Freud's a Pervert

Here's a little psychology punkmonk style. A Tao Te Punkmonk if you will. There are a few manifestations of psychological attributes that i have developed over the years. Here is an example of two of them which came to the fore of my mind today as i refused to wear my ID at work today as a sign of protest towards incompetent administration.

Dressing Up
People who get dressed up are hiding something. i don't trust people who regularly get dressed up. They are hiding something about themselves, trying to repress some aspect of themselves that they don't want others in the given setting to see. Some dress up as many frequently must at work. There are levels of this depending on how much the individual wants to disguise their true self from those around them.

Obviously many work places encourage a certain level of 'disguise' to aid in fostering a level of professionalism as if to say "you should act differently here than you do at home". People who really get into this, however, are hiding more and this should be taken into account when dealing with them.

This is also true of social settings. The more people dress up the more they are hiding. Sometimes this can be from a lack of self esteem, other times a more sinister cover up.

i don't trust people who get all dressed up.

Jogging
People who jog or run for fun are running away from something. They never seem to be enjoying themselves with those scowls of pain or fierce look of determination. Never a look of joy or peace. Usually they lose site of what's going on around them (which is why so many get hit by cars).

Hold on... our idiot president came on TV... did he really mention 9/11 again?... is English his primary language?...

Anyway, what exactly joggers are running from can be almost infinite, varying from runner to runner. Some are running from pounds they are afraid of gaining. Some are running from their home life. Some are running from inevitable aging, hoping to stay forever young (physically). Again others may be running from something more sinister or emotionally scarring.

When i run it's to get away from a scary situation, to chase after a soccer ball, or to get on base after booting the kickball (former city champs by the way).

These are but two of my psychological theories. You can probably expect more in the future. With a new page feature i can list them all under the label "Tao Te Punmonk" for later reviews and contemplation, or you can hit the little 'X' at the top right hand corner of the screen and never think of them again. Or you can put on a three piece suit and go jogging to simultaneously hide and escape from my blog entries.

Please think of me next time you see someone running around in a suit... maybe even comfort them by giving them a hug and telling them you like them for who they are and then reminding them that they are safe now.