Plank

It's a girl thing,shoes off,bra off,hair up,sweats on,done!

I don't see what the big deal is about her being the cam 4 website. You are actually getting a look into her real life situation, it is nothing different from RLC it's not prostitution. Carla and Mario do the same thing on the website. The girl is struggling and short of having to sell her body. Plus, it attracts more attention to RLC. Man everyone has complaints about things you wanted the site to offer, or it could be jealousy that she isn't putting the show on for only you guys. But, her name is not only the apartment so you don't get paid to do so.

Really pleased this wasn't about blonde haired 'dudes' waxing their boards & being 'toad-ally rad'& 'gnarly' !

Everyone knows that I can waffle-on with the best of them,but at times like this I find I have run out of words.
When I was a Newbie on this site,Blue was one of the first people to make me feel welcome & offer a hand of friendship.
I can only return that warmth & generousity by offering my friendship now.
Blue & Bonnie my sincere best wishes & thoughts are with you both.

Another Random Thought...

I think you could of added another line to the Poll.
Dog @ C&S begging for food.

I think you could of added another line to the Poll.
Dog @ C&S begging for food.

A message to Paul.
 
 
 
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Translation; Paul, pay some attention to your gorgeous lady friend and get your finger out of your nose. Thank you.
 
 

A message to Paul.
 
 
 
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Translation; Paul, pay some attention to your gorgeous lady friend and get your finger out of your nose. Thank you.
 
 

Great post.
I skirted by the conversation you referred to,and I too was slightly worried by it.
However at that moment I was in the middle of something else and could not log in and get involved.
Later that night I saw the girls return to the apartment,both were in good spirits & judging from their nudity,there wasn't any bruises on either of them.   Which is good news.
 
I agree that RLC & RLCF would be great source material for a Psychology/Behavioural degree.
As someone who has been accused of being Sigmund Freud, I obviously can see the numerous Psychological components at work here on both sites.
You have the Voyeurism aspects,why do folk watch this stuff & why do some members of RLCF not understand that RLC is not porn?
All the Behavioural stuff,why do we invest time in these people,why do we give a damn about their safety etc.
I see it as similar to Movie,TV or Pop Stars. How can these 'characters', who we will never know in real life, generate feelings of intrigue,love and lust. Which would lead into the feelings of attatchment & Loss when a favourite leaves and all the resentment, anger. rage and even hatred of some of the tenants.
Powerful & Interesting stuff that would make a great thesis, probably a 'first'.
If you don't write it, I will!
Professor Plank. BSc (Voyeurism)........I like it !

Great post.
I skirted by the conversation you referred to,and I too was slightly worried by it.
However at that moment I was in the middle of something else and could not log in and get involved.
Later that night I saw the girls return to the apartment,both were in good spirits & judging from their nudity,there wasn't any bruises on either of them.   Which is good news.
 
I agree that RLC & RLCF would be great source material for a Psychology/Behavioural degree.
As someone who has been accused of being Sigmund Freud, I obviously can see the numerous Psychological components at work here on both sites.
You have the Voyeurism aspects,why do folk watch this stuff & why do some members of RLCF not understand that RLC is not porn?
All the Behavioural stuff,why do we invest time in these people,why do we give a damn about their safety etc.
I see it as similar to Movie,TV or Pop Stars. How can these 'characters', who we will never know in real life, generate feelings of intrigue,love and lust. Which would lead into the feelings of attatchment & Loss when a favourite leaves and all the resentment, anger. rage and even hatred of some of the tenants.
Powerful & Interesting stuff that would make a great thesis, probably a 'first'.
If you don't write it, I will!
Professor Plank. BSc (Voyeurism)........I like it !

Years ago I was a Mod on a forum where you could 'silence' a wrong do-er for 6 hours, if they came back and had not changed their ways,there was an option to perma-ban them. Any chance of that sort of system being available to our Mods?

I've been a RLC member for about a year but probably a voyeur for many years before then. Before joining RLC my thoughts on voyeurism was harmless peeping at others if they decided e.g. to leave their curtains open. However in the past year I have realised how emotionally involved one can become with residents in some apartments, which to be honest is scary. These emotions came to a head last night following the translated possible intentions of Danaya & Adele's night out, the consequences of which could have been extremely high risk for the girls. I must emphasise there is no blame being placed on the postee, she was only submitting a translation from a previously reliable source. The point of this post though is to question the psychology of myself and maybe other voyeurs on how involved one becomes since we can only see the activities from the outside of the goldfish bowl. If we sense danger there is nothing we can physically do, only worry like a concerned father when their daughters go on a night out and we don't know what secret intentions they have. I had to tell myself that you don't know them, don't get wound up but regardless of their profession whether it be escorts or models trying to earn a living, they are someone's daughters. Psychologists would be overjoyed studying members of RLC and if someone out there is thinking of studying for a psychology degree then using the feed back from RLC members could be valuable input for the graduate thesis!

