Comments by "Ellie" (@ellie698) on "The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters" channel.

  1. The "affirmation" model that all therapists and counselors have been FORCED to adopt, and why therapists left the tavistock in droves, basically says that IF someone comes in and says they might be the opposite gender to their birth sex then they ARE and should be treated as such. It's the only condition where essentially anyone can walk in and self diagnose. The self affirmation model is the exact opposite of ethical treatment and self diagnosis of ANY OTHER illness is not allowed, not should it be!!! Can you imagine. 🤦‍♀️
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  2. Baroness Nicholson has been a strong advocate for women's and children's rights against this dangerous ideoloy for years now. She's superb.
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  3. They're encouraging children to break the law here. Sending sexual images of underage children is illegal.
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  4. I remember on the 1980's even women who wanted breast "reductions" not even breast removal, were sent for psychological assessments and put on three year long waiting lists before they were allowed their surgery. This assessment and waiting time was to make sure that they were fully informed of the risks and consequences and had the opportunity to make sure that it was a surgery they actually did want AND had realistic expectations of. And these were adult women, not teen-agers or children. What's so different now?
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  5. There's definitely an attack on Christianity. Which has made me think about religion and even go along to a local church
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  6. Everest is a graveyard. A lot of the corpses are even referred to as way markers
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  7. You were grieving and quite possibly, almost certainly, traumatised by what you'd been through. You needed support and affection from someone who could help you process and cheer to terms with it all, someone to just listen to you, care for you and be with you. The last thing you needed was drugs. I'm so sorry for your terrible loss and the way you were treated. I hope you have come through it all 🙏
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  8. Thank you for standing up for English pronunciations Josh. Alu-min-ium Josh is great 😎👍🏼
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  9. Years ago when I last watched a soap, the characters only ever talked about each other or themselves. They never once talked about anything at all happening in the "outside world"
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  10. People need to feel 1) that they matter to (at least one) someone 2) that they have a future and things to look forward to 3) that they make a positive difference in the world 4) they feel a sense of achievement and agency If you haven't been parented well, you're going to struggle with all of these. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy isn't going to help if you have a crushing feeling that you have no value and that nothing you do will ever make a difference. Coming from a terrible family wasn't a "lifestyle choice" and until the vacuum of love and care that was NEVER provided by caregivers is addressed, no amount of TALKING about "lifestyle choices" will help
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  11. Ikr, what a coincidence
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  12. I REALLY hope woke IS losing ground. I really do hope so
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  13. Hear hear
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  14. Generally people who say they don't like cats have never had one. They're awesome
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  15. And neither one can be healthy or long lived. Cats can't get enough protein and nutrition from a vegan diet
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  16. Thank you so much guys, for ACTUALLY showing a way out of this horrendous mess. More of this please 👍🏼
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  17.  @Helpertin  Computers don't care about feelings.
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  18. Owen Jones..... We call him Talcum X
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  19. This is all so depressing. The "secret" to finding a partner with whom you can have a mutually great relationship, be there for each other, care for each other, love each other, fancy each other, want to be there in the long term for each other, is to develop yourself so that you become a great person to know, a wise person, a secure person, an interesting person, a good person. Pretending to be all and any of these things might get you a date but it won't get you anyone who wants to stick around when they find out you're a fraud. So you'll end up worse off than before because dating that goes nowhere just drags you down, makes you lose confidence in yourself and faith in others. You're on a hiding to nothing
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  20. I'm so sorry your mother was so awful ☹️
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  21. I was SO disappointed at the triggernometry guys' comments about Matt Walsh 's approach. I don't agree with Matt on many points. He's right on this though
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  22. Those in charge seem to have conveniently forgotten all of the lessons from teaching, clergy, sports coaches, boy scouting etc etc etc etc etc
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  23. The thing is with O'Neill, with the long hair, heavy metal nerdy look, he's a reasonably attractive lad. But as a woman??. Nah mate, stay in your lane ! He's lost the plot.
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  24.  @Coyotebriggs  👏
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  25. If the NHS wants to be truly inclusive they need to state that transwomen can get prostate cancer too. Although these fetishistic men don't like to be reminded of that male body part I expect
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  26. 5:15 I actually thought he was channeling/imitating the comedy style of Stewart Lee, the continual repetition of a single thought over and over again. Stewart Lee could on occasion make that funny but even he pushed it too far, Andrew oNeil can't pull it off at all
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  27. Fake tan is tan without the wrinkles later in life
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  28. I'm so sorry this has happened to you guys. Immigration should be fucking banned.
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  29. But she's a professor! Who works for the BBC! Her opinion on any matter is to be trusted COMPLETELY
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  30.  @Adam-sd2ow  War is peace Freedom is slavery Up is down Wrong is right 🤔🤬
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  31. So, am I understanding this correctly...? This guy is saying that masturbation is a legitimate research tool now??? Huh???
