I am also guilty of some of most of the things in the beginning of the list. I've had an eating disorder, I cut myself, I drink and do drugs to forget things, so I guess I'm pretty weak. It's not that easy though. like nikky2rock said about quitting smoking, it's not that easy. I've seen people trying to quit that particular habit and it is so hard. I was in therapy for a really long time trying to stop cutting, but after a while it just becomes addictive and you forget why you started doing it in the first place, and you don't know if you even really need to do it anymore. I guess I just think that unless you know what it's like to do all of the things you said, you shouldn't say that they're weak. but i guess it depends too if you're saying that being weak is a really bad thing and accusing people of it.

hey baby can you bleed like me?
try to comprehend what you'll never comprehend.

Id don't think every one of the things you listed can be classified as a weakness. Some yes, all no. Over and under eating for instance, it depends on how you look at that. If you go by a calorie diet then you may over eat in some peoples eyes, or if you go by a portion diet you may under eat in some peoples eyes. Being close-minded can't be considered a weakness in my book, because in that case you have to look at the person's back ground, where they've lived, thier parents and many other things like that.

By you saying people are even weaker when they know they do these things and don't try to help themselves, well that's just really screwed up in my mind because some people know they do the things but in their minds they may have justification for doing it.

You ask a unfair question because weakness is something you have to look at from every single human's eyes.

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Let's say someone is a smoker.... they are hurting and therefore weakening themeselves. they could always quit.

Oh yeah . Its that simple.

what do you mean "an example"? of what? ummm I'll just guess.

Let's say someone is a smoker.... they are hurting and therefore weakening themeselves. they could always quit.

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Pleas give an example.

I'm not expecting anyone to be perfect... I do some of those things... I'm just saying why would you hurt yourself mentally or physically? Most of these are fairly simple tasks to accomplish like not lying about ridiculus things or being mean.

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First of all I think that we all can agree that no one person is going to be the best at everything. So if that’s true then everybody is always going to be weak in some aspect. My take on this is that we shouldn’t try to be the best, but be confident and humble; knowing, what we know, and knowing that we don’t know everything.
People are all always going to look weak to those whom demand perfection, and those people will look weak to them selves also.
-thach85-

Weakness:
- easy to manipulate
- not strong-willed
- emotionally dependent
- undesicive

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My ideas of weak people are different then yours.

Do you mind sharing?

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Originally posted by SouthernBelle:
I have been guilty of most of those things on your list. So, in your eyes I am most likely the weakest person here.

But, I am fine with that. My ideas of weak people are different then yours.

May I ask what your discription of weak is?
I also have a different discription. I would discribe weak as what 3rdeyecure and also someone who can only see themselves as perfect, and everyone else is just in the way. Also, someone who will critisize people to fit in with a certain group of people.

I have been guilty of most of those things on your list. So, in your eyes I am most likely the weakest person here.

But, I am fine with that. My ideas of weak people are different then yours.

I see weakness as mentality. You know being able to be pressured by one person or society. Peer pressure and all that jazz. Being able to be manipulated....what you have said are just moments of weakness that most are guilty of at one point or another. It is being weak usually, there are always exceptions though.

All of those things you mentioned, I think everyone has been guilty of

I really agree with you, although I wouldn't personally phrase it as weakness, I guess.

I just think that our bodies do so much for us, the least we can do is not intentionally mess with them. Also, those things don't help our minds get better, I guess they do make them weak.

Oh yeah . Especially since i know how hard it is .

I also agree.. but the last point is the one i agree with most. If a person does 1 or more of those things and knows they do them then thats getting really weak.
I know im saying I agree and i do, but right now i am trying to stop cutting becuase my boyfriend was really hurt by it. I used to consider myself really really weak but now that i stoped and got myself some help, would you consider me stronger?

I agree with you . But i also think its copletely iunrealistic for people to be all that so.........