The mourning of the weak

  By Daniel Britcher

  "This book is not the work of an academic or expert in the matter. This is an entirely empirical work, based on my life experience and observation."

  Who will speak for the weak?

  Who will stand by their side?

  Who will have the patience and compassion, to help

  those who are too weak and mentally troubled to help

  themselves?

  No one will.

  Chapter 1

  Who are the weak?

  In the society we live in, people hold a belief that everyone is the same, and has the same capabilities to succeed in life. If you have two eyes, two ears, a complete and fully working body, people will assume you have everything you need to triumph in life and enjoy all it has to offer. But there are many people out there, who despite looking perfectly capable on the outside, are actually handicapped in ways that the average person does not understand. The most important thing a human needs to lead a satisfactory life, the most important requirement for it, is certainly, a healthy psyche. Without that, one could never thrive in life, with all it's adversities and harshness. This book is about those, who, from their early days this in this world, due to their circumstances, had the misfortune to not develop such a resilient, healthy, psyche.

  These, are the weak.

  These are the people that see life through a twisted lens of pessimism, neuroticism, perfectionism, and all the other innate, mentally disturbing traits that can be a barrier for the individual's ability to be a functional, emotionally healthy adult. These are the people that, even when placed in ideal external circumstances, still end up in misery, due to their intense inner turmoil, and their own ineptitude.

  Chapter 2

  Roots

  Everybody goes through adversity in life. Failure, rejection, mistakes... But, the people with a healthy psyche persevere through all that, and overcome these challenges and the suffering caused by them. But, "the weak" are a select group of people that don't react the same way. The weak lack the coping mechanisms to deal with adversity. They lack the confidence, and self-esteem to just shrugh a rejection and not take it personally. For the weak, it's all very personal. It's all very serious. And it's all something to feel deeply hurt, worried, and neurotic about. It's weary, and paralizing. But that's enough of the subject. Let us ask ourselves: Where does the weak come from?

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  A weak, maladaptative psych, is a result of genetical, social and enviromental circumstances. As it has been proven by multiple studies already, some children have a genetic predispostion to traits like anxiety, perfectionism, depression, and many other things. These traits, coupled with an enviroment that does not encourage, or even worse, disrupts development (Overprotective parents. Abuse. Negligence, etc), will give birth to a dysfunctional, troubled adult, that will have to work twice as hard to achieve what others do naturally.

  Before they even have a say in their lives, the weak have already been taken to a long and unforgiving road.

  Chapter 3

  In practice

  But what does this all mean in practice? How does the weak look like? How do they act?

  Have you ever met someone that was always falling behind everyone else? 20 or even 30 year olds that never held a job, never had a relationship, never went to college... People that stay in their room not doing anything with their lifes? People that have probably just been deemed lazy, or uninterested in things others pursue so passionately? You might know some of them.

  These are meek, insecure, avoidant people. That's them.

  The fortunate people who are mentally sound, the ones with a strong psych, or, for a more relatable term, the "normies", are the ones that will look at the weak with contempt. The normies assume the weak have the same capabilities, or strength as them, and by doing such an assumption, they reach the misguided conclusion that the weak are simply lazy, or that they simply did not try hard enough to achieve what they have achieved. Depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses, are considered "excuses" by the average person. And so the weak becomes misunderstood. They get called lazy, selfish, good-for-nothings. It's impossible, for the average normie, to relate to the weak, and accept the idea that, not everyone is as capable as them.

  No one has the patience to deal with the weak. Even a loving mother will one day lose her temper with a son that doesn't get out of bed in the morning to search for a job.

  Chapter 4

  The solution

  So, what is the way out for the weak? Is there a way out? How can a person that is too afraid to comunicate their worries, too afraid to step out of their comfort zone and habits, get out of such a grim place? As one of the weak myself, I still haven't found an answer. Personally, I don't think those with a weak psyched, can one day become a "normie", or one of the strong ones. But this does not mean they can't live a meaningful life. The weak aren't living in misery 100% of the time. The weak only struggle when in presence of other people, with their expectations, their judgement, their lack of understanding and compassion. Relationships, social life, teamwork... that's where their issues become apparent. When all alone in their room, the weak can have a rich, fructuous, inner life. They can even excel in areas that others don't. Areas that are made for the introverts. They can become great writers, artists, musicians... Maybe if the weak focus more on what they *can* do, they could become much less miserable, and perhaps... if they let go of trying to be what society expects them to, they might even be happy...

  My apologies, and myself

  I am very sorry that this book could not bring a definitive solution to those of you who indentify with the weak. But I would be happy enough to know that I could deliver something people like myself could relate to. You are not alone. There are many others in the same situation. I am a 24 years old man. I have never had a romantic relationship in my life. I had my first job at 20. I have a driving license but I still don't drive out of fear. I get deeply hurt when someone screams at me in anger. I am very insecure about my social skills and I avoid every social event due to that. I was raised by overprotective parents, that sheltered me for too long. I am one of the weak. And I will keep on living, just to see how much I can squeeze out of this life. Thank you for reading.

  In homage of the autistic, the neurodivergent, the mentally ill, and many others, who fight the invisible battle of mental health.