The Temporary Return of Bernard


Long-time readers of my blog (long-time… I’ve only been blogging for just over two years!) will be aware of the fact that I, on occasion, write about the various aspects of my personality. My Inner Beings as I describe them.

Yes, I have names for all of my inner aspects so I don’t really have to blame myself whenever I do something that I should really have wished that I hadn’t done. Not that I do anything like that often, I hasten to add.

Along this personal journey loads of these aspects have revealed themselves to me. For instance I have an Inner Zombie who just smells really bad and grunts (although I can’t remember if I have a name for my Inner Zombie, or if he is just my Inner Zombie). I have an Inner Typist, Fnigers, who types out all of these posts for me whilr I juts sti and stare. My Inner Geek likes computers and things (but doesn’t really understand them. He’s called Tom) and my Inner Woman, Thomasina, appears on occasion also. More often on Saturdays.

Two of my Inner Beings haven’t appeared to me for a very long time.

Two of the most sinister, evil inner beings that could ever really exist. Fred and Bernard.

Yes, Fred my Inner Driver and Bernard my Inner Nagging Voice. They both drive me wild… I’m sure that Fred is the power behind Bernard, who used to constantly moan about everything.

He’d complain that I’m not good enough (which I am), I’m useless (which I’m not), I have bad hair (which I do on occasions but I don’t need an inner voice to tell me that!), and I have a pointless blog that is going nowhere fast (Bernard always tries to hold me back)

Whatever I do isn’t good enough for Bernard. I could do the most amazing thing ever in the history of the creation of the Universe, and Bernard would find something to gripe about.

One day I decided enough was enough. I mentally hid a needle in a haystack and sent both Fred and Bernard off to find it, and they’ve been searching for it ever since.

Occasionally I can feel them just under the surface… sometimes I’ll hear a quick moan as they notice what I’m doing, but I push them back in search of that needle once again.

Recently, Bernard came back with a vengeance. Before I knew what was happening, I was having woe is me thoughts. I felt tired, and knew with my every fibre that I couldn’t do what I was doing. I then realised that Bernard had returned.

Obviously he’d been sent by Fred, and chose the underhand way of using my feelings rather than his voice to try to get his message across. As soon as I asked if it was Bernard, the feelings vanished. The little blighter realised that he had been spotted and ran away in search of the needle.

I’ve extended their mission now. I’ve broken the needle into three pieces, and also obtained another three needles, which are also now in three. I have hidden one piece in a haystack somewhere in the Universal Mind, and scattered the remaining pieces throughout all of existence.

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Fred’s and Bernard’s new mission is to find the original needle first and bring it to me whole, before then searching for the other needles. I’ve made things a little more difficult by having the needle pieces automatically move (disappear and reappear in a split second) to different haystacks / areas of everything every so often.

Well, if they want to mess with me, I can mess with them as well. It’s my mind after all… and in there anything can happen!

22 responses to “The Temporary Return of Bernard”

  1. Soma Mukherjee avatar

    OMG this is brilliant i have to try this needle thing too atleast three on my inner voices will be busy finding them..which will help a lot…
    Hye i ahve a inner tpyist too omg

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      It works for me, Soma!
      Fingers (My Inner Typist) says “Ih” to your inner typist – he says you will understand! 😉

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  2. prenin avatar

    Hmmm… I don’t THINK I have inner voices, or at least only one, but that may change! 🙂

    I hope Frank and Bernard stay far, far away!!! 🙂

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Fred and Bernard, Prenin… I’ve not met Frank yet… but yes, they don’t come a callin’ half as much as they used to! 😀

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  3. Diane Henders avatar

    Oh, good strategy! If Frank and Bernard give you any guff, just send them my way. I’ll tune ’em up for you. (That’s my inner superhero talking.) 🙂

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Fred and Bernard, Diane… who is this Frank who’s cropping up? (See Prenin’s comment above!)… My Inner Superhero has his hands full when dealing with them, so any help you can provide will be gratefully received. When they return, I’ll let you know! 😀

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      1. Diane Henders avatar

        Dang it, that Fred’s a tricky guy. Frank must be his alias. Watch out for that one…

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        1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

          Do you know, Diane, I had a feeling that Fred was behind it… he usually is! So he’s using a secret identity now… Hmmm…

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  4. Andra Watkins avatar

    Tom, I think Bernard crossed the ocean and found me. 😦 At least, it feels that way sometimes. I know what you mean about icky nagging voices and doubts. I don’t write about those things much on my blog, because nobody wants to read that, but we all have our moments.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Ah, sorry about that, Andra… Bernard always manages to cross the line… and oceans now as well, it seems!
      Not all of my inner aspects nag and cause doubts, Andra, it’s just that Bernard (and Fred!) are more ‘dominant’ than the others. And you know me… I waffle about almost anything and everything around here… waffling usually caused by another little voice I hear! 😉

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  5. Perianne avatar

    Fnigers semes to wrk fo me as wel. thk gudness fer those red line. I have put Bernard in charge of red lines. Fred makes sure I sit down to actually write a post. Together they make quite a team. I sometimes wonder if I have sent Joy and Bliss off to find needles though.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Oh no, Perianne, you’ve got Fred and Bernard too…! Eek! It’s worse than I first thought…
      Joy and Bliss, on the other hand, will love whatever you ask them to do, so you could cancel their task and ask them to return in a second, if you like!
      Fingers just loves working. He tries his bset.

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  6. europasicewolf avatar

    The voices in my head told me to say what goes on in your head is quite fascinating and they said to tell you not to worry about yours…the ones in mine are far far worse!!

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    1. Androgoth avatar
      Androgoth

      That I can believe 🙂 lol

      Androgoth XXx

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    2. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Icewolf, the only thing that helps is knowing that others have these voices in their heads too. I think there’s a little problem when they start to talk to each other – other peoples voices, I mean, not our own…! Glad to hear they’re normal though! 😀

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  7. Androgoth avatar
    Androgoth

    Keep chatting with your inner voices Sir Aquatom,
    the straight jacket is on it’s way so don’t start one
    of your inner quarrels, or anything could happen 😦

    Just kidding…

    Androgoth

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Andro, as soon as an inner quarrel begins, my Inner Peacekeeper appears and resolves things. It’s a well oiled machine, inside my head. OK, a leaky, oily machine, possibly with a little too much oil, but hey…

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  8. Tess Kann avatar

    What can you expect from a Fred and a Bernard? Glad to hear you know how to manage them. Tee hee.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Well, manage them is one way to describe it Tess! They are a pesky duo! 🙂

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  9. shreejacob avatar

    Oooo…at *least * Fred and Bernard listen to you! Though to be honest, I haven’t tried you tactic of sending off my inner “you’re not so special” on a trip such as you. Hmmm…this *is* food for thought.

    The plan and the complexity of their new mission is COMPLETELY brilliant!!!! Kudos!

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Shree, that inner voice shuts up when you ask it a question (like why are you saying that?) so I’ve just taken that little tip one step further and sent them off on a grand mission. Every now and then, I’ll pick up on the feeling they are ‘tuning in’ but as soon as I remember this mission they are gone again! I know they’ll be back, but I just have to keep myself adaptable! 😀

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      1. shreejacob avatar

        It’s a great tip. I’ll try using it when “ms you’re not special enough” decides to show up to throw a pity party..LOL

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