Thanks kindly, I just hope they can offer a different perspective that might lead to a healthier mindset, albeit one that is more aware. At least if anxieties aren't concealed then they can't manifest in insidious ways such as cognitive dissonance; for that reason i believe it is better to understand the painful truth and have some ownership of it
Rather than ignoring my roommate the next time he opens his mouth, I'm going to try this. There's a 50/50 chance he might actually make more sense this way...or I go insane.
Just imagine, if you're going senile you can quite literally learn something new every day--like who everyone around you is.
I just said idealistically out-loud to myself a number of times, and yes, it has completely lost all meaning to me at the moment. It even looks like it's spelled wrong...