations that pervade our every waking and sleeping moment. Those which are imposed on us by those that 'know best and need to do our thinking for us'. From whether framing timber can be treated (what a fkn disaster) to the proposed piccies of damaged lungs on tobacco products (like we don't know) to not smoothing out an open corner to what can be put on car windows (tints etc).....it is endless, unceasing and every one of them takes just a little more personal responsibility away from us.

**Grahameeboy** · 25th May 2007, 16:01

Originally Posted by MSTRS

GB- I fear you think my thinking is too narrow, being focussed on traffic regs? I refer to the plethora of rules and regulations that pervade our every waking and sleeping moment. Those which are imposed on us by those that 'know best and need to do our thinking for us'. From whether framing timber can be treated (what a fkn disaster) to the proposed piccies of damaged lungs on tobacco products (like we don't know) to not smoothing out an open corner to what can be put on car windows (tints etc).....it is endless, unceasing and every one of them takes just a little more personal responsibility away from us.

No I know what you are saying.

My old man is always moaning about this and that despite being a Millionaire.......he is a miserable git.......I am not going to be like him.

Now you are not a miserable git, far from it, however, I still think that despite all these do gooders etc, I am not really worried about frame timber, tinted windows, tobbaco....it is not that I don't care, just that there are worse things in life and to me these are minor things, call them nusiances which to be honest I have never really worried about plus now I have a disabled 4 year old Daughter who has taught me so much and just reinforced what I worry about and what I do not.

Life is too short is very apt phrase.

**Street Gerbil** · 25th May 2007, 16:25

Well, like the classic once said:
"I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain."

**MSTRS:Me** · 25th May 2007, 17:16

Originally Posted by Grahameeboy

No I know what you are saying.

......

Life is too short is very apt phrase.

One way of looking at it, I suppose. But one day you will wake up and find that someone has passed a law requiring you to ask permission to get out of bed...know what I mean??

**Grahameeboy** · 25th May 2007, 17:22

Originally Posted by MSTRS

One way of looking at it, I suppose. But one day you will wake up and find that someone has passed a law requiring you to ask permission to get out of bed...know what I mean??

Now you are being paranoid.............there have been Laws for centuries........I think you need to ride up here Saturday 9th June and come on our depressed ride on the Sunday....

Chill.........

**MSTRS:Me** · 25th May 2007, 17:26

Originally Posted by Grahameeboy

Now you are being paranoid.............there have been Laws for centuries........I think you need to ride up here Saturday 9th June and come on our depressed ride on the Sunday....

Chill.........

Hey!! Where'd the 'good laws' bit go?? Which I agreed with, simply because those ones are sane, rational and the foundation blocks of any decent society. It's the do-gooder/know best/badly thought-out crap that is burying us and our spirit.

**Grahameeboy** · 25th May 2007, 17:29

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Hey!! Where'd the 'good laws' bit go?? Which I agreed with, simply because those ones are sane, rational and the foundation blocks of any decent society. It's the do-gooder/know best/badly thought-out crap that is burying us and our spirit.

I thought I was opening myself so removed.

Okay, I want you to make 2 columns. One saying 'Good Laws' and the other saying 'Bad Laws' and then list in the columns and see what happens and let me have the feedback.

And then read my next post....tongue in Dover's cheeks but could not resist...

**Grahameeboy** · 25th May 2007, 17:30

Paranoia is a term used by mental health specialists to describe suspiciousness (or mistrust) that is either highly exaggerated or not warranted at all. The word is often used in everyday conversation, often in anger, often incorrectly. Simple suspiciousness is not paranoia--not if it is based on past experience or expectations learned from the experience of others.

Paranoia can be mild and the affected person may function fairly well in society, or it can be so severe that the individual is incapacitated. Because many psychiatric disorders are accompanied by some paranoid features, diagnosis is sometimes difficult. Paranoias can be classified into three main categories--paranoid personality disorder, delusional (paranoid) disorder, and paranoid schizophrenia.

PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER
-- Derek worked in a large office as a computer programmer. When another programmer received a promotion, Derek felt that the supervisor "had it in for him" and would never recognize his worth. He was sure that his co-workers were subtly downgrading him. Often he watched as others took coffee breaks together and imagined they spent this time talking about him. If he saw a group of people laughing, he knew they were laughing at him. He spent so much time brooding about the mistreatment he received that his work suffered and his supervisor told him he must improve or receive a poor performance rating. This action reinforced all Derek's suspicions, and he looked for and found a position in another large company. After a few weeks on his new job, he began to feel that others in the office didn't like him, excluded him from all conversations, made fun of him behind his back, and eroded his position. Derek has changed jobs six times in the last seven years. Derek has paranoid personality disorder.
Some people regularly become suspicious without cause--so much so that their paranoid thoughts disrupt their work and family life. Such people are said to have a paranoid personality. They are:

Suspicious
An unmistakable sign of paranoia is continual mistrust. People with paranoid personality disorder are constantly on their guard because they see the world as a threatening place. They tend to confirm their expectations by latching on to any speck of evidence that supports their suspicions and ignore or misinterpret any evidence to the contrary. They are ever watchful and may look around for signs of a threat.

Anyone in a new situation--beginning a job or starting a relationship, for example--is cautious and somewhat guarded until he or she learns that the fears are groundless. People suffering from paranoia cannot abandon their fears. They continue to expect trickery and to doubt the loyalty of others. In a personal relationship or marriage, this suspiciousness may take the form of pathological, unrealistic jealousy.