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Put it in his pocket, I'd imagine. It's not like there would be a bulge or something from a tiny little piece of paper that you could fit eight of them on a postage stamp.
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Put it in his pocket, I'd imagine. It's not like there would be a bulge or something from a tiny little piece of paper that you could fit eight of them on a postage stamp.
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That's another thing. One has to wonder what his parents know about what he's been doing. I doubt it could be much, given that he's still doing it...
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He answered! I'm gonna keep this correspondence private at least for now, but I think visiting us here might do him a little good.
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Hey, when you contact him make sure not to bring up how insane he is. He might be schizo, and I know from my psychology courses that trying to challenge a schizophrenic's delusions directly dosen't work.
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I just got done watching the meltdown video and I'm going to be very honest, I didn't feel any form of remorse, guilt, sadness or whatever emotions some of you might be feeling in this thread, I don't even feel disturbed at intensity of his outburst. It's just that with people like Taxman I know there nothing that I can possible do to help them. Seriously what can I possible do to help him?
The only way I think he's ever going to get help is if his family actually does something like getting him commited, but seeing how he's apparently been like this for years they might not seem to give a shit about him. Now please try to correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't see any of us faceless people on a board made for trolling retards are going to be able to get the local authority or who ever to do anything to help him unless Taxman manages to ether pull something extremely stupid, becomes a danger to someone or himself and we have enough evidence for them to give a damn enough about him to act.
This all reminds me back when Jace was "real". I remember a lot of people felt bad enough for Jace after he had his "breakdowns" that some did conjecturing on how they could possible try and get him committed to a mental institution with or against his will without his "crazy chirstian" mother Gail interfering. I would not doubt that people had actually tried to call the police, trying to show them that Jace needed help only for them to say they had no power to do anything or just plain ignored them, but whether or not the reason why the authorities didn't do anything was because Jace didn't really exist, I don't know.
In fact Taxman draws some extremely scary parallels to Jace. They both have severely schizophrenic or some serious mental illness, both abuse substances that exasperate their illnesses, have parents that do nothing to help them and have shitty relationships with their fathers, commit mental breakdowns on camera for all to see, hold delusions of a shadowy cabal out to get them and have some obsession that they build an identity on, Jace with the Marines and Taxman with MLP.
Now you can call me unempathetic or whatever, even though I've would disagree wholeheartedly with that, It's just that I see no point in getting upset about some person on the internet that I can't possible help and even if I was able to somehow get Taxman help, how would I know that he would even bother trying to seriously help himself and not relapse back into his old ways, especially knowing that he's schizophrenic and could interpret anything as a hostile plot against him.
The only way I think he's ever going to get help is if his family actually does something like getting him commited, but seeing how he's apparently been like this for years they might not seem to give a shit about him. Now please try to correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't see any of us faceless people on a board made for trolling retards are going to be able to get the local authority or who ever to do anything to help him unless Taxman manages to ether pull something extremely stupid, becomes a danger to someone or himself and we have enough evidence for them to give a damn enough about him to act.
This all reminds me back when Jace was "real". I remember a lot of people felt bad enough for Jace after he had his "breakdowns" that some did conjecturing on how they could possible try and get him committed to a mental institution with or against his will without his "crazy chirstian" mother Gail interfering. I would not doubt that people had actually tried to call the police, trying to show them that Jace needed help only for them to say they had no power to do anything or just plain ignored them, but whether or not the reason why the authorities didn't do anything was because Jace didn't really exist, I don't know.
In fact Taxman draws some extremely scary parallels to Jace. They both have severely schizophrenic or some serious mental illness, both abuse substances that exasperate their illnesses, have parents that do nothing to help them and have shitty relationships with their fathers, commit mental breakdowns on camera for all to see, hold delusions of a shadowy cabal out to get them and have some obsession that they build an identity on, Jace with the Marines and Taxman with MLP.
Now you can call me unempathetic or whatever, even though I've would disagree wholeheartedly with that, It's just that I see no point in getting upset about some person on the internet that I can't possible help and even if I was able to somehow get Taxman help, how would I know that he would even bother trying to seriously help himself and not relapse back into his old ways, especially knowing that he's schizophrenic and could interpret anything as a hostile plot against him.
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Sadly, that's pretty much the case. Intervention by any outsider is likely to cause more harm than good.
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Guys, please refrain from contacting him. I don't think it's the greatest idea.
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Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of. If even Jace could be taken seriously, there's no telling whether this is just a big ol'
, but......if he's for real (and I am pretty sure he is), I don't want to be the guy who saw a slow-moving tragedy take place and did nothing. Any effort's got to count for something. What if interaction with the Farms turns out to be what motivates him to get help? The odds of that happening are tiny, of course, but since they're there they might as well be taken. /rates self optimistic
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Considering the fact that he sees us as a troll forum, I would assume that we'd be the last people he'd come to for advice. I don't think it's worth bringing him over here.
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This is one of the reasons why I'm not regretful, myself. Thank you for explaining so eloquently that point of view, Rockfort.
I agree that reaching out to Tax is very likely to only worsen the situation, given the fact that he thinks the world is out to get him, among other things.
