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Emotions are not a black and white issue.




more later.

In the meantime...

Been visiting and revisiting renwick's
post on psychotherapy/ normalcy and decided to respond today with the following:

According to MerriAm-Webster:

Main Entry: nor·mal
Pronunciation: 'nor-m&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin normalis, from norma
Date: circa 1696
1 : PENDICULARespecially : perpendicular to a tangent at a point of tangency
2 a : according with, constituting, or not deviating from a norm, rule, or principle b : conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern
3 : occurring naturally normal immunity
4 a : of, relating to, or characterized by average intelligence or development b : free from mental disorder : SANE
5 a of a solution : having a concentration of one gram equivalent of solute per liter b : containing neither basic hydroxyl nor acid hydrogen normal silver phosphate c : not associated normal molecules d : having a straight-chain structure normal pentane; normal butyl alcohol
6 of a subgroup : having the property that every coset produced by operating on the left by a given element is equal to the coset produced by operating on the right by the same element
7 : relating to, involving, or being a normal curve or normal distribution normal approximation to the binomial distribution
8 of a matrix : having the property of commutativity under multiplication by the transpose of the matrix each of whose elements is a conjugate complex number with respect to the corresponding element of the given matrix
synonym: see REGULAR


Okey-dokey! Let's go see...


Main Entry: reg·u·lar
Pronunciation: 're-gy&-l&r, 're-g(&-)l&r
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English reguler, from Middle French, from Late Latin regularis regular, from Latin, of a bar, from regula rule -- more at RULE
Date: 14th century
1 : belonging to a religious order
2 a : formed, built, arranged, or ordered according to some established rule, law, principle, or type b (1) : both equilateral and equiangular a regular polygon (2) : having faces that are congruent regular polygons and all the polyhedral angles congruent a regular polyhedron c of a flower : having the arrangement of floral parts exhibiting radial symmetry with members of the same whorl similar in form
3 a : ORDERLY, METHODICAL regular habits b : recurring, attending, or functioning at fixed or uniform intervals a regular income a regular churchgoer
4 a : constituted, conducted, or done in conformity with established or prescribed usages, rules, or discipline b : NORMAL, STANDARD: as (1) : ABSOLUTE, COMPLETE a regular fool; the office seemed like a regular madhouse (2) : thinking or behaving in an acceptable, normal, or agreeable manner He was a regular guy c (1) : conforming to the normal or usual manner of inflection (2) : WEAK 7 d of a postage stamp : issued in large numbers over a long period for general use in prepayment of postage
5 : of, relating to, or constituting the permanent standing military force of a state regular army; regular soldiers
synonyms: REGULAR, NORMAL, TYPICAL, NATURAL mean being of the sort or kind that is expected as usual, ordinary, or average. REGULAR stresses conformity to a rule, standard, or pattern the club's regular monthly meeting. NORMAL implies lack of deviation from what has been discovered or established as the most usual or expected normal behavior for a two-year-old. TYPICAL implies showing all important traits of a type, class, or group and may suggest lack of strong individuality a typical small town. NATURAL applies to what conforms to a thing's essential nature, function, or mode of being the natural love of a mother for her child.


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I personally enjoyed the parts relating to religion, weakness, and conformity, myself. Oh, and the references to the "regular guy." Isn't that what people say about the majority of mass-murderers? "Oh, he was very quiet, seemed like a regular old guy to me!"

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