Damaged People

COVID-19 Prickle Ball

What happens when a population of introverts, hypochondriacs, and obsessive-compulsives is continuously bombarded with messages to seclude and disinfect themselves, for fear that COVID-19 prickle-balls lurk everywhere, waiting to attack?

What happens is that emotionally damaged people start driving bad politics and bad policy. - Dan Rabil on AmericanThinker

There are all kinds of people out there in the world. Most are fairly sane and rational, but some of them, typically arising from the circumstances they were raised in, are emotionally damaged. Might be as high as 10%, but I really have no idea. Big problem is that damaged people become very good at masquerading as being sane, but sooner or later the plug pops out and the crazy starts spewing forth. Sometimes it's harmless vitriol, sometimes it's a weapons-grade personal attack designed to make you doubt your own sanity. I suspect that if you look at people who are in the spotlight (celebrities, politicians) you might find a higher percentage of damaged individuals.

Damaged people are often children of alcoholics and drug addicts. Damage comes in varying degrees, but near as I can tell, the damage is permanent. They might be able cover it up or compensate for it enough to live a normal life, but it's always going to be there, waiting to trip them up and unleash their demons.

Update a week later: I wonder if maybe we aren't all a little emotionally damaged. I masquerade as a peaceful guy, but let me get tired and then have anything not go as it should, then take cover as death rays will start emanating from my skin.

Via ZeroHedge