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I seriously feel like he's going to commit suicide at some point in the future, whether because of his pony bullshit or just out of depression.
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I'm pretty amazed at how well he handled drinking straight absinthe.
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Oh, alright then. I haven't expressly encouraged him to join and I won't, but I'm still hoping he does so. It seems he really needs to interact with new people and, well, most of us are new people.
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With The Illuminati reference in his most recent video of the day, I've struggled to think what that could be, as he's a pagan. But after stumbling upon a Pagan conspiracy theorist, I think Tax's illuminati is Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
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Didn't he break up with Rarity? You'd think he'd get rid of all the pictures and dolls of her.
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Well, he's an alcoholic.
Still, absinthe is often 110 proof or above. Much over 110 and it's ridiculous to drink it straight.
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He says he likes the stuff he's got and doesn't want to get rid of it. Take that as you will.
I heard that absinthe is incredibly dangerous to drink straight.
Also, on an interesting note, I spoke with a friend of mine briefly about how they would approach a paranoid schizophrenic. They counsel sick individuals, and basically said:
"Well, the first thing is, don't try and convince them that you're trustworthy, because that will be seen as an attempt at being deceitful. You wanna be... transparent, about the fact that you're not trying to convince them to trust you, that you can't make them trust you, you can only hope to convey that you're trying to be supportive. Secondly, do not challenge any beliefs directly. Ask questions that by answering, the person will be looking for evidence to counteract their delusional beliefs. People with paranoid schizophrenia truly believe that they're in danger, and have collected a lot of pseudo-evidence to support their beliefs. Here's the thing: If you directly point out things that counteract their beliefs, they will dig their heels in more. If you ask them questions where just by searching for the answer, they're more likely to see some evidence that counteracts their beliefs, it's like a seed of rationality that's planted, and you have to let it be. Don't try to grow it, or nourish it yourself, because that will be perceived as an attempt to manipulate them in some way, control them in some way. They will become suspicious of you. So being entirely non-threatening, by validating... no, acknowledging some of their beliefs that might be rooted even in some vague way to some form of reality, even by the finest thread of truth, will help align with them and remove... no, decrease their sense of suspiciousness about you. It's important to be aware that fear is an evolutionary trait necessary for our survival, because it keeps us safe. Paranoia is the highest point on the spectrum of fear. So, if you're dismissive, it's not rational to be dismissive of fear. It's very helpful when you convey to the person that you hear them and you understand them by reflecting back to them what they tell you, otherwise you're perceived as being completely dismissive. A person's delusional thinking has access to their intelligence, so the intricacy and pervasiveness of thoughts that support the delusion are increased with a person's intelligence."
I know there's a lot to swallow there, it's not in any particular order, but it is a direct quote. I, myself, am more of a fan of being direct, not gentle, but that's why I'm not a therapist.
After seeing a video of him, specifically the latest one, they said something along the lines of:
'The acid may have triggered the onset of his schizophrenia. You have to remember that a person's hallucinations can be anything, and he could have heard voices in his head saying, 'This is the FBI, we've got a base set up in Indiana and we're tapping into your brain. We're controlling you.' He could have seen something, he could have heard something, and it would be entirely real for him. He's self-medicating with alcohol because he's distraught. There was this woman in my program who came in looking for help, and the help she wanted was 'getting all these people to stop plotting against me.' We framed it as, 'helping you to cope with the situation.' Had years of pseudo-evidence for her delusions. There came a time when it became clear that she thought we were in on the plot, and I asked, 'Do you think we're in on the plot?' and she leaned back and said, 'You might be.' She left the program. Refused to take medication because there's nothing wrong with her, it's all these 'freakin' people who are out to get me.' Just like fear is on a spectrum, delusions are as well. If reality is over here, delusion is over there, and none of us are completely one way or the other. None of us. This is why I don't believe in calling people 'crazy,' because everyone is grounded in some form of reality, but no one is completely perfect. We delude ourselves every day, with everything from 'oh, I can't end this marriage' to 'oh, I can't do this job.' Can think our thoughts or feelings are facts, when they're not, and this is how CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) benefits people with paranoid schizophrenia. It means every thought is open to interpretation, every thought is questioned. That said, this person really needs help. Hopefully he sees someone soon and moves on from these delusions.'
That last one isn't exactly a direct quote, because I spoke with them and they left, and I wrote down what I remembered, with respect to the language I think they would use. That's pretty much the gist of it. I define 'crazy' as being more irrational than rational, so I do believe in the label, 'crazy,' personally. Either way, this is really fascinating stuff.
So, to rephrase my tired self, when I said last night that:
What I was saying was literally that, "it would be very dangerous for any of us to attempt communication with him in the pursuit of helping him, because of the pervasiveness of his delusion. We'd run a heavy risk of simply making things worse," bearing everything my friend said there in mind, which I knew beforehand. Assuming paranoid schizophrenia is what Tax has. I'm not a doctor.
I wonder what will happen next.
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Not more so than any other hard liquor. But yeah, you're really supposed to add a bit of water and sip absinthe slowly rather than gulping it down straight.
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Why does he call himself Taxman when he's not an accountant?