tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post6140187942795128790..comments2024-03-29T06:06:58.796+03:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Multiple Personality Hoax - or How psychiatrists messed up the lives of thousandsDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-21983538916357496342015-01-15T02:21:06.807+02:002015-01-15T02:21:06.807+02:00And then there are Tumblr's "multiples&qu...And then there are Tumblr's "multiples" and "otherkin"...Hieronymous Pseudonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-13180759382856952072014-11-24T16:34:19.779+02:002014-11-24T16:34:19.779+02:00Addendum:
At 11:10 Dr. Spiegel makes a similar po...Addendum:<br /><br />At 11:10 Dr. Spiegel makes a similar point:<br />"Were different people at a party -- hopefully -- then when we're at work."<br /><br />This topic is something that's been touched on before in this blog, and I think bears revisiting. When Jewish kids are brought up "Modern" they can develop two distinct "personalities", a Jewish personality and a non-Jewish personality. Up until about sixty years ago in the U.S., the American mainstream culture and Jewish values were not so divergent. Marriage meant a relationship between a man and a woman. A "gay old time" meant sitting in front of the TV watching the Flinstones. Contrast that with the emails I've been getting through the local listserv inviting people to join a "...group...for Orthodox Jewish parents with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender children seeking peer support. We will also discuss ways to help parents and families navigate in their communities and be advocates for their children."<br /><br />This is a tacit statement that it is not possible to integrate "Modern" and "Orthodox" and the approach should be "just accept our kids as they are, darn it! Be they thieves, homosexuals, Shatnez fetishists, (you name it). After all, we have PROFESSIONALS who tell us its 'genetic', so they just can't help themselves."Joseph Orlownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-81065462566036475772014-11-24T12:41:01.610+02:002014-11-24T12:41:01.610+02:00No question I have multiple "personalities&qu...No question I have multiple "personalities". I don't mean this in any scientific sense. One simple illustration. I've lived most of my life in Maryland. When I speak to Goyim who have a Maryland "accent", I find myself naturally talking to them with a tinge of that accent. (It's not quite a drawl, it's more of a soft "slur" -- for example, "Mary-land" becomes "MEHrruh-linn'.) This is not an affectation. It's like part of me comes to the fore that's been buried deep inside of me otherwise. I have many other "personalities". I've noticed this in others, too. My mother, A"H, grew up Brooklyn and when she spoke to relatives and friends from there, sometimes somehow an "r" became appended to some words ending in an "ah" sound.<br /><br />And it's not just the accent that changes in me; it's my whole way of feeling. Even what might be termed small changes can trigger large changes. I write a lot in journals. My style of writing changes depending on the pen, ink, and paper I'm using. Even the app on my iPad I'm drafting this comment in influences how I express myself.<br /><br />Again, this is not just a manifestation of a gloss on my core being; to my shock, I've come to realize that I'm a company of people. Through my study of Mesilas Yesharim by the Ramchal I've become able to integrate my diverse, and sometimes at odds, personalities. And again, I've got much evidence this occurs in others, too.<br /><br />You can find this kind of behavior in the animal kingdom, too. The whole concept of an animal in captivity going "feral". I don't pretend any of this is scientifically presented. Just something for all of us -- and by that, I mean all the different "me's" -- to think about.Joseph Orlownoreply@blogger.com