Selfie Psychosis

Namaste and welcome to this posting for the Quiet Mouse Strikes Back. Thank  you for taking the time to join me today for what I think is an interesting topic. I want to write a short blog about the psychosis of people who take too many selfie shots with their cellphone/camera.


The American Medical Association (AMA) has clearly stated that there is indeed something wrong with people who take an overabundance of selfies. There is clearly a trend growing here that has been linked to not only psychosis, but also to narcissism and Body Dysmorphic Disorder as well. There have been reported cases of suicides and attempted suicides by young people who just were unable to find a perfect angle to photograph themselves. So what exactly is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
"... a preoccupation with one or more perceived flaws in appearance, which are unnoticeable by others as well as the excessive self-consciousness individuals with BDD often feel defined by their flaw."
Narcissism is defined as "a measure of inflated self-image often motivated by underlying insecurity."
This is opposed to psychopathy which involves a lack of empathy and impulsive behavior.

 The preoccupation with selfies may be an indicator of a person with a lack of confidence or sense of self that might make him or her a victim of other mental health problems as well. Acting out by taking too many selfies might be a cry for help from some who are craving external attention to make up for their internal insecurities. An article I read from the UK also suggests that excessive selfie taking is related to the condition of Obsessive Compulsive Dissorder (OCD), not to mention a possible addiction to technology, in this case of the cell phone. But nearly 2 out of three people being treated for selfie addiction are sufferers of BDD, as mentioned above.

Mind blown, huh? If you are one of my friends who takes a lot of selfies, I do apologize, as this article was not meant to call anyone in particular out, but rather to bring up concern in my mind out to an open discussion. Well, that's about all I have to say about that. Thanks again for joining me and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.
Peace. Love. Respect for self and for others. 

Hulk Hogan Controversy

Namaste and welcome back to another posting for the Quiet Mouse Strikes Back. Thank you for taking time out of your day to be one of the over 33,000 viewers for my blog. Today I want to talk about the immortal Hulk Hogan.

I grew up watching professional wrestling. I remember Hulk Hogan very well with the messages about taking your vitamins and being strong like the Hulkamaniac. I remember the disappointment lined with eager anticipation of what would happen next as Hulk joined the NWO in WCW. I remember when Hulk and Eric Bischoff were managers on TNA wrestling, and then more recently when Hogan came back to WWE as a legend and guest judge on Tough Enough.
There are too many memorable matches to count; iconic matches like when he teamed up with Dennis Rodman against DDP and Karl Malone. His match against Andre the Giant at Wrestle Mania 3 was legendary and his battles with the Macho Man Randy Savage and Ric Flair were some of my childhood favorites.
Now, unfortunately, Hulk Hogan (a.k.a. Terry Bollea) has a tainted legacy due to accusations, and probably evidence of blatant racial slurs... i.e. he said the word "nigger" several times and was caught on tape. Since this evidence has come to light the WWE has taken actions to fire Hulk Hogan and have pretty much removed him from any association with the brand including from the WWE Shop and website. Not sure, but I suspect in light of all this they will most likely squash the Axelmania gimmick from Curtis Axel, which admittedly was kinda funny teamed up with Damien Sandow who is mimicking the moves and style of the Macho Man.

It is sad in this day and age that people are still so hung up on race. According to what I have read, the racial comments were made about people who were dating his daughter Brook Hogan. In my opinion, YES, it was stupid for him to say in the first place, but I also think that given the record of this man and what he has done to put the WWE on the map for sports entertainment, I think that they should have given him a second chance instead of blindly trying to erase his legacy, that WILL live on. Hulkamania may have hit a road block for now, but the fans will forgive him and eventually find understanding with the man who has immortalized professional wrestling for all those who come into the squared ring to entertain the millions and millions of fans around the world now and into the future.
Hulk Hogan has been a star in the ring and a movie star as well, but more importantly he has made a huge cultural impression as an icon that has had an impact on millions of people. I suppose the moral of this story is to keep your negative comments to yourself... you never know when someone is listening or even taping your words, or you could just like NOT be a racist douche... there's a thought.
Well this is about all I have to say about that. Please take time to read any of my nearly 250 blogs, join this blog as a friend, or feel free to leave some comments on my postings... I always love feedback. Have a blessed day. 

Dear Advertisers

Namaste and welcome my friends, family, and fellow knowledge seekers to another posting for the Quiet Mouse Strikes Back. Thank you for joining me and thank you for being one of more than 33,000 readers to view my blog.

