Those are just song lyrics, not a justification for anything.

Yes, they are just song lyrics. But actually they ARE a justification for MC, because they almost always link some form of sin or trangression to hints of MC tactics and tech. Strong supporters of MC in the media love particularly to marry hints of child abuse to hints about the tech and tactics of MC. It's the best sales tactic possible. And it has worked wonders.

During the period that I wrote about in the above post, I actually believed that people, and agencies, were out to "get" me. It seemed like there were hidden clues everywhere. Living alone, working nights, bad nutrition, and health problems put me on a collision course with myself. That was over 20 years ago, and I'm still here - and doing better than ever.

There ARE hidden clues everywhere. Both from people who have been bitten by MC and don't wish to talk plainly about their experience (for fear of being labeled a nut, of being embarassed, etc.) and who are supporters of MC and know that hints and innuendo are ultimately more useful in advancing MC than plain facts. Both ends of the spectrum ultimately seem to serve the same purpose - entrenching, protecting and selling MC.

If you can admit that your own mind is at least partially responsible for your situation, you will be on the way to recovery. You have developed belief systems that are irrational.

It's not my mind that's responsible for my situation, it's more likely my behavior (particularly past behaviors) that set the jaws upon me. Irrational? No. Actually, what I've been telling you guys is quite logical and rational, complete with opportunity and motive. It's just unprovable. Can you not see why such a system would exist in the first place?

With all due respect, Breukelen, there's a fool born every minute. You remind me of my French colleague who would come up with just about the most unlikely sleep-walking scenario one could imagine to explain the disappearance and reappearance of my equipment, just so that he could hold on to his precious little view of the world, even though my own explanation was much more likely. As for your experience, maybe you WERE being given the treatment. The best question is probably, 'What were you doing at the time that might have gotten the jaws clamped down upon you?'.

TJ