tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030862201918433340.post1198127088647035623..comments2023-10-26T10:24:14.336-04:00Comments on Psalms for the Damned: Killing Yourself in CyberspaceSheryl St. Germainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824913778725902048noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030862201918433340.post-50322387739646572862009-02-10T11:18:00.000-05:002009-02-10T11:18:00.000-05:00I love this connection, Sheryl. Between the video...I love this connection, Sheryl. Between the video game life and real life. It's weird how if you play video games long enough, you start to feel like that little computerized blob is an extension of you, or that you are a god of your own self, puppeteer-ing your every move. That moment of contemplation as your patiently waiting for the video to "kill" you is very powerful....Libbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15091917416851709685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030862201918433340.post-58354805651319228952009-02-09T14:40:00.000-05:002009-02-09T14:40:00.000-05:00This is really interesting, Maryam. This "life of ...This is really interesting, Maryam. This "life of the living dead." This could be an element of Belezian culture that you could really make into something that ties in with your emotional life.emilyrodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094070663103290128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030862201918433340.post-49568004239457842412009-02-09T12:07:00.000-05:002009-02-09T12:07:00.000-05:00Video games mimick reality but always give us a ch...Video games mimick reality but always give us a chance to start over. To start a new life. We can't do this so easily in our lives (or we convince ourselves that we can't) and that's why video games are so important. It is especially important to people who prefer the virtual lifestyle because you are almost immortal. You can be resurrected. <BR/><BR/>But who would really want to be resurrected in this life? To come back to work, eat, sleep, etc? In Belize we call this "the life of the living dead." You are alive physically but numb mentally, emotionally, and psychologically because all you know and experience is the surface of life. You have no time (or you chose not to give yourself time) to reflect, rest, and enjoy your life on earth. So, you look forward to the end. <BR/> <BR/>Sheryl, great reflection and this is definitely the beginning of a longer piece.Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258257632669290598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030862201918433340.post-20666876435237761922009-02-08T12:49:00.000-05:002009-02-08T12:49:00.000-05:00Oh, Sheryl. This is so powerful. Keep with this.I ...Oh, Sheryl. This is so powerful. Keep with this.<BR/><BR/>I think that they key for suicide prevention is to sleep on it. Especially if alcohol or drugs are involved, but sometimes it's hard to sleep on it when you feel so very sure and so very brave (read uninhibited) and simply must do it right then. Thankfully, we usually pass out.<BR/><BR/>"What if you are surrounded by people who hate you and want to kill you?"--I think about this a lot. In movie war scenes or rape scenes or general "horror" scenes I immediately think that I would most likely kill myself, jump off a cliff before someone else had the opportunity to hurt me.<BR/><BR/>And maybe this is an issue of vulnerability. If I'm going to be hurt anyway, I'd rather hurt myself than give someone else that power. Understandable horror movie victim behavior but perhaps carries over into my real life. Exactly how much power over me I am willing to give others, in the fear that they will use that power to hurt me.emilyrodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094070663103290128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030862201918433340.post-1837088341488954472009-02-07T20:39:00.000-05:002009-02-07T20:39:00.000-05:00these games seem like such an interesting parallel...these games seem like such an interesting parallel process to life and you're the perfect person to notice, and then write about it. i look forward to your conclusions about the effect these games have on humanity in general and you in particular.Janice Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518892582829421885noreply@blogger.com