Okay, I'm gonna try to answer this very carefully so that it isn't misunderstood (however, I am aware that someone almost always misunderstands something in print :p):
Most of the time, I give people the benefit of the doubt. If they say something is true for them, then I usually leave it at that. We pretty much think in here that if a person believes they are experiencing something and it's not hurting anybody, then it doesn't matter whether it's imaginary or not because it is significant to their life no matter what it's origins. Everyone has their own life path and it's up to them to figure out what's what.
We do reserve judgment for those who are discovered to be using their circumstances (real, imagined, or fraudulent) to harm and manipulate others. The whole bit on 'life paths' still applies here, but it is very hard for us to understand at times why anyone would do such things and so we feel anger and resentment when it happens.
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Date: 2006-03-29 09:17 pm (UTC)Most of the time, I give people the benefit of the doubt. If they say something is true for them, then I usually leave it at that. We pretty much think in here that if a person believes they are experiencing something and it's not hurting anybody, then it doesn't matter whether it's imaginary or not because it is significant to their life no matter what it's origins. Everyone has their own life path and it's up to them to figure out what's what.
We do reserve judgment for those who are discovered to be using their circumstances (real, imagined, or fraudulent) to harm and manipulate others. The whole bit on 'life paths' still applies here, but it is very hard for us to understand at times why anyone would do such things and so we feel anger and resentment when it happens.
-Morgan