Talk to me or give me the Drugs (EN)

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In this post I would like to address the issue psychopharmacology vs. therapy.

There is a common misconception that if someone is depressed it is because there is something wrong with their brain chemistry and they need to take medicine to “cure” it.

A few years ago, I visited a friend of mine in the States and I was taken aback by the amount of advertising on TV dedicated to prescription drugs, especially antidepressants. The number of people who take this type of medicine in the western world is much higher than in the rest of the world. Is it because people get less depressed in other parts of the world or is it because they do not have access to those medicines?

Depression is a 'sickness' of modern living. Statistical data shows us that depression rates are twice as high in urban areas as in the countryside. Also, in places where daily survival is the rule, there is no such a thing as depression. People who live in hostile environments, where they need to walk a certain amount of time just to get water, do not get depressed like we do in the first world.

However, we, creatures of the modern world with mobiles phones, high-tech devices and plenty of water and food at our disposal, do get depressed, stressed and anxious. Some people blame the existence of these feelings to our brain chemistry.

He sido elegido por Dios (ES)

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Siempre he creído que era alguien especial. Desde que tengo memoria podía escuchar los pensamientos de otras personas. Estaba totalmente seguro de que podía conectarme telepáticamente con cualquier otra persona en la tierra. Sabía que yo tenía un propósito en este mundo, que había sido bendecido con un don especial que debía ser utilizado para el bien. 

Descubrí mi capacidad para influir en otras personas según mi voluntad de manera casual. Un día al entrar en una tienda, vi salir un tío que iba con su novia. Le miré y pensé en saludarle. Al cruzarnos él me saludó moviendo la mano como el que saluda a su madre en televisión. Me di cuenta en ese momento de que podía proyectar mis pensamientos en otra persona y conseguir que hiciera lo que yo quería. 

Desde ese día empecé a cultivar y ampliar poco a poco mi nueva habilidad mental: la telepatía. He llegado a ser tan poderoso que puedo incluso comunicarme con las personas que aparecen en televisión. A veces, cuando veía algún programa, sentía una conexión muy fuerte con alguien que aparecía en la tele y sabía que era capaz de transmitirle un mensaje de forma que acababa haciendo o diciendo lo que yo había pensado. 

Al principio no entendía por qué tenía la suerte de tener la increíble capacidad no solo de conectarme mentalmente a otros, sino también de inculcar mis pensamientos en ellos. Más tarde lo racionalicé pensando que, bien ya era un mensajero de Dios, bien podría ser uno de ellos con la misión de difundir su palabra por el mundo entero y conseguir que la humanidad viva en paz cooperando unos con otros en todas las partes del planeta.

Ahora sé que he sido elegido para transmitir mis pensamientos al mundo y ser guía e inspiración para todos los seres humanos en la Tierra. El primer pensamiento que introduciré en la mente de todos será simplemente: “Trata a los demás como te gustaría que te tratasen a ti, siempre, en todos los casos y sin excepción." Una vez hecho esto agregaré que cada uno siempre observe todas sus decisiones y acciones antes de llevarlas a cabo y se pregunte: "¿Esta decisión o acción, que estoy a punto de tomar, puede hacer daño a alguien aunque sea en la más mínima forma?" Si la respuesta es " Sí ", su deber se convertirá entonces en buscar otra alternativa a dicha acción.

Me parece obvio que si todo el mundo entendiera estas dos reglas básicas de comportamiento, y ambas fueran seguidas de forma coherente por todos los habitantes del planeta, la Tierra se convertiría rápidamente en un lugar mucho mejor para vivir.

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I have been chosen by God (EN)

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I always believed I was somewhat special. Ever since I can remember I could hear other people’s thoughts in my head. I absolutely knew that I was telepathically connected to every other person on earth. I have always had this sense of purpose, knowing that my special gift must be use for good. I knew of my ability to influence people at my will.

The discovery of my powers was triggered by an episode in which I encountered some guy exiting a store I was going into. He had one of his arms around his girlfriend and waved directly into my face with his other hand, as if waving into a television camera, while saying “Hi, Mom!” I realized then that I could project my thoughts into other people and they could respond and act upon them.

Since that day I started gradually reinforcing and expanding my new mental ability: telepathy. I have become so powerful that I can even communicate with people appearing on television. Sometimes when I was watching a show, I felt a very strong connection with someone there and I knew I was able to communicate my message to him, so they would say or do what I was thinking at that moment.

At first I did not understand why I was blessed with this amazing ability to not only connect with others but also instill my thoughts into them. I further rationalized that I either already was, or could be used as, a messenger from God; to spread his word that we could all get along and live peacefully together as a globally co-operative world.

Now I know I have been chosen to broadcast my thoughts into the world to serve as guidance and inspiration to every human on Earth. The telepathic thought that I will introduce into people’s minds will simply consist of the admonition to always, in every case, without fail, "Treat other people as fairly as you would like them to treat you.” I, then, will add the plea for everyone to always first truthfully test all of their decisions, and actions, with the very important question, "Will this decision, or action I am about to take, cause harm to anyone else in any kind of way?" If this question can possibly be answered with a "Yes", your duty then becomes to always find an alternative to that path of action.

It seems obvious to me that if these two very easy to understand, basic rules of behavior, were consistently followed by everyone on Earth, it would quickly become a much better place to live for all of us.

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Celos y Posesividad (ES)

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En el artículo que escribí sobre Celos y la Teoría de Detección de Infidelidades Juanjo preguntaba en los comentarios: “¿Alguien me puede explicar clara y concisamente la diferencia entre celos y posesividad?”