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To: hedgefund who wrote (145066)	9/26/2006 10:38:53 AM
From: matherandlowell	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 152472

Limtex is a writing demonstration of "reaction formation." For those without a background in psychology, reaction formation is when someone expresses a position which is directly opposite what they really want. Limtex, I think, holds QCOM long but predicts a QCOM crash to the 20's precisely because he finds the prospect of it to be so troublesome. I'm sure he will be as happy as any of us when the stock price recovers to the 50's. jay "Reaction Formation occurs when a person feels an urge to do or say something and then actually does or says something that is effectively the opposite of what they really want. It also appears as a defense against a feared social punishment. If I fear that I will be criticized for something, I very visibly act in a way that shows I am personally a long way from the feared position. A common pattern in Reaction Formation is where the person uses ‘excessive behavior’, for example using exaggerated friendliness when the person is actually feeling unfriendly. Example A person who is angry with a colleague actually ends up being particularly courteous and friendly towards them. A man who is gay has a number of conspicuous heterosexual affairs and openly criticizes gays. A mother who has a child she does not want becomes very protective of the child. An alcoholic extols the virtues of abstinence."