Compulsive Disillusionment Disorder (CDD)
I seem to be suffering from “Compulsive Disillusionment Disorder (CDD)” (Coined by yours truly - Psychologists out there, interested to learn more?)
I have compiled this list in an advanced state of CDD.
What’s in?
Hypocrisy
An eerie seductive laugh
A faked foreign accent (preferably American)
Sleeping with your boss
Pretending to be fully charged up at work even at 9PM (especially when your boss is around)
Shrugging your shoulders and commenting after your best friend resigns, “It kinda makes no difference to me. I am not here to be a part of any friendship brigade.”
Being employed for 3 months in an organization
A cooked-up exaggerated resume
Lies, lies, lies and more lies, camouflaged by sparkling sweetness
What’s out?
Being you
A simple ‘straight-from-the heart’ smile
Your own accent
Always forgetting to comment about your boss's attire
Admitting tiredness at 9PM after a horribly hectic day
Shedding a tear or two after your best friend quits the organization and saying, “Hey, I am really going to miss having you around.”
Is there anything called working for 10 years in the same organization?
A true account of your education, experiences and interests in your resume….yawn, how boring!
Truth, loyalty, sincerity….Err, hmm, what are these???
The more severe CDD’s amongst you will say “Bah, so what’s new in this list?”
I know, but then I just had to get it out of my current disillusioned state of mind. I intend to add to that list as and when I encounter artificiality around me in all hues.
The irony, or rather the reality is that the hypocratic souls of this world seem to get away with all the luck and the genuine ones are sadly left in the lurch, grappling with the dilemma of “Hey, where, how and when did I go wrong?”
posted by Gayathri Varma @ 4:47 AM
12 comments
12 Comments:
Very sad but so true. Yet, can we or should we change for the sake of moving ahead in life for whatever reasons?
Take care.
aww...come on there! it isn't all that bad as u have made it out to be, is it?
there is still hope - still a lot we can do. its upto us to keep up at our efforts - to create positive changes in whatever small ways we can. this is so that more and more of the future generations aren't also affected by CDD. u see, we do have a responsibility now - and that exactly is also our cure for CDD.
this comes from someone who has always been CDD afflicted, but does not allow to be wallowed in it, but makes an attempt to shirk it, look at the sunshine and smile and hope all isn't lost - as yet :)
hi from another CDD afflicted soul! there, there, don't you have abundant company?
i understand pretty well about CDD, i live with it every day, in my brutally competetive industry. but then, i also reason with myself that "life's after all a melange of a lot of lost opportunities and a few good ones gained."
all the best,
divvy
Hi,
anonymous,
u are right! we don't need to change for anything or anyone....for of what use is living if we cease to be ourselves?
dharmabum,
thanks for dropping by. i really enjoyed reading most of the posts in your blog and discovered that we do share a lot of common ideas and thoughts (hatred towards conversion, adoration for Swami Vivekananda, to name a few).
Was also immensely glad to read Khalil Gibran's complete verse on children in your blog, i have an extract of it in mine.
Anyway, this CDD post was written in an impulsive state of momentary agony - i have come out of it and am grateful for each living moment!!
divya,
yes...i know, i understand.
take care
post awaited please :)
oh, and btw, jus found another commonality while going thru your profile - i'm supposed to be into educational technology too. what fun!
hi dharmabum (very interesting name, i must say!),
I am one of those species always affected by "writer's block" and can only write spontaneously...so don't know when the next post will come...though my mind is definetely crammed with a plethora of ideas.
Anyway, u definetely seem to be a very very popular blogger going by the number of comments and visitors in your blog!! Keep the good work going.
So you are an Engineer in the field of Educational Technology? Are you also an Instructional Designer by any chance?
Take care, bye.
Hi Gayathri,
Love this! Compulsive Disillusionment Disorder (CDD)!!! And how true!!
We are all affected by it. It is sad that we are not thinking of ways on how to be assertive while at the same time retaining our good, old, quiet self.
There must be a way for true talent and knowledge to excel above all those capricious, fickle traits you mentioned.
Porchelvi S
Hi Selvi,
Yes, you are right! I too believe that there should and must be some real genuine ways to move ahead and excel in life than resorting to mere double standards and gimmicks.
But, does the world around us function on our beliefs and indealism???
anyway...that shouldn't stop us from trying, dreaming or believing. good luck.
hello gayathri!
urs is an equally interesting name - something i have always adored and respected equally, if u know what i am talking about.
my blog name is inspired from a book by the same name written by a path breaking author called jack kerouac. if u haven't already read it, do so. and if u can't find a copy, lemme know and i'll give it to u. returnable, of course ;)
i am not even close to being a popular blogger - if u go look up at desipundit or other sites and look for popular bloggers, u'll know what i'm talking about. not that i wanna be one either. my blog friends have all come by out of the blue, and its taken more than a year now, and its more the bonding than the number of clicks that counts, atleast for me :)
i am en engineer of education, but am involved in a field that hasn't much to do with it and i have absolutely no regrets! yes, we do claim to be instructional designers - in that we try to incorporate ID principles in everything we do. what about u? e-leanring?
phew...totally unconnected with ur CDD post, but u'd said things to which i wanted to respond. sorry if u think its too long!
hi dharmabum,
yes, i am an instructional designer too. was a writer/sub-editor of an english magazine before i accidentally became an ID.
anyway, am curious to read the book u mentioned and will definetely written it if i borrow it:) have u read Andrew Harvey's "One last mirror"? it is a heady concoction of buddist philosophy, spiritualism, poignanat relationships and much much more. one of my all time favourite books actually, among many others ofcourse.
hi, this piece on 'CDD' is great! but i am more happy to know that it "was written in an impulsive state of momentary agony - i have come out of it". because, such shameful things are not worth speaking about, if we are to progress spiritually in life. the first principle of spiritual progress is that we shouldn't find fault with anyone. judge no one. i know it is not easy for any of us. but still, the effort should be there. and an equally important principle of spiritual progress is that we should concentrate on correcting only our faults. we might think our faults are tiny compared with many around us. most probably that is true too. still, the only spiritual exercise worth pursuing is making ourselves better and better, trusting that the Divine would take care of the rest. now let me stop, before i go against my own 'preaching' and start finding fault with your post! but one fault of yours i will always highlight - you should stop blogging and start writing for services like 'MSN Contribute' which are read by millions. this CDD post has attracted merely 10 viewers; at MSN this would have attracted 10,000. believe me, your writing is worth much more than a personal blog. love and prayers...
Hi "anoldfriend",
Upon your insistence, i submitted an article in msn user's contribution section yesterday and yes, got it published. And you are definetely right about the large number of people who read our articles in the msn section.
The link is given below
http://content.msn.co.in/Contribute/Lifestyle/UCStory2216.htm
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