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Why was Eeyore so sad in Winnie the Pooh? What did he need that could have made him happier?

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    Quaaludes

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    Interesting take

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    • kolanaki@pawb.socialK [email protected]

      He had Major Depression. So maybe something like Prozac. It sure as hell wasn't his circumstances. Dude had a nice place, with a good support group. The only thing that probably would have helped him was drugs.

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      I agree he had a general depression disorder of some sort, but I dunno if he "had a nice place." Eeyore famously lives in a tent made of sticks that constantly collapses and needs to be rebuilt. Guy was effectively homeless and lived in the Hundred-Acre Wood equivalent of a cardboard box.

      But in spite of that, he definitely he lived in a nice community with good friends.

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        How does he meaningfully distinguish between this imagined ideal as opposed to an objective profile of his actual conditions?

        What does he feel is lacking or being denied regardless of the validity of his evaluation?

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        Those are questions nobody but AA Milne could answer. We can guess and hypothesize, but he's not a real creature. He never had a real life or any real experiences. He is whatever Milne, and eventually Disney, wanted him to be.

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          Those are questions nobody but AA Milne could answer. We can guess and hypothesize, but he's not a real creature. He never had a real life or any real experiences. He is whatever Milne, and eventually Disney, wanted him to be.

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          Fair, thank you

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            It sure as hell wasn't his circumstances.

            Constant pain from not only an amputated tail but a nail stuck into the base of his spine?

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            He's a stuffed animal; he never complained about it hurting, but he did complain about losing it often.

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              Addiction, OCD, Anxiety, Arrogance, ADHD, Depression.

              WtP hit hard.

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                Does he ever show improvement or is there anything that seems to weirdly help him?

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                I don't recall that he does; but I also haven't watched Winnie the Pooh since I was a little kid.

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                  Well, my brother recommended it to me because it reminded him of me.

                  I had barely even heard of Taoism up until that point, but as I read it, I understood what he meant. My personality aligns with the principles of the Tao (which translates to the Path or the Way).

                  It's an easy going philosophy; Following YOUR path to wherever it takes you is fulfilling your purpose and will bring you joy in life. Striving for money, relationships, power, or anything else that may not be on your path, only leads to frustration and disappointment.

                  Using the Pooh characters we are already familiar with, makes it much more understandable.

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                  The beauty of the uncut stone.

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                    Addiction, OCD, Anxiety, Arrogance, ADHD, Depression.

                    WtP hit hard.

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                    Arrogance?

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                      Arrogance?

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                      Tigger. And, to a degree, Owl.

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                        He's a stuffed animal; he never complained about it hurting, but he did complain about losing it often.

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                        Also, being the one whose tail was "pinned on" must have given him some sense of distrust. Was his tail severed only to be temporarily attached with sharp object as a game to amuse children?

                        Some existential stuff right there.

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                          Does he ever show improvement or is there anything that seems to weirdly help him?

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                          He seemed to be enjoying himself that time when he got bounced into a stream and had to float around on his back for a bit.

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                            Tigger. And, to a degree, Owl.

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                            Owl is who came to mind for me while Tigger represented ADHD

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                              Had to fucking deal with Rabbit every day.

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                                What happens when you want to say no but cant (how often would you say that happens, if ever)?

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                                uh, i feel uncomfortable? isn't that how everyone feels when socially pressured to say yes? 😅

                                doesn't happen to me that often these days because my friendships have naturally gravitated towards people who don't pressure me into stuff (except when like, i clearly need to be dragged out of the house for a mental health walk or something)

                                rn i feel like some combo of test subject and celebrity interviewee. i hope this questioning isn't somehow engineered to get my banking info lol

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                                  uh, i feel uncomfortable? isn't that how everyone feels when socially pressured to say yes? 😅

                                  doesn't happen to me that often these days because my friendships have naturally gravitated towards people who don't pressure me into stuff (except when like, i clearly need to be dragged out of the house for a mental health walk or something)

                                  rn i feel like some combo of test subject and celebrity interviewee. i hope this questioning isn't somehow engineered to get my banking info lol

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                                  Nah, u good. Glad to hear you've cultivated the network around you in that way. It seems rather uncommon but we have that in common ourselves

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                                    Nah, u good. Glad to hear you've cultivated the network around you in that way. It seems rather uncommon but we have that in common ourselves

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                                    i am very lucky. my buds be keepin me going when i can't do it on my own 🥹

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                                      i am very lucky. my buds be keepin me going when i can't do it on my own 🥹

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                                      Its a huge problem. Crappy parents raise yes-men who destroy themsevrs every time they wrongfully dont say no to bullshit

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                                        Man some people just like that and unless you're one of them, you'll never really get it.

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                                          Addiction, OCD, Anxiety, Arrogance, ADHD, Depression.

                                          WtP hit hard.

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                                          Better version than the one where they all on different drugs. Owl was the drug dealer.

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