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Originally Posted by perpetuallysad
I understand what you are saying. And I'm glad you didn't take my statements wrong. I was sort of nervous to read your response. I sincerely appreciate how nice it is to discuss something intelligently with someone!
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Thank you for this sentiment. I have been accussed of looking for an argument on this site when I was only looking for discussion. This meant a lot to me.
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Originally Posted by perpetuallysad
And I agree with your conclusions that everyone seems so upset and disgusted (rightly so) and say they would never do that, but really, we just don't know what we would do until we are personally in the situation. Power, or the illusion of power, often makes people do things they ordinarily wouldn't do.
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The Stanford Prison Experiment comes to mind...
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Originally Posted by perpetuallysad
I also agree with the second part of your statement, but I personally found that I become so strung out and exhausted because I WILL try to figure out ways that I personally can fix all of the injustices in the world and I end up crippling myself with worry and anxiety about "all the world's problems". My pdoc is working on convincing me to take care of only what I am capable of and count on the fact that someone else is there to help with the other things. Otherwise, I overwhelm myself.
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Yeah, I get that. Unfortunately, this tends to hit close to home for me. My wife is in prison for committing a crime that 'no one else' would ever do. As an advocate within the prison system I see so much ignorance and so many examples of abuse of power that directly affect my family that it sometimes feels as if all the injustices of the world are at my doorstep. I know that they are not, but it does feel that way sometimes and I too battle feelings of being overwhelmed. It is difficult to trust that others are there to help when it is your family.