It is a real shame that some folks have taken my post so seriously and so personally.
My post was a purely hypothetical following my observations of the Shoutbox. I thought it was written with a certain amount of humour & pathos.
We all have our favourite tenants,past & present, and I was not referring solely to fans of K & K, but to anyone who might take more than an 'interest' in one person, or group. or apartment.
However seeing as someone has been made a comment in my direction,and eventhough I respect everyone's opinion,I feel it's only fair to give a response.
And seeing as the subject of Sigmund Freud was raised. I wondered what would the 'father of psychoanalysis' have thought of that response to my post?
 
Now I would have called it an 'admission of guilt'.Freud would have called it 'Projection'.
 
And once again great thanks need to go to the font of all knowledge,Wikipedia.
 
Psychological projection, also known as blame shifting, is a theory in psychology in which humans defend themselves against their own unpleasant impulses by denying their existence while attributing them to others.
Sigmund Freud, Case Histories II (PFL 9) p. 132
For example, a person who is rude may constantly accuse other people of being rude.
Projection (German: Projektion) was conceptualised by Freud in his letters to Wilhelm Fliess,and further refined by Karl Abraham and Anna Freud.
Jean-Michel Quinodoz, Reading Freud (London 2005) p. 24
Freud considered that in projection thoughts, motivations, desires, and feelings that cannot be accepted as one's own are dealt with by being placed in the outside world and attributed to someone else.
Sigmund Freud,Case Studies II p. 210
If anyone would like to read more of this sort of 'intellectual bullshit' you need to go here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection

Tonight I have been watching the Shoutbox for around two hours.
And in that two hours the sole topic of conversation has been Kami,her boyfriend,Kristy and very briefly others connected with Kami & Kristy.
This has included folks doing research into those peoples personal lives,doing detective work just short of buying a deer-stalker hat,smoking a pipe & getting a bloodhound!
So that started me thinking,which is never a good thing!
 
Question, when does an interest in this site or a particular girl or couple go beyond a healthy interest/pastime, and slip into being unhealthy?
 
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive activity.OCD symptoms can range from mild to severe. Some people with OCD may spend an hour or so a day engaged in obsessive-compulsive thinking and behaviour, but for others the condition can completely take over their life.
NHS UK Website.
 
Ok, so that is probably not the correct terminology,OCD is a serious mental health issue,not to be taken lightly. There are far too many people these days that fire off glib comments like,"oh I'm so OCD", when they are not,
they just like a tidy house. Or "I'm a bit manic today",no you're not,you probably had too much coffee!
 
So I thought about it some more,because I had nothing better to do.
 
Fixation was probably getting closer to it all,it certainly fits from a psychological perspective,but who the hell wants to read through a load of psychological theory,unless you have to!
 
Then it hit me,Eureka ! RealLifeCam FAN.
Fan = abbreviation of Fanatic, bingo!
Fanaticism!
And thanks to the font of all knowledge,  Wiki, we have this> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanaticism
 
Fanaticism is a belief or behavior involving uncritical zeal or with an obsessive enthusiasm.
Philosopher George Santayana defines fanaticism as;
"redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim".
Santayana, George (1905). Life of Reason: Reason in Common Sense. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons) 13
The fanatic displays very strict standards and little tolerance for contrary ideas or opinions.
In his book Crazy Talk, Stupid Talk, Neil Postman states that;
"the key to all fanatical beliefs is that they are self-confirming....(some beliefs are) fanatical not because they are 'false', but because they are expressed in such a way that they can never be shown to be false."
Postman, Neil (1976). "Fanaticism". Crazy Talk, Stupid Talk. pp. 104–112. ISBN 0-440-01554-5.
 
The behavior of a fan with overwhelming enthusiasm for a given subject is differentiated from the behavior of a fanatic by the fanatic's violation of prevailing social norms.
Though the fan's behavior may be judged as odd or eccentric, it does not violate such norms.
Thorne, Scott; Bruner, Gordon C. (2006). "An exploratory investigation of the characteristics of consumer fanaticism". Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal 9 (1): 51–72. doi:10.1108/13522750610640558. ISSN 1352-2752.
 
