They Call Me Cookie to My Face

  I am no psychiatrist or psychologist.  Through my own research and some guidance from those who have studied in the field of psychology and specifically in the realm of personality disorders I have discovered a new flavor of gaslighting. Even the most recent acolyte embarking on the perilous journey of understanding and surviving narcissism is familiar with the term gaslighting.  The term comes from a movie called "Gaslight" released in 1944 in which a man seeks to drive his wife insane by creating a series of illusions.  As I was sitting at my desk today at work, hoping that time would take mercy on me, my mind wandered into the territory of the crazy interactions I have been wrestling with.  I've been trying to find a way to describe what is happening to myself in an attempt to understand why I am so angry and feel as though I am not safe.  I finally understand it now. I am being gas lit. But the way the person is doing it is not how I'm used to definin...

  As I have said before, social media makes people believe that stalking is socially acceptable.  Things have even gotten so serious that hackers are employed to tap into people's microphones on their phones and their cameras.  And the people who engage in this activity somehow feel victimized by what they discover.  They are threatened by private conversations and private plans that don't involve them.  They become obsessed by discovered interests and judge the target by what they consume.  All while the people they really should be monitoring continue to plan and execute diabolical acts without intervention.  It is seldom the people who steal savings, inheritances and identities that are gang stalked and harassed.  It is usually an individual without power and consequence. It is usually a "nobody" that has the nerve to have a dissenting opinion.   ...And the cycle of divide, conquer and oppression continues.  Here are two tips for you ...

I saw a commercial last night that really disturbed me.  A young woman has company over her apartment. She took a break from a group discussion to consult an AI reference on what topics to discuss with her peers.  On the surface, it seemed like an innocent use of technology for someone who finds it hard to carry on conversation in a social setting.  ...but then I thought it about it. I really thought about it. And the more I thought about it the more disturbed I became.  We have AI writing shorty essays with no references in seconds. AI is automating responses that humans used to give. AI is now on the verge of giving diagnoses in hospitals.  I'm not saying technology isn't a good thing. But it is alarming to think that it will become a social norm to no even have to come up with an original thought or topic for a social gathering. I come from the last generation that had to actually read paper and hard back books. I worked in a library while I was in college. I...