Mike Rossi hits "rock bottom", vows to "become a better person" after being arrested for "simple assault" of woman

Karl Hungus wrote:

I can't believe I'm doing this...

Ok Mike, if you're reading - your first step is AA. Drop whatever you're doing, and find your nearest chapter and attend the next meeting. It's going to feel awkward as hell, but it's what you need to do. It's going to be rough.

AA is a scam. They are a fundamentalist Christian organization that only serves to pretty on vulnerable people to force them to convert to Christianity under the guise that it is the one way to cure their sins. The last thing we need is a Bible thumping Mike Rossi.

It would be awkward going to Penn for treatment because the most obvious of reasons.

Karl Hungus wrote:

I can't believe I'm doing this...

Ok Mike, if you're reading - your first step is AA. Drop whatever you're doing, and find your nearest chapter and attend the next meeting. It's going to feel awkward as hell, but it's what you need to do. It's going to be rough.

After a month or so of attending meetings, you need to find yourself a good psychologist/psychiatrist specializing in addiction. Penn's got good ones, and I'll even recommend a few names if I can find ones I'd trust.

If you're serious about getting help, then we can help. You're not going to be able to kick "this" yourself.

Karl Hungus wrote:

I can't believe I'm doing this...

Ok Mike, if you're reading - your first step is AA. Drop whatever you're doing, and find your nearest chapter and attend the next meeting. It's going to feel awkward as hell, but it's what you need to do. It's going to be rough.

After a month or so of attending meetings, you need to find yourself a good psychologist/psychiatrist specializing in addiction. Penn's got good ones, and I'll even recommend a few names if I can find ones I'd trust.

If you're serious about getting help, then we can help. You're not going to be able to kick "this" yourself.

He doesn't have to. He has a support group right here.

Hell, NO! wrote:

AA is a scam. They are a fundamentalist Christian organization that only serves to pretty on vulnerable people to force them to convert to Christianity under the guise that it is the one way to cure their sins. The last thing we need is a Bible thumping Mike Rossi.

The thing with addiction (and I speak as a clinical psychologist) is that in my experience the addictive tendencies never go away, so you have to steer them away from the self destructive ones (drugs, booze, gambling, whores) to slightly less ones and slowly bend them back. It's like turning a battleship 180 degrees - it takes time. I mean, I like trolling as much as the next person on here, but I think it's only a matter of time before Rossi ends up doing serious jail time or seriously hurting someone or himself.

You can get addicted to whores???

not running wrote:

Slow down partners wrote:

OK all you other 'pardners', give it a break, this is the original one, now posting with a 't'.

Yes, I am a friend of Mike Rossi and Cindy. The real victims in this whole two and a half year saga are Cindy and the kids, Cindy is a lovely person and deserves better and she's actually quite hot despite what some of you trolls say.

I won't be commenting further until after the court case, whether Mike remains a friend after that remains to be seen, in the meantime please ignore the other pardners/pardner II, etc.

How is it possible to be friends with both Cindy and Mike?

You're either pro wife beater or you're anti wife beater. Its not the sort of issue you can sit on the fence with.

I like a good fight as much as the next guy.

Karl Hungus wrote:

Hell, NO! wrote:

AA is a scam. They are a fundamentalist Christian organization that only serves to pretty on vulnerable people to force them to convert to Christianity under the guise that it is the one way to cure their sins. The last thing we need is a Bible thumping Mike Rossi.

The thing with addiction (and I speak as a clinical psychologist) is that in my experience the addictive tendencies never go away, so you have to steer them away from the self destructive ones (drugs, booze, gambling, whores) to slightly less ones and slowly bend them back. It's like turning a battleship 180 degrees - it takes time. I mean, I like trolling as much as the next person on here, but I think it's only a matter of time before Rossi ends up doing serious jail time or seriously hurting someone or himself.

He tried running but cheated at that, completely ruined it for the healing properties it can offer. Maybe curling.

