I offer you a psychological perspective as a possible explanation for
Michael’s death.  It is offered with great respect for his memory.  It
serves as a warning to people who abuse children and demonstrates how
this can have untold, lasting, damaging effects on their victims.
Given his circumstances, Michael, a survivor of abuse, had excellent
intentions and carried out some great acts of kindness.  He may have
made errors of judgement on the way, though these errors seem to have
been small, in the context of his severe psychological damage and an
unreal childhood exposure to fame.  I see the pain of his childhood as
being a significant predeterminate of his death.

Michael Jackson was a perfectionist.  He became driven like a slave,
in a ‘caged’ childhood to satisfy his father’s and later his own,
ego.  Though, the force that drove him to be best on-stage, was from
an obsession that carried a potential death sentence.

Off stage he was already feeling dead; it was where he occupied a
sedated life, in which a psychological challenge was to fantasize
about his next most exhilarating stage achievement.  This was both a
dream of success and a dread of failure, and was to be experienced by
Michael in and out of the haze of a growing medical addiction.

In rehearsals it became obvious to Michael that he was going to have
problems achieving new highs this time, for his age was against him.
There was no way out for Michael in a life inspired and surrounded by
his childish adoration of movie, TV and pop legends.  He would not
have wanted an ending where he would be seen to have ‘lost’ the old
skills.  He would have been only too aware that legends risk ceasing
to become legends, once people see them performing under par and then
become used to a new lesser standard.  This could never have been the
way down for Michael.

Michael Jackson may have unconsciously seen sainthood as the only way
out. “Look dad, I tried so hard I even died for you”.  In other words,
if Michael lost the dignity of being an on stage miracle worker, he
would lose his father’s, and his own self-respect.  Being on stage at
his best, was as essential to Michael Jackson as blood plasma is to
you and me - without the respect - he was as good as dead anyway.

So in a macabre dance with medication, Michael began to flirt with the
effects of a life ‘going under’; achieving bodily experiences and
psychological effects which were not of the real world.  Without
knowing, and without pre-empting any subsequent analysis of future
discoveries of medical evidence, I suggest, that Michael was
unconsciously luring and grooming the men (his ‘agents from heaven’
with the medical knowledge), who were able to soothe him, unaware he
was leading them out on to a new stage, in a new world, where the cast
is endless, when the light show is a constellation of stars and where
the pain of being whipped by his ego would no longer scourge his body.

The “This Is It” tour was to be just that.  This had to be the
ultimate high.  This tour was going to have to leave earthly
limitations, which it has now done. Michael, however, first gave a few
friends and business contacts one small taste of his desired standard,
the night before he died, in order that they may tell the world how
good it was going to be.

Michael was persecuted to give 1000% to gain his father’s respect.  It
doesn’t get much worse for a child than when your father tells you
that he does not approve of your face - so even though he changed it
many times, there was never going to be an internal healing of his
wounds.

Michael’s Jackson’s father has admitted whipping him as a child when
he got a note wrong.  Michael lived the tortured life that many abuse
victims suffer - though most we never hear of.  As those requested
‘pain killing’ liquids flowed around the body of this genius, they may
have acted to cut away his tormented life on earth completely.
Michael now performs for the angels. May the kindness of humanity and
the powers of the spirits bless and rest his tortured body.

Turk 182 with contributions from J Carey

"Turk182" wrote:
I offer you a psychological perspective as a possible explanation for
Michael’s death.  It is offered with great respect for his memory.  It
serves as a warning to people who abuse children and demonstrates how
this can have untold, lasting, damaging effects on their victims.
Given his circumstances, Michael, a survivor of abuse, had excellent
intentions and carried out some great acts of kindness.  He may have
made errors of judgement on the way, though these errors seem to have
been small, in the context of his severe psychological damage and an
unreal childhood exposure to fame.  I see the pain of his childhood as
being a significant predeterminate of his death.

