Economic and Planetary Collapse: Is it a Therapeutic Issue?

slots · Nov 14, 2007

I found this article which is from a blog relating to peak oil, although the article could be about anything to do with the survival mentality or not as the case may be.

Here are the first and last two paragraphs- It begins with a few definitions.... the link is at the bottom.

Panglossian Disorder: “The neurotic tendency toward extreme optimism in the face of likely cultural and planetary collapse.”
Temporal Subtypes:
Scarlet O’Hara-ism- “I’ll just have to think about that tomorrow.” A strategy of denial that allows the person to temporally compartmentalize the feared event(s).
Futurism: “Sure, that will happen, but it will occur after all of us are long dead.” A belief that something that might happen in the distant future is no concern in the present.
Y2K features: “They said everything would collapse with 2000, and it didn’t.” A belief that any prior concern about societal problems that didn’t occur demonstrates the impossibility of any others happening in the future.
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Physicians and psychotherapists, Heal Thyself! Ask yourself whether your bright optimism is designed to help your clients or to help keep your own spirits up. Don’t expect to be able to be effective in Peak Oil if you are in your own chaotic state after just finding out about it. Take some time to go through your own turmoil and grieving process, and develop your own internal compass about how to proceed.
Confronting major life changes such as Peak Oil, Climate Change, and Economic Collapse is, but a first step in helping the client assess their current life situation and design a new life plan. But as always, put on your own oxygen mask first, find your own sense of sanity and self-direction, before you begin to treat others. Model sanity.
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http://www.peakoilblues.com/blog/?p=132

Worth a read

NVBeav · Nov 16, 2007

Re: Economic and Planetary Collapse: Is it a Therapeutic Iss

I like the word "Panglossian Disorder", and I think we all have certain "amounts" of it. Wish I could stick a meter on myself to see just how much I have. :^)

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