And I am NOT joking now, he should become a hair stylist. He likes to flatter women and has a very effeminate side (hence the rage) that would find the perfect outlet.

Slow down partners wrote:

not running wrote:

How is it possible to be friends with both Cindy and Mike?

You're either pro wife beater or you're anti wife beater. Its not the sort of issue you can sit on the fence with.

I like a good fight as much as the next guy.

That wasn't me!

Karl Hungus wrote:

Ok Mike, if you're reading - your first step is AA.

I speak as a clinical psychologist

You may be speaking as a "clinical psychologist", but I doubt you are one, but if you are, not a very good one, either that or you've never had anything to with cunning, conniving, cheating, narcissistic liars.

He doesn't need AA because he doesn't have a drinking problem, it's all part of making himself the victim and putting the blame on that.

Mike's addiction is Mike. wrote:

You may be speaking as a "clinical psychologist", but I doubt you are one,

I find it hard to believe that a person would come on to LetsRun and say they're a clinical psychologist when they're not.

Just to be clear, I always take the side of the guy who beats women. I will defend him with any means necessary no matter how ridiculous. Someone needs to stand up for the wife beaters of the world, and that person is me. So no matter how logical you all may be, I will never tire or let up on my defense of any man who punches a woman. I am there for the abusers of the world, hear me roar!

BREAKING NEWS - BREAKING NEWS - BREAKING NEWS - BREAKING NEWS

And it's all good for Philly residents, Mike's moving to start a new life in:

http://www.zipcodestogo.com/Atlanta/GA/31145/

Mike's even had a HomoloGene named after him (in a round-about sort of way), once it aggressively mutates the mutation will be renamed the 'MikeRossi 31145 variant':

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/homologene/31145

Dekalb County, GA 31145 wrote:

BREAKING NEWS - BREAKING NEWS - BREAKING NEWS - BREAKING NEWS

And it's all good for Philly residents, Mike's moving to start a new life in:

He won't be short of friends down there:

"Find Therapists in 31145, Psychologists, Marriage Counseling, Therapy, Counselors, Psychiatrists, Couples Counseling."

After careful reflection of the evidence provided yesterday, I have to accept that only an idiot would claim that Mr Rossi didn't cheat at the Boston qualifying marathon and the 5K.

I still don't think he hit a woman as Police reports and court documents are faked all the time and even if he did I am sure he had justification.

Stephen Hawking. wrote:

Mike's addiction is Mike. wrote:

You may be speaking as a "clinical psychologist", but I doubt you are one,

I find it hard to believe that a person would come on to LetsRun and say they're a clinical psychologist when they're not.

Thank you verrry much for pointing that out.

Dekalb County, GA 31145 wrote:

BREAKING NEWS - BREAKING NEWS - BREAKING NEWS - BREAKING NEWS

And it's all good for Philly residents, Mike's moving to start a new life in:

http://www.zipcodestogo.com/Atlanta/GA/31145/

Going incognito in drag.

Karl Hungus wrote:

I can't believe I'm doing this...

Ok Mike, if you're reading - your first step is AA. Drop whatever you're doing, and find your nearest chapter and attend the next meeting. It's going to feel awkward as hell, but it's what you need to do. It's going to be rough.

After a month or so of attending meetings, you need to find yourself a good psychologist/psychiatrist specializing in addiction. Penn's got good ones, and I'll even recommend a few names if I can find ones I'd trust.

If you're serious about getting help, then we can help. You're not going to be able to kick "this" yourself.

What part about sociopath and narcissist do you not understand? Therapy won't do anything.

Slow down pardners wrote:

After careful reflection of the evidence provided yesterday, I have to accept that only an idiot would claim that Mr Rossi didn't cheat at the Boston qualifying marathon and the 5K.

I still don't think he hit a woman as Police reports and court documents are faked all the time and even if he did I am sure he had justification.