A fanatic differs from a crank, in that a crank is defined as a person who holds a position or opinion which is so far from the norm as to appear ludicrous and/or probably wrong, such as a belief in a Flat Earth.
In contrast, the subject of the fanatic's obsession may be "normal", such as an interest in religion or politics, except that the scale of the person's involvement, devotion, or obsession with the activity or cause is abnormal or disproportionate to the average.
 
Some food for thought there then...............and here's Debbie with the weather & traffic news.

It is a real shame that some folks have taken my post so seriously and so personally.
My post was a purely hypothetical following my observations of the Shoutbox. I thought it was written with a certain amount of humour & pathos.
We all have our favourite tenants,past & present, and I was not referring solely to fans of K & K, but to anyone who might take more than an 'interest' in one person, or group. or apartment.
However seeing as someone has been made a comment in my direction,and eventhough I respect everyone's opinion,I feel it's only fair to give a response.
And seeing as the subject of Sigmund Freud was raised. I wondered what would the 'father of psychoanalysis' have thought of that response to my post?
 
Now I would have called it an 'admission of guilt'.Freud would have called it 'Projection'.
 
And once again great thanks need to go to the font of all knowledge,Wikipedia.
 
Psychological projection, also known as blame shifting, is a theory in psychology in which humans defend themselves against their own unpleasant impulses by denying their existence while attributing them to others.
Sigmund Freud, Case Histories II (PFL 9) p. 132
For example, a person who is rude may constantly accuse other people of being rude.
Projection (German: Projektion) was conceptualised by Freud in his letters to Wilhelm Fliess,and further refined by Karl Abraham and Anna Freud.
Jean-Michel Quinodoz, Reading Freud (London 2005) p. 24
Freud considered that in projection thoughts, motivations, desires, and feelings that cannot be accepted as one's own are dealt with by being placed in the outside world and attributed to someone else.
Sigmund Freud,Case Studies II p. 210
If anyone would like to read more of this sort of 'intellectual bullshit' you need to go here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection

It is a real shame that some folks have taken my post so seriously and so personally.
My post was a purely hypothetical following my observations of the Shoutbox. I thought it was written with a certain amount of humour & pathos.
We all have our favourite tenants,past & present, and I was not referring solely to fans of K & K, but to anyone who might take more than an 'interest' in one person, or group. or apartment.
However seeing as someone has been made a comment in my direction,and eventhough I respect everyone's opinion,I feel it's only fair to give a response.
And seeing as the subject of Sigmund Freud was raised. I wondered what would the 'father of psychoanalysis' have thought of that response to my post?
 
Now I would have called it an 'admission of guilt'.Freud would have called it 'Projection'.
 
And once again great thanks need to go to the font of all knowledge,Wikipedia.
 
Psychological projection, also known as blame shifting, is a theory in psychology in which humans defend themselves against their own unpleasant impulses by denying their existence while attributing them to others.
Sigmund Freud, Case Histories II (PFL 9) p. 132
For example, a person who is rude may constantly accuse other people of being rude.
Projection (German: Projektion) was conceptualised by Freud in his letters to Wilhelm Fliess,and further refined by Karl Abraham and Anna Freud.
Jean-Michel Quinodoz, Reading Freud (London 2005) p. 24
Freud considered that in projection thoughts, motivations, desires, and feelings that cannot be accepted as one's own are dealt with by being placed in the outside world and attributed to someone else.
Sigmund Freud,Case Studies II p. 210
If anyone would like to read more of this sort of 'intellectual bullshit' you need to go here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection

It is a real shame that some folks have taken my post so seriously and so personally.
My post was a purely hypothetical following my observations of the Shoutbox. I thought it was written with a certain amount of humour & pathos.
We all have our favourite tenants,past & present, and I was not referring solely to fans of K & K, but to anyone who might take more than an 'interest' in one person, or group. or apartment.
However seeing as someone has been made a comment in my direction,and eventhough I respect everyone's opinion,I feel it's only fair to give a response.
And seeing as the subject of Sigmund Freud was raised. I wondered what would the 'father of psychoanalysis' have thought of that response to my post?
 
Now I would have called it an 'admission of guilt'.Freud would have called it 'Projection'.
 
And once again great thanks need to go to the font of all knowledge,Wikipedia.
 