Dear advertisers. FUCK YOU! I'm tired of not being able to play a game, watch a t.v. show, or even look at a web page article without seeing a commercial or advertisement for your product, whatever it may be. NO... I don't want to buy your newest game. NO... I don't want to buy your service or product. And NO... I don't want your bull crap to pop up on my screen every time I want to use the Internet for browsing.

I understand that you must use outside funding from advertisers in order to make your page funded and to keep the app or game free. It's bad enough that we have to be inundated with marketing in the form of television, magazines, and other forms of media, but it is especially bad when using sites like YouTube. Dear YouTube (and other sites), I will ALWAYS skip your ads. The ONLY ad that I don't skip straight past is the ones for Popeye's chicken, cause let's face it... that shit's good!

Overall I think people are fed up with the constant barrage of advertisements that are in every facet of our lives now, including the video games we play, the t.v. we watch, and the Internet we surf. There is a constant supply of ads for games, services, and a plethora of products we neither need nor care about particularly. My opinion is that if they have to try so hard to sell something, it's probably NOT something I need very badly anyway.

Well, that's about all I have to say about that. Thanks for your time today and please feel free to look and comment about past blogs. I'm always looking for feedback. 

Unrealistic Expectations

Namaste and welcome to another exciting posting for the Quiet Mouse Strikes Back. Thank you for taking time out of your otherwise busy day to join me as I talk about unrealistic expectations.


I think unrealistic and idealistic expectations screw with happiness more than ANYTHING else for humans. We all have these ideals of how we THINK things should and ought to be, but they are not necessarily grounded in reality. People's behavior, for example is one of those great pitfalls of expectation vs. disappointment. We would like to believe that other people will behave up to a certain standard based upon societal expectations of them. Often times though, we are left disappointed because our fellow humans frequently fail to meet these expectations. And when did our expectations get so lofty?!? It's no wonder we are able to not only fail to meet the expectations of OTHERS, but we often fail at meeting our own expectations of our selves. This is particularly true with raising children, who ironically have super high expectations for the parents, but few to none for themselves. Children are selfish and demanding and rarely live up to the parent's expectations, regardless of how small and insignificant they are... little things like being nice, getting good grades in school, and showing respect to self and others don't really seem like they should be that hard of goals to reach. Even adults have significant problems with these issues. Showing self respect and respect for others is the first step in meeting the expectations placed upon you.
Our bosses at work often have unrealistic expectations on us as well as they continue to demand more and more work the harder you try. This often comes at the pitfall of interpersonal relationships because it is almost always the case where one person is working exponentially harder than his/her fellow co-workers. It's the expectation that screws us up in our minds. Expecting people to work as hard as you do. Expecting people to care as much as you do. Expecting others to value the same ideals that you do....
Do you see where I am going with this? Sometimes we truly DO have to lower our expectations in this lifetime... not to give in or give up, but to save our own sanity, because quite frankly, our unrealistic expectations of others WILL drive any sane person crazy after a while.

Now I want to move on to the next part of this blog to explain why the system wants you to have unrealistic expectations. The answer is really simple... your happiness is dangerous to the system. They want you to keep  your expectations higher than the reality around you... it keeps you wanting more and more, makes your appetite and your ideals insatiable. Happiness is a threat to the establishment because happy people don't need to go out and buy an endless stream of material possessions to find happiness. Happy people don't need to always strive toward reaching unrealistic expectations placed upon them by others. Happy people just don't care to try to please the un-pleaseable. Unreasonable expectations lead to unhappiness and a lack of fulfillment in life. But to lower or eliminate those expectations suddenly frees a person to open up with love and empathy rather than being stressed over trivialities and unrealistic expectations.

Tattoos Make ANY Woman Sexier

Namaste and thank you for joining me. I would first like to thank my readers and followers for bringing this blog up to over 33,000 views now with views from all over the world. While you are here please feel free to join this blog as a follower and please leave comments on the blogs you choose.

Moving on, today I want to talk about how sexy it is for women to have tattoos. I think your body is like a blank canvas, a work of art in and of itself. But why not paint the walls of your temple? Your body is a temple, right? Decorate it with something beautiful and meaningful. Let your freak flag fly as you show off to the world your uniqueness and artistic style. Tattoos have been performed for thousands of years. Now it is easy in most places for you to be able to go down to dozens of local artists and get whatever image you want permanently placed in ink onto your fine ass body.

I don't know what it is about tattoos on women that I find so sexy. Sometimes it's the allure of seeing part of a covered tattoo and then wanting to see the rest that is under the clothing. It leaves desire to the imagination, a secret yearning and lust for the artistic beauty of not only the tattoo, but of the nakedness of that body temple underneath. I personally want to see the canvas painted on everyone, but it is certainly nice to spot a groovy tattoo and imagine what else underneath there is to see.