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Life-Logic Disorder

Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish! How can I tell what I think till I see what I say? -- : E.M. (Edward Morgan) Forster (1879–1970), British novelist, essayist.

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Introduction

Life-Logic Disorder affects, potentially, thousands of individuals. It is little recognized and the implications of this disorder are just now being recognized.

Life-Logic Disorder (LLD) is a potentially debilitating condition afflicting thousands around the world. LLD affects one individual in a relationship and is characterized by the inability to think logically in "life" situations. It is best described by an example.

The most typical situation exists when one person in a relationship (person "W") instructs the other person in the relationship (person "H") to attend a meeting or interact with another group or individual. After the participation of person "H" in the interaction with the external group or individual, person "W" interrogates person "H". Typical questions include:

"Why didn't you ask . . . ?"
" What did they say about . . . ?"
" Why didn't you mention . . . ?"

When these types of questions are asked by person "W", person "H" is exhibiting LLD. Typical answers to these questions include:

"I didn't think about that."
" They didn't mention anything about that."
" Huh?"

This exchange, although typical of the interaction with an LLD sufferer are not the only possible symptoms. Be alert for any indications that your partner may be deficient in life-logic. [1]

Detractors contend that LLD is not sufficient to describe this complex social interaction. One faction contends that the deficiency does not exist and that Life-Logic EXCESS (LLE) should be recognized as an attribute of many individuals.

Other groups contend that there is no disorder or excess, but simply a dynamic which exists when individual with differing Life-Logic capabilities form an interaction. This Life-Logic IMBALANCE (LLI) explains the observed symptoms.

LLD is often associated with another little known condition often suffered by the person who is not suffering from LLD. This affliction causes major anxiety when the person contemplates communicating with another individual or organization. In other words when the person contemplates communicating with a "third party", thus the name, Third Party Angst (TPA). The suffer of TPA will use coercion, threats, or pleading to get their partner to communicate with the third party. If the partner suffers from LLD, the resulting question period can be most intense.

There is no known cure for LLD, however, the symptoms can be ameliorated. Foremost, the sufferer of LLD should avoid situations in which their life logic is tested. This can be accomplished by working excessive overtime during the period when a potential even will occur or taking employment where travel makes involvement in the event impossible.

Failing this, the person with LLD should get explicit instructions (preferably in writing for use at the debrief at the end of the event). They must execute these instructions to the letter and tollerate no deviation from these (written) instructions. Later, during the encounter with their partner, the LLD sufferer can rest assured that they have fulfulled their part of the social contract.

It should be noted that avoidance or explicit instruction techniques are not 100% reliable at relieving LLD. Consequences from the implementation of these measures can be severe. These techniques should be used with utmost caution in a relationship with a partner exhibiting severe TPA symptoms.

Symptoms can be many and varried. Reluctance to attend meetings without the partner, reluctance to contact vendors and other parties for the partner, and more are all potential indications that your partner is life-logic deficient. Be careful, however, to avoid confusing LLD with TPA. These disorders can often manifest the same early symptoms.