19 hours ago, Mark1969 said:

The "tyranny of the shoulds" is a psychological concept describing the pressure to meet an unrealistic, idealized version of oneself, often leading to self-criticism, stress, and feelings of inadequacy. This concept, coined by psychoanalyst Karen Horney, comes from a rigid set of internal or external "shoulds" and "should nots" about how one ought to act, feel, or live. Examples include "I should be more successful" or "I shouldn't make mistakes," which can cause guilt and frustration when the ideal is not met. 

I get that way over my failure to have ever owned an Aston Martin!

On 10/16/2025 at 3:28 PM, scubascuba3 said:

yeah i do know better, don't forget these are dead beat farang who aren't thinking properly 

No, you don't. If they don't want your advice and they are not a danger to anyone they ARE thinking properly. It would be you who are deranged.

Anybody committing suicide would obviously have their reasons or urge that is impossible to assert by non professional therapists outside.

 

The point here is no matter what may be the issue, for sure, it's not booze or drugs that will ease the pain.

 

Sadly, many flee their homelands usually in the west, already with the burden of their mental issues and think it will evaporate when in Thailand (or anyother place similar).

 

This is obviously not the case, which brings us to why so many people commit the irreparable. 

1 minute ago, Middle Aged Grouch said:

Anybody committing suicide would obviously have their reasons or urge that is impossible to assert by non professional therapists outside

I read this over and still don't get your message