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October 31, 2007
Halloween: Adventure And Therapy
It's Halloween, which means all bets are off. It's like the international sex dating day. On no other single day do we seem to get ourselves in as much trouble as we do on this otherwise inconspicuous October day. You think we'd have all learned to keep our heads down by now, but instead it looks as if we all like being in hot water. Now, of course, it's not the trouble we're after, it's that process of getting into trouble that it just too much fun to resist.
The only other day that comes close to causing as much havoc is New Year's Eve, but it just isn't as fun is it? It's not that we go less crazy or anything, but maybe because we associate it with the beginning of the year that the memory sticks with us longer. The beauty of Halloween is that everyone expects it to be crazy but no one attaches any mile-stone significance to the day.
Halloween: it's the night for guilt-free dating disasters, doing things that are out of character, trying out new personas and, best of all, meeting people in strange and revealing costumes. The whole point of Halloween is that everything gets turned on its head, but it gets righted again the next day. You blow off steam on Halloween not to cause damage, but so that you can go back to your normal life more easily and happily.
So, when you are waking up after your Halloween adventure in the dim light of morning with your head splitting with a hangover, remember it was all for your long term mental health. When the memories start creeping back in and you feel the need to stifle that embarrassed scream by biting your fist, relax. It's all part of the process. When you start to remember things more clearly and become a little ashamed of all the crazy (crazy = dumb) things that happened, don't panic. You were wearing a mask. You have plausible deniability. When you realize you lost your mask in a bowl of spiked punch... Ok. Who am I kidding? It all counts, and it's going to stick with you for days. What will comfort you though is the knowledge that everyone else you met that night now feels exactly the way you do. No one will say anything. We will all agree to pretend we don't remember. Group psychology is a beautiful thing. Enjoy.
Posted by Leon at October 31, 2007 2:46 AM