Psychological projection, also known as blame shifting, is a theory in psychology in which humans defend themselves against their own unpleasant impulses by denying their existence while attributing them to others.
Sigmund Freud, Case Histories II (PFL 9) p. 132
For example, a person who is rude may constantly accuse other people of being rude.
Projection (German: Projektion) was conceptualised by Freud in his letters to Wilhelm Fliess,and further refined by Karl Abraham and Anna Freud.
Jean-Michel Quinodoz, Reading Freud (London 2005) p. 24
Freud considered that in projection thoughts, motivations, desires, and feelings that cannot be accepted as one's own are dealt with by being placed in the outside world and attributed to someone else.
Sigmund Freud,Case Studies II p. 210
If anyone would like to read more of this sort of 'intellectual bullshit' you need to go here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection

Tonight I have been watching the Shoutbox for around two hours.
And in that two hours the sole topic of conversation has been Kami,her boyfriend,Kristy and very briefly others connected with Kami & Kristy.
This has included folks doing research into those peoples personal lives,doing detective work just short of buying a deer-stalker hat,smoking a pipe & getting a bloodhound!
So that started me thinking,which is never a good thing!
 
Question, when does an interest in this site or a particular girl or couple go beyond a healthy interest/pastime, and slip into being unhealthy?
 
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive activity.OCD symptoms can range from mild to severe. Some people with OCD may spend an hour or so a day engaged in obsessive-compulsive thinking and behaviour, but for others the condition can completely take over their life.
NHS UK Website.
 
Ok, so that is probably not the correct terminology,OCD is a serious mental health issue,not to be taken lightly. There are far too many people these days that fire off glib comments like,"oh I'm so OCD", when they are not,
they just like a tidy house. Or "I'm a bit manic today",no you're not,you probably had too much coffee!
 
So I thought about it some more,because I had nothing better to do.
 
Fixation was probably getting closer to it all,it certainly fits from a psychological perspective,but who the hell wants to read through a load of psychological theory,unless you have to!
 
Then it hit me,Eureka ! RealLifeCam FAN.
Fan = abbreviation of Fanatic, bingo!
Fanaticism!
And thanks to the font of all knowledge,  Wiki, we have this> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanaticism
 
Fanaticism is a belief or behavior involving uncritical zeal or with an obsessive enthusiasm.
Philosopher George Santayana defines fanaticism as;
"redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim".
Santayana, George (1905). Life of Reason: Reason in Common Sense. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons) 13
The fanatic displays very strict standards and little tolerance for contrary ideas or opinions.
In his book Crazy Talk, Stupid Talk, Neil Postman states that;
"the key to all fanatical beliefs is that they are self-confirming....(some beliefs are) fanatical not because they are 'false', but because they are expressed in such a way that they can never be shown to be false."
Postman, Neil (1976). "Fanaticism". Crazy Talk, Stupid Talk. pp. 104–112. ISBN 0-440-01554-5.
 
The behavior of a fan with overwhelming enthusiasm for a given subject is differentiated from the behavior of a fanatic by the fanatic's violation of prevailing social norms.
Though the fan's behavior may be judged as odd or eccentric, it does not violate such norms.
Thorne, Scott; Bruner, Gordon C. (2006). "An exploratory investigation of the characteristics of consumer fanaticism". Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal 9 (1): 51–72. doi:10.1108/13522750610640558. ISSN 1352-2752.
 
A fanatic differs from a crank, in that a crank is defined as a person who holds a position or opinion which is so far from the norm as to appear ludicrous and/or probably wrong, such as a belief in a Flat Earth.
In contrast, the subject of the fanatic's obsession may be "normal", such as an interest in religion or politics, except that the scale of the person's involvement, devotion, or obsession with the activity or cause is abnormal or disproportionate to the average.
 
Some food for thought there then...............and here's Debbie with the weather & traffic news.

Tonight I have been watching the Shoutbox for around two hours.
And in that two hours the sole topic of conversation has been Kami,her boyfriend,Kristy and very briefly others connected with Kami & Kristy.
This has included folks doing research into those peoples personal lives,doing detective work just short of buying a deer-stalker hat,smoking a pipe & getting a bloodhound!
So that started me thinking,which is never a good thing!
 
Question, when does an interest in this site or a particular girl or couple go beyond a healthy interest/pastime, and slip into being unhealthy?
 
