Much ado about godslaying

[Tuddrussell]

I am starting a blog on the aptly named website blogger, and it is about killing things that are very stubborn about dying.

The very first posting is about killing gods, and here is what I wrote:

How to kill a god

Well, I might as well start at the top, and tell you how to kill a god.

The first step is obviously figuring out exactly what sort of god you are fighting, as they have vastly different strengths, and weaknesses.

Generally there are three different classifications of gods: Transcendent, spiritual, and physical.

They can best be envisioned by the holy trinity: the father, the son, and the holy ghost.

The father: God, he who is everywhere, and knows everything.
Honestly I have no idea how to kill such a thing, but your best bet is to sic an anti-god against it.

The son: Jesus, god in the flesh, and/or the son of god... Christianity confuses me some times.

I assume that Jesus can die, because he has before, but he would just resurrect in a few days... If you want a more permanent option you would have to kill his poppa.

The holy ghost: I have no clue, I don't even know what that is, and I'm far too lazy to look it up, but I guess you'd have to combine my kill God plan, with my guide for killing ghosts... but I know I wouldn't want the wrath of God on me.

Physical gods are like the Olympians, and the old gods. Killing them would require a lot of fire power, or you could instigate a civil war... What better way to kill something then to have it kill itself?

there are also different types of gods: Fertility, death, war, famine, trivia, thunder, fire, earth, wind, poison, dragon, normal.. basically what they are a god OF.

As in: Thor, god of thunder!

Some gods you can kill, and some you have to pray for mercy, and yet others you can only fear.

I will make separate posts for dealing with specific gods, and goddesses that I believe can be killed by a mere mortal.

Also I will make posts for Demi-gods, and tricksters. Which are a bit different.

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I have three questions.

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How can I improve it?

How would you go about killing a god?

[Tuddrussell]

I've seen many head shrinkers, and they all say different things, though adhd, ocd, avoidant personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, and schizotypal personality disorder come up often, none so far has even brougt up Asperger's, but that doesn't mean I don't have it.

I don't know what to do with head shrinkers, the only reason I'd go to them is to get help with socialising, but talking with them for any length of time is damn near impossible.

Their little mind games are painfully obvious to me, and they never seem to actually do anything, only ask uncomfortable questions, and make me do all of the actual conversing, which by the time I actually figure out how to respond correctly the session ends, and they never bring it up again...

Therapists can't seem to do any communicating that isn't small talk mixed with mind games, if they actually asked me, I'd tell them everything about me... I'm not ashamed of myself, and I've nothing to hide.

Also I eventually miss a day, and then never go back because I don't know what to do, and I have a horrible fear of awkwardness.

I don't know how to tell them what I want, and from what I can tell, they don't know how to do anything other then play ridiculous games, and ask stupid questions.

The worst part is that I know that what they're doing would probably work if I wasn't being so damned difficult about it.

Logically I know that they're trying to help, but they just rub me the wrong way.

Is there some how-to guide for dealing with head shrinkers?

Going to therapy: for dummies, maybe?

[FinalEnigma]

I've seen many head shrinkers, and they all say different things, though adhd, ocd, avoidant personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, and schizotypal personality disorder come up often, none so far has even brougt up Asperger's, but that doesn't mean I don't have it.

I don't know what to do with head shrinkers, the only reason I'd go to them is to get help with socialising, but talking with them for any length of time is damn near impossible.

Their little mind games are painfully obvious to me, and they never seem to actually do anything, only ask uncomfortable questions, and make me do all of the actual conversing, which by the time I actually figure out how to respond correctly the session ends, and they never bring it up again...

Therapists can't seem to do any communicating that isn't small talk mixed with mind games, if they actually asked me, I'd tell them everything about me... I'm not ashamed of myself, and I've nothing to hide.

Also I eventually miss a day, and then never go back because I don't know what to do, and I have a horrible fear of awkwardness.

I don't know how to tell them what I want, and from what I can tell, they don't know how to anything other then play ridiculous games, and ask stupid questions.

The worst part is that I know that what they're doing would probably work if I wasn't being so damned difficult about it.

Logically I know that they're trying to help, but they just rub me the wrong way.

I had trouble with their weirdness too, but I eventually found one that worked for me.
If you decide to try it again, what I'd recommend is taking a more active role. Go in and tell them 'I have x problem. I want help with x, y is how it affects me, etc.' if you have trouble doing that verbally, like I do, write out and hand them a brief on you and what you need from them, and hand it to them with the statement that you aren't very good at getting your thoughts out verbally and need them to understand something. If they don't accept that, or insist that you just talk to them, they're the wrong person(unless they just want you to read it out loud. that might be weird, but I could see them doing that).
Also remember that any awkwardness is totally irrelevant - they aren't a person, they're a therapist. Be blunt. tell them you've had trouble with therapists before because you're smart, can recognize when they are using generic techniques, and don't like it. You have a very specific thing you want to address, and you don't want to dance about it.
but take 'em with a grain of salt too.

[Tuddrussell]

It's easy enough "talking" with someone over the net, because I can think about what I want to say without them judging me for taking so long, and I actually know when it's my turn to talk, and when I make a mistake I can go back and fix it... but talking to a person face-to-face is a different beast entirely.

I can't just write a note saying what I want, and then hand it to them, because I know that's what they don't want, and I don't even start conversations because I don't know how to do so.

Taking charge, and being frank are skills I do not posses.

HOW do I talk to them? I know what I should say... hell I think about what I would tell them every day, I just don't know how to tell them, and I'm too afraid to even try.

