Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Walmart Cause Complexes

The great psychoanalyst Carl Jung describes a complex as a "knot of unconscious feelings and beliefs, detectable indirectly, through behavior that is puzzling or hard to account for" (wikipedia) and a set of unconscious beliefs in the psyche related to an archtype. The archetype refers to somehting that people experience at one time or another. It may cause significant anxiety and stress in an otherwise easy-going personality as the person wonders why he or she is getting so upset over something so mundane or trivial. Take for instance, Wal Mart. You set out for a pleasant shopping trip to get a few things, maybe hoping to find a bargain and a feeling of irritability, frustration and anxiety creeps up on you. Maybe its the kid screaming down the aisle, or the parent telling the kids to "shut up." Maybe its the person who cannot seem to get out of the way. Maybe its the person who has not discovered debit cards and still writes checks only to find out its automatically withdrawn anyway. It could be the person in the 20 items or less aisle with 30 items. These are just a few examples. Feel free to share your own. Is it any wonder why something as trivial as Walmart can cause such complexes? Personally I think the flourescent lighting predisposes all of us to anxious feelings. As you look up the eyes get a blurry feel, like something does not quite feel right. The items you need "are way over there" and so you have to get out your hiking gear to make the trek to get shampoo. Need milk? better send a flare up to let people know where you are. Hopefully your cell phone has a GPS built into it. You might need it to locate your teenager or if your in the bathroom. Well.. so much for a fun shopping trip. But hey "I got this for 50% off."

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