I was, until just recently retiring a Governor of the Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (the part of the NHS in Lincolnshire that is resposible for the care of people within the County who have a diagnosed mental health contition).
Also an Associate Hospital Manager, one of a group of people who travel the County and sit on trbunals and reviews to check that a persons' mental health section is correct and within the policies of the NHS and laws of the Country.
I have also worked with many individuals with a mental health condition but a recent matter has totally perplexed me and I hope someone can shed some light on this:
Why would a promoter of events walk go to the Management Committee of a Hall that is the venue of a 'rival' event and inform the Committee that the 'rival' promoter is standing down and that He (the person in question) would like to take over the booking of the Hall for the following year?
In itself, fair enough except the 'rival' promoter had NO intention of stepping down and this person had walked into this meeting and told a blatent lie with the intent to destroy an event and then take it over himself!
My question is, what would make a person do this?
There isn't enough money in promoting Northern venues to make a living, even the likes of KR have other strings to their bows.
I just can't understand how a person would think he or she could get away with this but more important WHY would he or she even try.
Is promoting a venue such an addictive action, does it bring material wealth, respect, hordes of nubile young ladies thrashing about in admiration just for one's attention, I think not.
Please tell me, WTF is this all about.
I won't name this person, I will say it's in the Mansfield area where there seems to be more promoters than punters and I'll even say Forest town is a close proximity.
Some may guess correctly who he is, others may guess wrongly but either way, it will still be but a guess.
Perhaps he might like to come on here and explain his actions.
Sorry it's such a long post but human behaviour most certainly interests me, none more than that which is guided by thoughts outside the 'normal' parameters of psychology.