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LOL Guy!

Lke you the mere discussion of injuries make me quesy and while I have a pretty darned good intuitive side, it is hard to see that those we love would really hurt us.  I miss that pretty commonly myself.

posted by Bel_ on August 25, 2008 at 12:02 PM | link to this | reply

I think that empathy and intuition are closely linked.

    I must be one of those guys that have lost touch with most of my feelings along these lines. Whenever someone springs a very nasty surprise on me, they have been aware and planning it for a long time. It always catches me totally by surprise and unprepared. I have assumed that I am far too trusting of those I care about. I have actually passed out (!) after listening to a graphic description of a stranger's injury, so I must have deep empathy for others, on some level. I am not cut out to be a surgeon or ambulance attendant, that is clear. I just wish that I were aware of impending, unexpected ambushes from those I feel close to. I will never see it coming, and this makes me wish that I did not ever need to become really close to anyone. That is no way to live your life, and I know it. I hope you find the right person for yourself and I hope that I never have to decide about who I should become close to again, I am lousy at choosing who that should be. Three long term relationships, (3 years, 20 years, 17 years) have taught ME nothing! This is a very, very good posting!

    Guy

 

posted by northsage_45 on August 25, 2008 at 11:57 AM | link to this | reply

Interesting post.

posted by TAPS. on August 18, 2008 at 11:20 AM | link to this | reply

Re: Hello Bel, well written and full of information for me

Mysteria,

   It is well worth taking the time to find out what is happening with you.  Your life can be a ton easier when you know what you are dealing with.

posted by Bel_ on August 18, 2008 at 9:17 AM | link to this | reply

Re: EM-path????

and just before the "N" path right Corbin LOL!

posted by Bel_ on August 18, 2008 at 9:16 AM | link to this | reply

Re: Bel

Trust me Naut it's no fun!

posted by Bel_ on August 18, 2008 at 9:16 AM | link to this | reply

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you are dead on about this Pat!

posted by Bel_ on August 18, 2008 at 9:15 AM | link to this | reply

Re: Re: Re: Read this earlierShellly hahahaha funny!!!

posted by mysteria on August 18, 2008 at 8:20 AM | link to this | reply

Hello Bel, well written and full of information for me

Thank you for posting this.  It is nearly scary the way you have articulated my being/experience here

I ESPECIALLY had to say OMG !!  when I read what you wrote at the end.  I have actually become so high from being around people who where drinking that I was stumbling a bit when I walked and I was very nervous about driving!  It was AMAZING!  I wrote about it on the blog before. 

 

I didn't know that empathy could be physical also.  I can also tell when boyfriends are cheating on me.  I suddenly get this feeling that something is VERY wrong.  Twice it happened and twice I was absolutely correct.  Although because the messages were scrammbly I couldn't quite tune into them fully, the empathy messages were trying to talk to me in a launguage I could barely understand.  It took me a while to interpret it...It could be that I couldn't get it right away because I dissociate from difficult situations immediately,  and even though it is clear I am being affected, what's not so clear is where it is coming from...!!! I plan to do research on this subject in depth!  Wow...

 

posted by mysteria on August 18, 2008 at 8:17 AM | link to this | reply

EM-path????

I always thought it was the path to the right of the "L" path......

posted by Corbin_Dallas on August 18, 2008 at 5:44 AM | link to this | reply

Bel

Interesting stuff. I know about energy (being fairly well up on physics) but even though on some level all is energy, that's not saying much. And while I do empathize with others, and do 'read' people very well, I guess I'm not empathic - I am sure I have never experienced another's actual, physical pain directly...  

posted by Nautikos on August 18, 2008 at 5:30 AM | link to this | reply

I believe most of us have an instinctive recognition of the moods of

other people. Children learn to read mood and body language since they are small and vulnerable and the adults around them are big and powerful. Some lose this sensitivity (mostly big guys) when they grow up, but women keep up this skill. I think it's related to the survival instinct, and we must consciously focus on our "bubble" and when possible avoid being around whiners and chronic complainers.  

posted by Pat_B on August 18, 2008 at 5:22 AM | link to this | reply

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Anything is better than Fabio

 

 

posted by Bel_ on August 17, 2008 at 5:58 PM | link to this | reply

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LOL, yeah, better than dreaming of Fabio, eh?  LOL

posted by shelly_b on August 17, 2008 at 5:53 PM | link to this | reply

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Keep dreaming Shelly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

posted by Bel_ on August 17, 2008 at 5:50 PM | link to this | reply

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I'll just have to wait for the DVD with special feature of the Chicken Dance on it. hehehehe

posted by shelly_b on August 17, 2008 at 5:26 PM | link to this | reply

Re: Read this earlier..

LOL Shelly,

   As I said it's easier to show than to explain.

posted by Bel_ on August 17, 2008 at 5:22 PM | link to this | reply

Read this earlier..

NOW get it.  I think?

posted by shelly_b on August 17, 2008 at 5:19 PM | link to this | reply

Re: empathy control-Luz

It most certainly has caused me problems as I didn't always know what was happening.  I suffered from diagnosed clinical depression that even meds couldn't seem to do anything about for many, many years.

While like everyone else, I have bouts of being down, I have not had a serious case of depression even through all that I have been through over the past year and a half since I recognized what was going on with the empathic part of me.  I am still aware that depression CAN be a chemical issue but it seems to have pretty well taken care of itself in me.

The bubble is an excellent tool to protect.

posted by Bel_ on August 17, 2008 at 5:14 PM | link to this | reply

empathy control

i once read about a tequnique for controlling/shielding yourself from too many emotions that weren't your own. it was some kind of imaginary bubble thing. but, anyway, i've always had what you describe, albeit much more mild than yours. ever since i've begun to read up on it two years ago, it's fascinated me. if i may ask, has it ever caused you problems?

posted by Luz_Briar on August 17, 2008 at 5:03 PM | link to this | reply