Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 Fluke 1/4/84; site fluke.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!microsoft!fluke!tron From: tron@fluke.UUCP (Peter F. Barbee) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: pedestalization Message-ID: <640@vax1.fluke.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Jun-84 23:43:30 EDT Article-I.D.: vax1.640 Posted: Mon Jun 11 23:43:30 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Jun-84 00:22:58 EDT References: <756@pucc-h> Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Everett, WA Lines: 21 from Jeff; >>I don't have a Psych degree, but I've studied a lot of abnormal psychology >>(mine), so this makes good sense to me (seeing that I found this desire in >>myself). I don't think that a person can (in general) declare themselves abnormal. In fact, it's possible that the very introspection that derives such thoughts proves normality. In Jeff's particular case it seems that his thoughts aren't nearly as far from the *norm* as his opinion of himself. Just one person's thoughts, Peter Barbee decvax-+-uw-beaver-+ ihnp4--+ allegra-+ ucbvax----lbl-csam-+--fluke!tron sun-+ ssc-vax-+