[Tuddrussell]

The only times I actually talk with people is when they start talking with me, and I actually enjoy talking with them immensely, but eventually they get bored talking at me, and move on to more interesting people that actually know how to talk properly.

[FinalEnigma]

It's easy enough "talking" with someone over the net, because I can think about what I want to say without them judging me for taking so long, and I actually know when it's my turn to talk, and when I make a mistake I can go back and fix it... but talking to a person face-to-face is a different beast entirely.

I can't just write a note saying what I want, and then hand it to them, because I know that's what they don't want, and I don't even start conversations because I don't know how to do so.

Taking charge, and being frank are skills I do not posses.

HOW do I talk to them? I know what I should say... hell I think about what I would tell them every day, I just don't know how to tell them, and I'm too afraid to even try.

yes, again. I know what you mean.

But I would say, yes, the first time you go in to meet them, you CAN just hand them a note to get things started. if you have trouble with verbal communication, then they would be idiots to not let you use some other means, initially, to convey your problem and what you need from them in an eloquent and useful manner. What it sounds like you need to do is approach them and make very clear what you need from them. You do not need games, you do not need small talk, you need help with socialization. But don't expect them to give you a list of things to say and do and send you on your way - they'll probably give you a few things to do between meetings, though.

and yes, a lot of what therapists ask you to do feels really silly, but if you do it, it does actually help.

one thing I'd suggest from personal experience that might help you is to go somewhere and innocuously listen to people talk. a restaurant wouldn't be a bad choice. listen to the conversations in the booth next to you. You will be amazed at how little sense they make. unfortunately, pretty much the only way to learn to socialize is to be around people. Find somewhere you can do that - the writing center at school worked for me. a volunteer group wouldn't be a bad one probably. Just listen to their conversations, and if something jumps out at you to say, say it. it may be awkward at first, and they may react a little odd if you say something really bizarre, but oh well - it's not like it will affect the rest of your life. they will forget what you said within an hour or two tops anyway. When I started learning to socialize, I initially went to a church, which didn't work out for me really, so I found somewhere else.

[Rebel.without.a.cause]

What an active imagination you have... (in reference to the god killing) I think if you want to write about things to kill pick animals like bears, tigers, big dogs and well alot more people would read it.
Not that an active imagination is bad..

[Tuddrussell]

Oh yes, a how-to guide on sociopathy would be ever so better than harmlessly musing about possible ways of defending one's self from the things that go bump in the night... How could I have been so thoughtless?

Teaching someone how to kill a god using a blog, is at worst useless, and at best helps them in some way... maybe inspiring them to write a novel staring a clock punk version of the punisher that fights eldritch abominations, or even better actually helps them defend themselves against occult beasties.

Teaching someone how to kill dogs, and bears at best ends up with the deaths of a lot of idiots, and a media frenzy about how the "year of the bear is upon us!", and at it's worst ending with a lot of dead dogs.

Knowledge is power, and with great power comes great responsibility.

[Rebel.without.a.cause]

It seems you mistook my constructive criticism for just criticism.. You are rite it would help if you were writing something non fiction, however the beauty with non fictional texts is that well you can kill the god/goddess however you like.. Ill give you an example,
...With an almighty stomp on the farther gods toe, he fell to his knees and screamed like a pig being slain, "How did you guess my one weekness?" "Well actually its funny you should ask, I read this blog you see at first I thought it was a waste of time but I'm glad I read it now". "Came in real handy, ohh and sorry about the toe" ect.

However how to deal with wild animals can be applied.
And if you are stupid enough to start a fight with a bear, well I think you should die just to teach the other stupid people not to fight bears.. Plus you'd get a Darwin award so all is not lost.

[Rebel.without.a.cause]

And why would a how to guide on how to kill wild animals have anything to do with sociopaths..???

[Tuddrussell]

Yes you can kill gods any way you want, but that would be sloppy writing... Take sci fi for example, you can just explain all the fantastic technology with a bunch of smart sounding tosh, or you could actually come up with a plausible explanation, or at the very least something that makes sense...

I am currently writing a series of stories set in a world a lot like ours, but the ever increasing magic has altered it into a far more fantastic place.

I could just explain everything by saying "It's magic!", but I actually spent months fleshing out how magic works in that world, and I ended up with over eight distinct types of magic, and over forty different classes!

I have hand drawn maps, and I wrote four books of lore, and three encyclopedias just to keep track of all the beasts, potions, creature, spells, races/classes, enchantments, and weapons... I put a lot of work into the consistency, and realism of a world that maybe a thousand or so people might read, and hopefully enjoy...

I'm an author, and moreover I'm a fantasy author... I write stories where mortals wield vast powers, and immortals are running around, the gods are a bit more involved than they are here, and vampires, werewolves, orcs, dragons, and fairies are common enough to make walking around at night an extreme sport.

I spend a lot of my time in a world where waging war against the gods is stupid, but not insane.

It has several different ranks of gods, demi-gods, tricksters, old gods, demons, angels, and even different races amongst demons, and angels!

A rank five god is a god that has limited immortality, and domain over a less than helpful section of creation... for example Tristan: God of yogurt, and cream.

A rank four god still has limited immortality, but useful abilities.. for example Melle'raya: Goddess of luck.

A rank three god is more powerful, or harder to kill than the previous... for example Borren: God of discord.

A rank two is either extremely powerful, or damn near impossible to kill... for example Fre'ses: God of combat

A rank one god is both extremely powerful, and almost impossible to kill... for example Pyrenaria: Goddess of the earth.

Each of them has different, but logical weaknesses, but my blog is not about how to kill these gods, but rather how to kill gods in general, that can apply to this world.