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive activity.OCD symptoms can range from mild to severe. Some people with OCD may spend an hour or so a day engaged in obsessive-compulsive thinking and behaviour, but for others the condition can completely take over their life.
NHS UK Website.
 
Ok, so that is probably not the correct terminology,OCD is a serious mental health issue,not to be taken lightly. There are far too many people these days that fire off glib comments like,"oh I'm so OCD", when they are not,
they just like a tidy house. Or "I'm a bit manic today",no you're not,you probably had too much coffee!
 
So I thought about it some more,because I had nothing better to do.
 
Fixation was probably getting closer to it all,it certainly fits from a psychological perspective,but who the hell wants to read through a load of psychological theory,unless you have to!
 
Then it hit me,Eureka ! RealLifeCam FAN.
Fan = abbreviation of Fanatic, bingo!
Fanaticism!
And thanks to the font of all knowledge,  Wiki, we have this> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanaticism
 
Fanaticism is a belief or behavior involving uncritical zeal or with an obsessive enthusiasm.
Philosopher George Santayana defines fanaticism as;
"redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim".
Santayana, George (1905). Life of Reason: Reason in Common Sense. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons) 13
The fanatic displays very strict standards and little tolerance for contrary ideas or opinions.
In his book Crazy Talk, Stupid Talk, Neil Postman states that;
"the key to all fanatical beliefs is that they are self-confirming....(some beliefs are) fanatical not because they are 'false', but because they are expressed in such a way that they can never be shown to be false."
Postman, Neil (1976). "Fanaticism". Crazy Talk, Stupid Talk. pp. 104–112. ISBN 0-440-01554-5.
 
The behavior of a fan with overwhelming enthusiasm for a given subject is differentiated from the behavior of a fanatic by the fanatic's violation of prevailing social norms.
Though the fan's behavior may be judged as odd or eccentric, it does not violate such norms.
Thorne, Scott; Bruner, Gordon C. (2006). "An exploratory investigation of the characteristics of consumer fanaticism". Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal 9 (1): 51–72. doi:10.1108/13522750610640558. ISSN 1352-2752.
 
A fanatic differs from a crank, in that a crank is defined as a person who holds a position or opinion which is so far from the norm as to appear ludicrous and/or probably wrong, such as a belief in a Flat Earth.
In contrast, the subject of the fanatic's obsession may be "normal", such as an interest in religion or politics, except that the scale of the person's involvement, devotion, or obsession with the activity or cause is abnormal or disproportionate to the average.
 
Some food for thought there then...............and here's Debbie with the weather & traffic news.

Tonight I have been watching the Shoutbox for around two hours.
And in that two hours the sole topic of conversation has been Kami,her boyfriend,Kristy and very briefly others connected with Kami & Kristy.
This has included folks doing research into those peoples personal lives,doing detective work just short of buying a deer-stalker hat,smoking a pipe & getting a bloodhound!
So that started me thinking,which is never a good thing!
 
Question, when does an interest in this site or a particular girl or couple go beyond a healthy interest/pastime, and slip into being unhealthy?
 
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive activity.OCD symptoms can range from mild to severe. Some people with OCD may spend an hour or so a day engaged in obsessive-compulsive thinking and behaviour, but for others the condition can completely take over their life.
NHS UK Website.
 
Ok, so that is probably not the correct terminology,OCD is a serious mental health issue,not to be taken lightly. There are far too many people these days that fire off glib comments like,"oh I'm so OCD", when they are not,
they just like a tidy house. Or "I'm a bit manic today",no you're not,you probably had too much coffee!
 
So I thought about it some more,because I had nothing better to do.
 
Fixation was probably getting closer to it all,it certainly fits from a psychological perspective,but who the hell wants to read through a load of psychological theory,unless you have to!
 
Then it hit me,Eureka ! RealLifeCam FAN.
Fan = abbreviation of Fanatic, bingo!
Fanaticism!
And thanks to the font of all knowledge,  Wiki, we have this> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanaticism
 
Fanaticism is a belief or behavior involving uncritical zeal or with an obsessive enthusiasm.
Philosopher George Santayana defines fanaticism as;
"redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim".
Santayana, George (1905). Life of Reason: Reason in Common Sense. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons) 13
The fanatic displays very strict standards and little tolerance for contrary ideas or opinions.
In his book Crazy Talk, Stupid Talk, Neil Postman states that;
"the key to all fanatical beliefs is that they are self-confirming....(some beliefs are) fanatical not because they are 'false', but because they are expressed in such a way that they can never be shown to be false."
Postman, Neil (1976). "Fanaticism". Crazy Talk, Stupid Talk. pp. 104–112. ISBN 0-440-01554-5.
 
