Picking at scabs causes infections and scars. This sort of thing encourages people to pick at the scabs.
I don't think we really are less robost; I think we aren't given the chance to find out how strong we really are with so much coddling and pampering.
We believe we need it because 1. People presumably in authority say we do; 2. It's available and others are using it, so maybe we need to use it, too; 3. Using these things buys us sympathy and maybe even material things like sloughing off at work or school or getting extra consideration from others which may include meals and other signs of material pampering; 4. If others are getting back rubs and time off from work and responsibilities and free meals and chocolate and such for dispalying these signs of weakness, why shouldn't otherwise strong people also take advantage of it and get some of the sympathy goodies, too? and 5. A few people actually are so out of touch with reality they need some counseling to help them regain their perspective. I don't know if this sort of counseling will provide that.
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Date: 2007-02-04 06:25 pm (UTC)I don't think we really are less robost; I think we aren't given the chance to find out how strong we really are with so much coddling and pampering.
We believe we need it because 1. People presumably in authority say we do; 2. It's available and others are using it, so maybe we need to use it, too; 3. Using these things buys us sympathy and maybe even material things like sloughing off at work or school or getting extra consideration from others which may include meals and other signs of material pampering; 4. If others are getting back rubs and time off from work and responsibilities and free meals and chocolate and such for dispalying these signs of weakness, why shouldn't otherwise strong people also take advantage of it and get some of the sympathy goodies, too? and 5. A few people actually are so out of touch with reality they need some counseling to help them regain their perspective. I don't know if this sort of counseling will provide that.