Wow, sounds like tryouts for an "American Psycho" lifestyle later on (cue scene where he goes into a homicidal rage because someone has better business cards than him).

Is that really a thing? I had never heard this stereotype before... "little black kids never look before riding their bike out from between two parked cars". And the girls sounds like she was PROUD she was saying something true that no one else ever had the balls to say. What a weird person she is.

Why am I picturing veal?

Yeah, upthread I responded @amiableamy that it could be due to the "Elian Gonzalez-level de-closeting", but I didn't want to assume he's gay even though when I heard he had a wife & kid (didn't watch the vid), I was pretty one-eyebrow-raised.

If he had a psychotic break due to a personality disorder (The Office Chair Internet Psychiatrist in me says Narcissistic PD), then it's not [just] brain chemistry. If his self-absorbed, self-important well-crafted mask was ripped off in public by scathing criticism I imagine that could be a very triggering event…

Yes, and when that attention turned negative and critical, the narcissistic self-important facade crumbled and Russell had a psychotic episode. That's my take on it, though I find it hard to believe that it doesn't have a little bit to do with an Elian Gonzales-level de-closeting, but that's perhaps part of the facade.

Hi, Norma! Uh, I meant Madonna!

...or even 28 Days Later...

hehehe, I Freudly read this as "All the more reason to ban PARENTS"

Here I came off so high-and-mighty and self-righteous, sorry! I've done it, of course, and had to get to the step of blocking the ex - you're right, it's a process and a difficult one.

I myself prefer curare, which I get by squeezing freshly-imported jungle tree frogs. Just one pinch of the darling amphibian's bum and a quick spackle on my face and I'm set for 6 months of wrinkle-free facial freedom!

Not controllable? As in an involuntary movement? As in a tornado? As in the tides? You mean like that?

You go to his FB page? Is this an emotionally healthy thing to do? Before you start to answer something along the lines of "oh, but, well, I don't do it often" or, "oh, well, but I just want to see XYZ..." please just stop and think whether this is doing you any good. Are you maybe comparing yourself to the new gf?…

As Gavin de Becker says in his brilliant book, "The Gift of Fear":

What I hear - and I could be mistaken - is a really strong need for order/control. This is based on PathRifter's use of "disgusting" and other judgement-laden phrases when talking about complexity. The need to define the world, to have simple yes/no answers, and perhaps to be right can be powerful for some people.

From the Kennedy remarks link:

Hear, hear! His hair is so enticing and he looks so handsome that way!

Thanks for your honesty, it's very hard to admit when we've done something we're ashamed of.

I would ask why you feel the need to have an overarching rule that applies in all situations? To me, this doesn't take into account situational factors that will necessarily be different across different instances. "Help or don't help" is a false dichotomy that doesn't speak to the complexity of human interaction.

Right before I posted this my brother put up a cute pic of his cat and got lots of attention...