tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post5918358461242104335..comments2023-10-28T01:37:40.656-07:00Comments on Ben Pobjie's Wonderful World Of Objects: This is how I amBen Pobjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07320337293942659210noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-14357682538492648602013-10-23T21:58:49.601-07:002013-10-23T21:58:49.601-07:00Every person have self issue. When you worry about...Every person have self issue. When you worry about your future just travel around sea beaches are in Australia. <br /><a href="http://www.manntravel.com.au" rel="nofollow"><br />Group Holiday Package</a>Mann11http://www.manntravel.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-8673044437967021002012-03-31T18:20:42.300-07:002012-03-31T18:20:42.300-07:00When I was 15, my father told me that I was "...When I was 15, my father told me that I was "an emotional black hole". He said, "you take all the love, all thr trust, all the acceptance, all the tolerance and goodwill, EVERYTHING we have to offer... but you still want more. We don't have any 'more'. That's it. The well is dry, and I have no idea how to fix you."EDYethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316315432180402902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-7344156691534977472012-03-23T16:17:45.361-07:002012-03-23T16:17:45.361-07:00I've recently been studying loneliness, in an ...I've recently been studying loneliness, in an academic way rather than my usual introspective rat-wheeling. Google scholar an' shit, y'know?<br /><br />I get a tiny brief twinge of comforting insight when I conceive of insatiable social neediness as like pain, or hunger - it is a physical reaction which has a use, a purpose, and it drives us to pursue things that we need in order to survive in a hostile and confusing world. In some cases, what we need is reassurace that we are loved.<br /><br />For roughly three seconds this understanding makes me feel better, and then I go back to ruminating on the fact that other people don't seem to find the world particularly troubling or deriving satisfaction from human interaction particularly troublesome...<br /><br />Ah well...at least I can add "someone as awesome as Ben Pobjie would totally get what I feel right now" to my bag of pick-me-up tricks for desperate days...li'l girl bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681391791660782100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-32877707737570858682012-03-07T17:09:26.033-08:002012-03-07T17:09:26.033-08:00I too often feel exactly the same. Thank you Ben f...I too often feel exactly the same. Thank you Ben for articulating this feeling so well. And even when I don't comment, know that I still think you are a fantastic writer, a talented comedian and someone who adds to this life, not subtracts from it. (And when you've figured out how to fix the problem, please let us all know too!)Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-6908815034487167042012-03-07T11:28:07.372-08:002012-03-07T11:28:07.372-08:00Given the topic of this bloggy, the compliments I ...Given the topic of this bloggy, the compliments I sincerely, instinctively want to give seem pretty trite. At absolute best they'd be a drop of emotional methadone from a seedy random. But I'd still like to say that I wish you'd give yourself a break. A lot of your personal posts seem to have a theme of needing to try harder, or being a better man, or "worthiness". But you're already fucking awesome, and that's an inherent thing, regardless of the ephemera of kudos and applause. Your fans, acquaintances, friends and family all know that. Be less less harsh on yourself. Then you'll be like an Afghani Warlord, making merry in your very own poppy fields of sweet, milky self-regard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-16705477480204640532012-03-07T03:34:04.485-08:002012-03-07T03:34:04.485-08:00Thanks, Ben. I like your work. Parody is what you ...Thanks, Ben. I like your work. Parody is what you seem to do best; it avoids the problem of the blank white page, one I seem to dread. <br /><br />And when a parodist with your imagination is set loose, the very format of the parodied work is itself useful to keep structure in the work.Doug Quixotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-35382793760494356992012-03-05T14:36:58.470-08:002012-03-05T14:36:58.470-08:00Doug: The lack of conversation is something I'...Doug: The lack of conversation is something I've pondered on - I may make the effort to respond more if I see fit, and if the comment seems to call for a response. I might rejig things to put comments through moderation so that I can reply directly within the post, to keep things orderly, and see how people like that.<br /><br />As to commenters talking to each other - well that's up to you guys!Ben Pobjiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320337293942659210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-84809385997311796512012-03-05T04:18:49.112-08:002012-03-05T04:18:49.112-08:00Let's all rejoice and wallow in our adorable n...Let's all rejoice and wallow in our adorable neediness! I'm glad I am not alone with these feelings.Lexynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-72368224642901707752012-03-03T02:24:19.365-08:002012-03-03T02:24:19.365-08:00I am not a family member, friend, co-worker or any...I am not a family member, friend, co-worker or anything in any relation to you. There is no obligation for me to read your blog. I can unfollow any time I want. The sole incentive for me to keep coming back is what you've written, what you think. I do that because you are interesting. Because you are a talented writer (better than me by quite a bit). You as a person will not fundamentally change so instantly as to warrant me to lose interest like that. Even if I don't comment, expect me to keep reading in the future.<br /><br />You are who you are and that is good.Bilby P. Dalgytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02655100106611072823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-11765798981740057292012-03-03T00:17:08.820-08:002012-03-03T00:17:08.820-08:00Pobjie, you are (mostly) a sensible and sensitive ...Pobjie, you are (mostly) a sensible and sensitive human being. I am sure I speak for your regular readers when I say that I look forward to your contributions.<br /><br />Why is it that there is no conversation on this site? I have not seen any reply by you to any of the comments made, and only rarely does one commenter mention another's comment.<br /><br />Can it be improved?Doug Quixotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-22202085587443885282012-03-02T03:10:50.127-08:002012-03-02T03:10:50.127-08:00"But there's a part of me that's huma..."But there's a part of me that's human, and I haven't figured out how to fix it yet."<br /><br />FIFYshellityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947174303617760411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-34411053183859611422012-03-02T03:07:18.429-08:002012-03-02T03:07:18.429-08:00Ben what you talk about I belive is ego & not ...Ben what you talk about I belive is ego & not self esteem ... Ego comes from others & as you say is fleeting ... Self esteem is from within you.... I say this because I feel exactly the same rest assured you are not aloneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-75988607489808542842012-03-01T21:30:45.983-08:002012-03-01T21:30:45.983-08:00Don't worry Ben, after a while you just accept...Don't worry Ben, after a while you just accept that you can never be loved enough. Then you just sort of die inside and commence the long wait for the real thing -it's not as bad as everyone makes out. There's always TV.BartyLobethalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-41047230935099232232012-03-01T17:34:12.870-08:002012-03-01T17:34:12.870-08:00Ben, I too have an issue with self esteem and depr...Ben, I too have an issue with self esteem and depression. I wish I had more confidence.KarinGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870729850396724260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-56966015481928143892012-03-01T17:25:55.895-08:002012-03-01T17:25:55.895-08:00Have you tried keeping a notebook where you write ...Have you tried keeping a notebook where you write all the nice things people say to you? Then you can look at it later to remind yourself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-11757134087590228192012-03-01T17:22:39.542-08:002012-03-01T17:22:39.542-08:00We all feel a bit of this. Sometimes more, sometim...We all feel a bit of this. Sometimes more, sometimes less. There's a needy little part in all of us x<br />PS. I hope you like my comment ... because you know I worry every time I comment on someone's blog post that they might think I'm not worthy or something. True.Annieb25https://www.blogger.com/profile/09574721273010056362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-69650907721835526502012-03-01T17:04:39.832-08:002012-03-01T17:04:39.832-08:00I here you, Ben. Self esteem - what even is it? It...I here you, Ben. Self esteem - what even is it? It screws with our heads but we can't let go of the need.Paul Christiansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00706511097632555190noreply@blogger.com