Michael Jackson was a perfectionist.  He became driven like a slave,
in a ‘caged’ childhood to satisfy his father’s and later his own,
ego.  Though, the force that drove him to be best on-stage, was from
an obsession that carried a potential death sentence.

Off stage he was already feeling dead; it was where he occupied a
sedated life, in which a psychological challenge was to fantasize
about his next most exhilarating stage achievement.  This was both a
dream of success and a dread of failure, and was to be experienced by
Michael in and out of the haze of a growing medical addiction.

In rehearsals it became obvious to Michael that he was going to have
problems achieving new highs this time, for his age was against him.
There was no way out for Michael in a life inspired and surrounded by
his childish adoration of movie, TV and pop legends.  He would not
have wanted an ending where he would be seen to have ‘lost’ the old
skills.  He would have been only too aware that legends risk ceasing
to become legends, once people see them performing under par and then
become used to a new lesser standard.  This could never have been the
way down for Michael.

Michael Jackson may have unconsciously seen sainthood as the only way
out. “Look dad, I tried so hard I even died for you”.  In other words,
if Michael lost the dignity of being an on stage miracle worker, he
would lose his father’s, and his own self-respect.  Being on stage at
his best, was as essential to Michael Jackson as blood plasma is to
you and me - without the respect - he was as good as dead anyway.

So in a macabre dance with medication, Michael began to flirt with the
effects of a life ‘going under’; achieving bodily experiences and
psychological effects which were not of the real world.  Without
knowing, and without pre-empting any subsequent analysis of future
discoveries of medical evidence, I suggest, that Michael was
unconsciously luring and grooming the men (his ‘agents from heaven’
with the medical knowledge), who were able to soothe him, unaware he
was leading them out on to a new stage, in a new world, where the cast
is endless, when the light show is a constellation of stars and where
the pain of being whipped by his ego would no longer scourge his body.

The “This Is It” tour was to be just that.  This had to be the
ultimate high.  This tour was going to have to leave earthly
limitations, which it has now done. Michael, however, first gave a few
friends and business contacts one small taste of his desired standard,
the night before he died, in order that they may tell the world how
good it was going to be.

Michael was persecuted to give 1000% to gain his father’s respect.  It
doesn’t get much worse for a child than when your father tells you
that he does not approve of your face - so even though he changed it
many times, there was never going to be an internal healing of his
wounds.

Michael’s Jackson’s father has admitted whipping him as a child when
he got a note wrong.  Michael lived the tortured life that many abuse
victims suffer - though most we never hear of.  As those requested
‘pain killing’ liquids flowed around the body of this genius, they may
have acted to cut away his tormented life on earth completely.
Michael now performs for the angels. May the kindness of humanity and
the powers of the spirits bless and rest his tortured body.

Turk 182 with contributions from J Carey
-----------------------------------------

Michael Jackson and his wife are in the recovery room with their new baby 
son.
The doctor walks in and Michael asks: "Doctor, how long before we can have 
sex?"

The doctor replies, "I'd wait until he's at least 14."

On 30 June, 21:02, "Pheasant Plucker"  wrote:

> I offer you a psychological perspective as a possible explanation for
> Michael’s death.  It is offered with great respect for his memory.  It
> serves as a warning to people who abuse children and demonstrates how
> this can have untold, lasting, damaging effects on their victims.

Or possibly how accusing people of abusing children can cause them
lasting and damaging effects.

Ken Johnson

"Ken Johnson" wrote:
On 30 June, 21:02, "Pheasant Plucker"  wrote:

> I offer you a psychological perspective as a possible explanation for
> Michael’s death. It is offered with great respect for his memory. It
> serves as a warning to people who abuse children and demonstrates how
> this can have untold, lasting, damaging effects on their victims.

Or possibly how accusing people of abusing children can cause them
lasting and damaging effects.

Ken Johnson
-----------------------------------------
I did not write that.

Pheasant Plucker