The behavior of a fan with overwhelming enthusiasm for a given subject is differentiated from the behavior of a fanatic by the fanatic's violation of prevailing social norms.
Though the fan's behavior may be judged as odd or eccentric, it does not violate such norms.
Thorne, Scott; Bruner, Gordon C. (2006). "An exploratory investigation of the characteristics of consumer fanaticism". Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal 9 (1): 51–72. doi:10.1108/13522750610640558. ISSN 1352-2752.
 
A fanatic differs from a crank, in that a crank is defined as a person who holds a position or opinion which is so far from the norm as to appear ludicrous and/or probably wrong, such as a belief in a Flat Earth.
In contrast, the subject of the fanatic's obsession may be "normal", such as an interest in religion or politics, except that the scale of the person's involvement, devotion, or obsession with the activity or cause is abnormal or disproportionate to the average.
 
Some food for thought there then...............and here's Debbie with the weather & traffic news.

Tonight I have been watching the Shoutbox for around two hours.
And in that two hours the sole topic of conversation has been Kami,her boyfriend,Kristy and very briefly others connected with Kami & Kristy.
This has included folks doing research into those peoples personal lives,doing detective work just short of buying a deer-stalker hat,smoking a pipe & getting a bloodhound!
So that started me thinking,which is never a good thing!
 
Question, when does an interest in this site or a particular girl or couple go beyond a healthy interest/pastime, and slip into being unhealthy?
 
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive activity.OCD symptoms can range from mild to severe. Some people with OCD may spend an hour or so a day engaged in obsessive-compulsive thinking and behaviour, but for others the condition can completely take over their life.
NHS UK Website.
 
Ok, so that is probably not the correct terminology,OCD is a serious mental health issue,not to be taken lightly. There are far too many people these days that fire off glib comments like,"oh I'm so OCD", when they are not,
they just like a tidy house. Or "I'm a bit manic today",no you're not,you probably had too much coffee!
 
So I thought about it some more,because I had nothing better to do.
 
Fixation was probably getting closer to it all,it certainly fits from a psychological perspective,but who the hell wants to read through a load of psychological theory,unless you have to!
 
Then it hit me,Eureka ! RealLifeCam FAN.
Fan = abbreviation of Fanatic, bingo!
Fanaticism!
And thanks to the font of all knowledge,  Wiki, we have this> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanaticism
 
Fanaticism is a belief or behavior involving uncritical zeal or with an obsessive enthusiasm.
Philosopher George Santayana defines fanaticism as;
"redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim".
Santayana, George (1905). Life of Reason: Reason in Common Sense. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons) 13
The fanatic displays very strict standards and little tolerance for contrary ideas or opinions.
In his book Crazy Talk, Stupid Talk, Neil Postman states that;
"the key to all fanatical beliefs is that they are self-confirming....(some beliefs are) fanatical not because they are 'false', but because they are expressed in such a way that they can never be shown to be false."
Postman, Neil (1976). "Fanaticism". Crazy Talk, Stupid Talk. pp. 104–112. ISBN 0-440-01554-5.
 
The behavior of a fan with overwhelming enthusiasm for a given subject is differentiated from the behavior of a fanatic by the fanatic's violation of prevailing social norms.
Though the fan's behavior may be judged as odd or eccentric, it does not violate such norms.
Thorne, Scott; Bruner, Gordon C. (2006). "An exploratory investigation of the characteristics of consumer fanaticism". Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal 9 (1): 51–72. doi:10.1108/13522750610640558. ISSN 1352-2752.
 
A fanatic differs from a crank, in that a crank is defined as a person who holds a position or opinion which is so far from the norm as to appear ludicrous and/or probably wrong, such as a belief in a Flat Earth.
In contrast, the subject of the fanatic's obsession may be "normal", such as an interest in religion or politics, except that the scale of the person's involvement, devotion, or obsession with the activity or cause is abnormal or disproportionate to the average.
 
Some food for thought there then...............and here's Debbie with the weather & traffic news.

Tonight I have been watching the Shoutbox for around two hours.
And in that two hours the sole topic of conversation has been Kami,her boyfriend,Kristy and very briefly others connected with Kami & Kristy.
This has included folks doing research into those peoples personal lives,doing detective work just short of buying a deer-stalker hat,smoking a pipe & getting a bloodhound!
So that started me thinking,which is never a good thing!
 
