Reply #1: I have come to the conclusion

[undergroundpanther]

a large percentage of the human population is in deep sleepwalking denial, shallow personalities , superficial understanding , unwilling to step out of what comforts themselves and expect the world to be the way they want it to, emotionally fucked up,or just dumb as a box of rocks.

I pretty much have given up on humanity. Too many of them are diseased with the normal virus , or locked deep in the land of make believe where abuse isn't painful to others,and they can control their own reality just by pretending to be good it will be different..for you too if you do as they do, never mind you'd need a barf bag to even GO there. Society is full of self delusions,some are sanctioned and others are not... or people got the sociopath/narcissistic/authoritarian , or evil virus..Just stay the fuck away from those people. Unless you are planning to gaslight them to get them out of an organization before the fuck it up with thier "charming" personality.

As for the human beings with decent empathy, I found the biggest concentration of empathic people is found among the mentally ill, the abused, the poor,the freak, gay and minority populations.
But also you can run into the worst asshole people too in these populations.

Being nutz you can kinda give up the pretense of "normalcy" after you have had issues for a few years, it is fruitless to even try to pawn it off as a momentary lapse of reason. Being among the mentally ill it's kinda relief in that way, but sometimes other people's issues and personalities can clash with yours and it's nobody's fault, and it can get ugly especially in group settings where staff have control issues and are totally oblivious to it.But all the patients know, which staff are fucked in the head...

Take heart, I agree I get sick of happy go lucky normals, acting like they can open Pandora's box and not see the demons inside.And then get offended when they get the truth. It IS annoying as hell.

One thing I do is something freaky and unexpected and kinda over the top to blow their minds after that bullshit.. When they are about about to spew the line, "you just like being miserable"..you can tell if you watch the body language it's like they are turning away inside and their eyes go flat..So I look at them and cross my eyes and twitch going Erk EeK urp. as I tell them I am SO Happy.

Or I just fall outta my chair and when they get all concerned I tell them I am OK I just collapsed from joy in a monotone.

Or I whap my head gently on the table for rhythm and grin from ear to ear like Jack Nicholson in the Shining,and sing the song from Ren and Stimpy, Happy happy, Joy Joy.(Even the parts about Whizzleteeth and I didn't mean to shoot officer really etc. in funny voices)

If I am particularly suicidal I might sing Ooooh.... The LOrd Loves A hangin'That's why he gave us necks, to tighten up the vocal chords and straighten out the pecs.. From Ren and Stimpy. Or I wanna die from misadventure...From Wayne's World..in a daffy duck voice or bullwinkle or some other funny voice. I do not let them get a word in edgewise, until after the song is over and they are unspeakably dumbfounded.(some of the looks I have gotten are priceless BTW.)

After the tune,before they can say anything,I whip around like I am possessed and look at them in the eyes with anger burning and say Oh,Yeah bay-bee!! I am having a WOnDerFul DaY!! Woot! in a syrupy way with 2 middle fingers up,what do you think I feel like hunny? Look dear, if you don't like knowing how I feel Pleese DON'T ASK ME AGAIN...Consider yourself warned.I won't lie for you... *smile*, I mutter I pity the fool.or Excuuuuse Me! Alrighty than,,.than I lay my head on the table until they sorta awkwardly slip out of the room totally mortified. Bwahahaha!!.

I got this technique down from years in the psych wards where they ask you really stupid questions that they don't want to hear the truth to... I swear if I ever hear "I know it's real to you but"..while a nurse scurries in with a needle of god knows what, aimed right for my ass.. it will be too soon. Sometimes it's best to blow them away with something so off the wall it just ends it right there. Being crazy has it's advantages against irritating people. It is better and more fun to fuck with these idiots heads than let them go on offending you.