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  32. I am part of that 5% you mention at the start. I saw a woman give birth when I was about 8 and I vowed there and then "I am NEVER" doing that Now past menopause and glad I didn't! None of my friends have kids ether. I've always avoided people who wanted them tbh.
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  33. Hear hear
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  34. They were really gross weren't they.
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  35. Me too, I haven't watched TV for about 15-20 years now
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  36. I don't actually know who Matt le Tissier is but he talks a lot of sense
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  37. I don't trust any "expert" who is on the BBC payroll. Any "professor", any academic. If they're on the BBC payroll they're not to be trusted.
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  38. I went to see a show of his once, it was a comedy show about heavy metal, it was good, he was a bit glam with long hair and nail varnish. He was funny. But then I discovered he was an AutoGynePhilic transvestite and so am not surprised the BBC are kissing his arse now. What a shame. That's a t shirt I can use as a window cleaning rag now
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  39. Baroness Nicholson is FABULOUS
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  40. 7:50 "women want a superior man..." Yes. But superior in relation to other men, not in relation to her. I want a man I can look up to, admire, respect but for that to be mutual. For him to feel the same about me and my individual qualities. To recognise the wonderful qualities within each other. Not to be the same, because no two people can ever be the same. To be equals in terms of intelligence - and intelligence comes in many forms - someone who is resilient, resourceful and can get things done. But that he sees those things in me too. That we each complement each others strengths and help each other improve in areas of relative weakness. And that's not necessarily "gendered". Each and every person has their own mix of strengths and weaknesses. A good couple is one who sees, appreciates and admires the strengths within their partner and doesn't look down on these things within then that aren't as strong, because none of us can do everything, not one of us is perfect but a good partnership is one where we help each other be better for ourselves and for out partner, we grow together, prop up and support the other when needed, to both feel comfortable to be weak and vulnerable without being either criticised or taken advantage of It's bloody hard to achieve! But as a society we really need to put relationship skills at the heart of everything. It's ok to be in competition with other people. But each team of two needs to be very much A TEAM and for that TEAM to be in competition with other teams not in competition with each other. I'm a strong, intelligent, feminine woman. Those things aren't mutually exclusive. I have qualities within me that some might describe as "masculine". But this is nonsense. I can take control in an emergency situation and keep calm. MOTHERS need to be able to do that. Motherhood isn't all about loving and nurturing, it's about protecting the family too, being tough when need be, to keep the peace between siblings, between friends, protect their kids from being bullied, help their kids be strong, capable, resourceful and resilient, not to be a pushover. I want a man who sees and appreciates the strengths in me and not feel HE has to solve every problem. People are problem solvers. Somehow we've lost our way about how women are supposed to be, how men are supposed to be. Both men and women can be strong and take charge, both men and women can be more in the background and take a supportive role. We're none of us one OR the other ALL of the time. It's about working together, seeing what role is needed in the moment for any given situation and being flexible enough to fill the role that the other person can't. It's a dynamic ever changing process. And you never stop learning. As for having children.... the role is far too important to be fine unless you're sure of yourself, your partner and the PARTNERSHIP before entering into creating the next generation. I didn't want a manbaby, or a cold, aloof hands off father, I was looking for a man who I felt would be a strong yet loving partner to me and father to our child(ren).... I haven't found that man! I'm not looking for perfection, but as I say, for someone who would work WITH me, as a strong team of two.... not found him and wouldn't have kids without that. It wouldn't be fair on me or them! That's my twopenny worth anyway!
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  41. I made a post about this in twitter in 2020. I made this exact point. Medicine goes through fashion just as every other aspect of society does. This is the cure all du jour. And it's making a lot of people very rich, at the expense of vulnerable kids, teen-agers and adults.
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  42. Please!
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  43.  @samueljones621  I'm contributing to the comments. Deal with it
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  44. Quite honestly I don't want any immigration from anywhere in the world. I want our government to protect our people, our industries, our culture, our way of life, our education standards and our standing in the world. That's government's role
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  45. "transwomen" are men who Live Action Role Play (LARP) womanhood
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  46. The thing is.... it's not just happening to middle aged women now, as is perfectly normal. It's happening to young girls, who are defining themselves as transmen and stopping the production of oestrogen prematurely. Hence increasing their risk of osteoporosis.
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  47. The guys on this channel seem very ill informed on so many things 🤦🏻‍♀️
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  48. I've always gone to great lengths to make myself as unattractive to men as possible. Short hair, no makeup, always trousers and t-shirts/shirts (that are usually bought from charity shops or the supermarket men's section. And still thefuckersleer and hit on me. It's tiresome. I wish they'd leave me alone.. What the hell else can I do????
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  49. @Herb Ush It's less than a tiny fraction of one percent
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  50. He is actually sounding more like a regular human being there, and not a bombastic buffoon.
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