Question, when does an interest in this site or a particular girl or couple go beyond a healthy interest/pastime, and slip into being unhealthy?
 
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive activity.OCD symptoms can range from mild to severe. Some people with OCD may spend an hour or so a day engaged in obsessive-compulsive thinking and behaviour, but for others the condition can completely take over their life.
NHS UK Website.
 
Ok, so that is probably not the correct terminology,OCD is a serious mental health issue,not to be taken lightly. There are far too many people these days that fire off glib comments like,"oh I'm so OCD", when they are not,
they just like a tidy house. Or "I'm a bit manic today",no you're not,you probably had too much coffee!
 
So I thought about it some more,because I had nothing better to do.
 
Fixation was probably getting closer to it all,it certainly fits from a psychological perspective,but who the hell wants to read through a load of psychological theory,unless you have to!
 
Then it hit me,Eureka ! RealLifeCam FAN.
Fan = abbreviation of Fanatic, bingo!
Fanaticism!
And thanks to the font of all knowledge,  Wiki, we have this> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanaticism
 
Fanaticism is a belief or behavior involving uncritical zeal or with an obsessive enthusiasm.
Philosopher George Santayana defines fanaticism as;
"redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim".
Santayana, George (1905). Life of Reason: Reason in Common Sense. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons) 13
The fanatic displays very strict standards and little tolerance for contrary ideas or opinions.
In his book Crazy Talk, Stupid Talk, Neil Postman states that;
"the key to all fanatical beliefs is that they are self-confirming....(some beliefs are) fanatical not because they are 'false', but because they are expressed in such a way that they can never be shown to be false."
Postman, Neil (1976). "Fanaticism". Crazy Talk, Stupid Talk. pp. 104–112. ISBN 0-440-01554-5.
 
The behavior of a fan with overwhelming enthusiasm for a given subject is differentiated from the behavior of a fanatic by the fanatic's violation of prevailing social norms.
Though the fan's behavior may be judged as odd or eccentric, it does not violate such norms.
Thorne, Scott; Bruner, Gordon C. (2006). "An exploratory investigation of the characteristics of consumer fanaticism". Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal 9 (1): 51–72. doi:10.1108/13522750610640558. ISSN 1352-2752.
 
A fanatic differs from a crank, in that a crank is defined as a person who holds a position or opinion which is so far from the norm as to appear ludicrous and/or probably wrong, such as a belief in a Flat Earth.
In contrast, the subject of the fanatic's obsession may be "normal", such as an interest in religion or politics, except that the scale of the person's involvement, devotion, or obsession with the activity or cause is abnormal or disproportionate to the average.
 
Some food for thought there then...............and here's Debbie with the weather & traffic news.

Tonight I have been watching the Shoutbox for around two hours.
And in that two hours the sole topic of conversation has been Kami,her boyfriend,Kristy and very briefly others connected with Kami & Kristy.
This has included folks doing research into those peoples personal lives,doing detective work just short of buying a deer-stalker hat,smoking a pipe & getting a bloodhound!
So that started me thinking,which is never a good thing!
 
Question, when does an interest in this site or a particular girl or couple go beyond a healthy interest/pastime, and slip into being unhealthy?
 
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive activity.OCD symptoms can range from mild to severe. Some people with OCD may spend an hour or so a day engaged in obsessive-compulsive thinking and behaviour, but for others the condition can completely take over their life.
NHS UK Website.
 
Ok, so that is probably not the correct terminology,OCD is a serious mental health issue,not to be taken lightly. There are far too many people these days that fire off glib comments like,"oh I'm so OCD", when they are not,
they just like a tidy house. Or "I'm a bit manic today",no you're not,you probably had too much coffee!
 
So I thought about it some more,because I had nothing better to do.
 
Fixation was probably getting closer to it all,it certainly fits from a psychological perspective,but who the hell wants to read through a load of psychological theory,unless you have to!
 
Then it hit me,Eureka ! RealLifeCam FAN.
Fan = abbreviation of Fanatic, bingo!
Fanaticism!
And thanks to the font of all knowledge,  Wiki, we have this> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanaticism
 
Fanaticism is a belief or behavior involving uncritical zeal or with an obsessive enthusiasm.
Philosopher George Santayana defines fanaticism as;
"redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim".
Santayana, George (1905). Life of Reason: Reason in Common Sense. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons) 13
The fanatic displays very strict standards and little tolerance for contrary ideas or opinions.
In his book Crazy Talk, Stupid Talk, Neil Postman states that;
"the key to all fanatical beliefs is that they are self-confirming....(some beliefs are) fanatical not because they are 'false', but because they are expressed in such a way that they can never be shown to be false."
Postman, Neil (1976). "Fanaticism". Crazy Talk, Stupid Talk. pp. 104–112. ISBN 0-440-01554-5.
 
