'Ah, I don't know. I try to follow Stoicism, but I suppose my real creed is If I didn't care for fun and such, / I'd probably amount to much. / But I shall stay the way I am, / Because I do not give...|||Apologies if this has already been asked, but what do you mean when you say you have a personal relationship with God?|||My favourite album changes every few months, but at the moment it's Five Leaves Left. Favourite song is Voices/Voice From the Mountain. I believe River Man is also in standard tuning, and that looks...|||Yeah, in an interview Joe Boyd said he used to stand there for ages trying to retune his guitar for each concert, and people would stop paying attention in the meantime:  Src: ...|||Any fans of his on here? Anyone who's ambivalent or doesn't like him?  Favourite and least favourite song/album? Who's thinking of buying the new biography, Remembered For a While?|||I'm not quite clear on what your dilemma is. If you're asking about whether you should feel bad for publicly shaming them, then it really depends on the situation. I'll give you the benefit of the...|||Sunlight, green leaves, music, good books/stories.  As Don McLean put it, How can words express the feel of sunlight in the morning?|||She was one in a million (yeah)/Well, there's five more just in New South Wales!  -The Whitlams|||No, sorry, I meant going outside in the sense of going to people's houses or out with friends or whatever. My mother also did the Why are you in my house if you don't want to pull your weight?...|||Holy derail, Batman.  I'll be honest, I don't talk to too many regulars round here any more (long absence, people retiring, plus not hanging round in the MBTI forums like I used to), but shout-out...|||Oh, my glory, it's so bright and square! I prefer what we have now, frankly. PerC still feels like an old-style forum, which is part of what attracts me to it. The new layout reminds me of Windows 8,...|||Someone above had good advice: pretend for five minutes that you're someone else, someone confident. I like to use fictional characters, but it also works with celebs. I mean, obviously, give your...|||From the evidence we're given in this post, it seems the OP was raised in a way that was more controlling than the average child experiences. They were prevented from doing certain things at all...|||Some people have cereal with water. Not oatmeal or porridge, but cereal.   And now I'm craving Weetbix, damn it.|||XSTJ   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK_LN3XEcnw|||Who else does this? I do it to the point that it's habit and I probably look like an idiot. I have no idea how my dog feels about it, but our whole family does this and he doesn't seem to dislike it....|||I don't sing to my dog, but I do jabber away to him throughout the day and on walks - yes, in public. I like to think he appreciates it. XD That, or he thinks I'm weird like all humans and is...|||I read people's visitor messages if I've talked with them on the forum extensively or if there's an interesting conversation going on on the first page, but generally it'll be things about other...|||My God, you couldn't pay me to have one kid, let alone eleven. At any rate, welcome! I'm sure you'll find some interesting debates and conversations, and hopefully discover something about yourself...|||There's something in my head, but it's not meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!|||Do you get cravings for Whiskas?   Oh, and I'd be interested to know if your real name is Rachel and you were secretly part of a guerrilla group that fought aliens, oh, maybe 10 years ago? You can...|||I saw this in the NF forum and decided to make a general one.   The idea is to put your timer on for FIVE minutes only and write what you come up with.  Here's my effort:  Snail  Look at it,...|||Angelic Gardevoir, Yes, I think that level of control over the actions of a person older than, say, 3 constitutes emotional abuse or something close to it. Certainly it's not a healthy way to be...|||I reckon that most people do, because they're great songs. I was more thinking that they're very Nine-ish songs, so they reinforce our, um, our tendency to zone out. Listen to those and imagine you...|||You mean, like, a trait that reflects the stereotypes of our type? Not sure what you're referring to.   I think mine's the tendency to listen to really escapist, sleep-themed and/or depressing...|||Taking off your socks and jeans after you get home. Best feeling in the world.|||Cereal! :)|||In what specific situations do you feel that you could control your emotions better?  What emotions do you feel like you're having trouble controlling - anger, sadness, euphoria?  Don't feel like...|||Ronikinz: There are a couple of options available to you if you wish to make new friends:  a) You might want to join a site such as meetup.com if you live in a major city - yes, even if you've...|||Eragon from Inheritance, who learns to read and write in a matter of weeks and is somehow hailed as the elves' best poet despite his poem (included in-text) being a failure as an epic poem. XD He...|||Enfp. :)|||Try and turn to your family, at least, if they offer help and support. I refused to talk to anyone about my problems for the better part of four years. I've only just discovered that it's much easier...|||It sounds from your post as though you feel that university should have been  a big deal but wasn't (and I'm going by the evidence on this thread, so correct me if I'm wrong).   Why do you think...|||It's taken me four to get to 1k, so you're going well. :)|||Whoa, 10k! Congrats, Aya!|||Nope. It's prohibitively expensive and transport's crap. I always thought Melb would have better transport, but according to some friends from there, public transport isn't great there either,...|||Thanks for the offer! It means a lot. :blushed: Unfortunately my Skype ID reveals my surname IRL... but I'm happy to create a sock Skype or add you provided that you aren't some weird stalker. :D...|||G'night, all. Going to bed in about half an hour, but hey, why not say it early?|||mysterie, Snow Leopard and Subtle Mystery, did you guys end up meeting up?|||Someone to talk to IRL would be nice, but barring that, a nice book|||Thanks for the advice, everyone, particularly Noelle Hotaru, inbi and Serak. Antipode, I'm an atheist and so don't believe in Jesus, but thank you for your offer of support.   This has given me a...|||mikan It does sound like a stress-relieving habit/reflex, which is what trichollotomania is. Also, I seriously advise you to tell someone about your problems rather than keeping then bottled up. I...|||Yep, for sure. Do come back when you feel ready, though! Personally, I don't even think there's any need to retire your account, just stay logged out for a few weeks.|||1. Don McLean - Don McLean 199570 2. Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake 3. Pink Moon - Nick Drake 4. Fearless - Taylor Swift 5. Red - Taylor Swift  American Pie by Don McLean gets an honorary...|||Maybe you need a challenge. Try doing something new, something you can incorporate into your daily life and which you can set goals. Examples are: keeping a journal, cooking a food you've always...|||The word I think you're looking for is 'apathy'. This may indicate 9, but you'd have to do more research on the type. It could equally  be just a reaction unrelated to type.|||Banned for having -zilla in your post rank.|||Whoa, go you!|||Grate, fellow 9! :)|||Don't read this if you're suicidal right now - TW for discussion of suicide. TW TW TW  I feel like the more chances I waste, the less my parents will want to support me, all evidence to the...'