The behavior of a fan with overwhelming enthusiasm for a given subject is differentiated from the behavior of a fanatic by the fanatic's violation of prevailing social norms.
Though the fan's behavior may be judged as odd or eccentric, it does not violate such norms.
Thorne, Scott; Bruner, Gordon C. (2006). "An exploratory investigation of the characteristics of consumer fanaticism". Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal 9 (1): 51–72. doi:10.1108/13522750610640558. ISSN 1352-2752.
 
A fanatic differs from a crank, in that a crank is defined as a person who holds a position or opinion which is so far from the norm as to appear ludicrous and/or probably wrong, such as a belief in a Flat Earth.
In contrast, the subject of the fanatic's obsession may be "normal", such as an interest in religion or politics, except that the scale of the person's involvement, devotion, or obsession with the activity or cause is abnormal or disproportionate to the average.
 
Some food for thought there then...............and here's Debbie with the weather & traffic news.

Tonight I have been watching the Shoutbox for around two hours.
And in that two hours the sole topic of conversation has been Kami,her boyfriend,Kristy and very briefly others connected with Kami & Kristy.
This has included folks doing research into those peoples personal lives,doing detective work just short of buying a deer-stalker hat,smoking a pipe & getting a bloodhound!
So that started me thinking,which is never a good thing!
 
Question, when does an interest in this site or a particular girl or couple go beyond a healthy interest/pastime, and slip into being unhealthy?
 
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive activity.OCD symptoms can range from mild to severe. Some people with OCD may spend an hour or so a day engaged in obsessive-compulsive thinking and behaviour, but for others the condition can completely take over their life.
NHS UK Website.
 
Ok, so that is probably not the correct terminology,OCD is a serious mental health issue,not to be taken lightly. There are far too many people these days that fire off glib comments like,"oh I'm so OCD", when they are not,
they just like a tidy house. Or "I'm a bit manic today",no you're not,you probably had too much coffee!
 
So I thought about it some more,because I had nothing better to do.
 
Fixation was probably getting closer to it all,it certainly fits from a psychological perspective,but who the hell wants to read through a load of psychological theory,unless you have to!
 
Then it hit me,Eureka ! RealLifeCam FAN.
Fan = abbreviation of Fanatic, bingo!
Fanaticism!
And thanks to the font of all knowledge,  Wiki, we have this> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanaticism
 
Fanaticism is a belief or behavior involving uncritical zeal or with an obsessive enthusiasm.
Philosopher George Santayana defines fanaticism as;
"redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim".
Santayana, George (1905). Life of Reason: Reason in Common Sense. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons) 13
The fanatic displays very strict standards and little tolerance for contrary ideas or opinions.
In his book Crazy Talk, Stupid Talk, Neil Postman states that;
"the key to all fanatical beliefs is that they are self-confirming....(some beliefs are) fanatical not because they are 'false', but because they are expressed in such a way that they can never be shown to be false."
Postman, Neil (1976). "Fanaticism". Crazy Talk, Stupid Talk. pp. 104–112. ISBN 0-440-01554-5.
 
The behavior of a fan with overwhelming enthusiasm for a given subject is differentiated from the behavior of a fanatic by the fanatic's violation of prevailing social norms.
Though the fan's behavior may be judged as odd or eccentric, it does not violate such norms.
Thorne, Scott; Bruner, Gordon C. (2006). "An exploratory investigation of the characteristics of consumer fanaticism". Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal 9 (1): 51–72. doi:10.1108/13522750610640558. ISSN 1352-2752.
 
A fanatic differs from a crank, in that a crank is defined as a person who holds a position or opinion which is so far from the norm as to appear ludicrous and/or probably wrong, such as a belief in a Flat Earth.
In contrast, the subject of the fanatic's obsession may be "normal", such as an interest in religion or politics, except that the scale of the person's involvement, devotion, or obsession with the activity or cause is abnormal or disproportionate to the average.
 
Some food for thought there then...............and here's Debbie with the weather & traffic news.