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Wow the world is so sad and broken.

Yorick wrote:
global warming.. well good news..

long ago.. the planet was a hot place.. then the ice age happened

How do you know it was hot before the ice age happened?

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need lil help here.

Do you have any illnesses or disabilities?

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I read that the nerve cells in the brain (probably everywhere actually) are covered in something called myelin sheath. If the myelin sheath is damaged or not working right then this can lead to feelings of altered perception of reality. That can affect ones emotions I think. If they feel disconnected to the world around them or disconnected from others.

But I dunno if this relevant to you.

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Oxytocin is the love and empathy hormone. Those with iodine (as potassium iodate) deficiency may not make enough oxytocin.

Oxytocin is what helps to bond people. Like when you hug someone you love and feel all warm loved up and fuzzy. That’s oxytocin being released. Oxytocin is also responsible for “those feelings” of intimate relationships.

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I think I understand y know. Sometimes I feel emotion at the time whatever it is is happening. But then other times my emotion is just not there.

Someone could say to me, my mam died. And inside it could feel like.. I brought some bread from the shop. Like.. that’s nice.. no big deal type thing. But on the inside I’ve known that logically it is a really sad situation and to try and say the right words. I’m sorry for what you are going through. Is there anything I can do to help you?

I think that for myself personally, I think I go abit numb sometimes.

I can switch between being very deeply affected by what the other person is feeling to then at times feeling numb and empty.

But not feeling emotions at the time when the situation is happening could be from a few things.
When someone is feeling very depressed/anxious/stressed they can end up in a state of dissociation or derealisation.

Cognition difficulties might affect your understanding of your feelings if you process and understand information slowly.

Some people with autism have a hard time recognising their emotions and might have a very limited understanding of what emotions they feel. It might take them longer to understand their feelings.

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When u spent time thinking about it, can u later speak from the heart about it?

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@BA1 what do you think the differences are when it comes to being an empath versus being empathic?

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Maybe you take longer to process information and longer to process and understand what your feelings are.

In the past I have struggled to understand my feelings and I didn’t know how best to react so I waited until I understood what my feelings were and what had triggered them. I think mostly I recognise what my feelings are but my poorly brain doesn’t help.

Some people have a hard time understanding their feelings for various reasons. That doesn’t make you heartless.

I’m often very sensitive to others emotions and I can sort of soak them up like a sponge but I try really hard now to take a break and have time to think about it instead of responding based on emotions.

When emotional we can say things that we don’t mean and hurt people and feel guilty regret for it. And people tend to sometimes mirror others emotions some times.

Sometimes it’s best to have time to process the situation and take time to consider the best way to deal with the situation before approaching the situation.

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GRITS: Cream of Wheat with a quality control problem.

Slash wrote:
There's very little food(s) that I don't care for. I agree with Jetmoo when it comes to liver - it sucks.

With that said, I'll go just a bit further. There are four words that have sent me to the hospital on more than one occasion.
Yes, you read it right - four words have sent me to the hospital, clinging to life,on more than a dozen occasions. Those words? "Slash don't like beans."
Here's how it works.
It was discovered early on in my childhood that I was deathly ALLERGIC to most every type of bean or pea there is (with the exception of green beans and green peas) I can get away with garbonzos (aka chick peas).
My sensitivity to black-eye peas was such I could not be under the same roof when they were cooking (usually in a pressure cooker). Basically, it triggers a histimine reaction that causes my airway to constrict, the lining in my eyelids swell causing them to 'flip', blisters on the roof of my mouth, fattening of lips, etc.
Basically, it's a big ******fuckin' mess that requires hospitalization and a night of fuel injected Benadryll and oxygen.
As I have aged, I have built up a tolerance to some degree but I am not completely free of the effects that beans bring me.
Now, as I have said, words have sent me to the hospital.... This happens on occasion when I have interacted with people who don't give a ****shit what I have told them - it starts out as a ******fuckin joke - "Haha! Yeah, Slash we're ALL allergic to beans! Yuck-yuck-yuck!" (insert farting sounds here).
Then what follows are what I call "improper reminders." This is where some people might be cooking up some Chilli and I would request a portion of it without the beans -
Pick them out -
You can't pick out what has been cooked in, and people fail to realize that beans have oil (the very molecule I'm allergic to).
And then another person would say, "Slash don't like beans." So now, my problem becomes a matter of "taste."
So, since it becomes a hassle to deal with the nuances of food at this level, it now moves into the challenging stage -
"Hey, I bet I can fix them beans up in such a way that he don't notice - he won't taste the difference."
You know....the fact is....you're right. But, the fact that I'm still allergic to the damm things doesn't keep me safe from your game plan to kill me.
Do I like or dislike beans? I honestly don't know. All I know us what they do to me. Left to my own choices, I leave them alone (obviously). But putting my faith into other people....I sooner starve to death first.

ignorance is a killer. This is a main part of my life right now. Different story to yours but I can relate to the ignorance. It’s frustrating. I honestly wouldn’t mix with people like those. I wish I didn’t have to mix with ignorance but have to fight with them.

You stay away from those people now, right? I can’t stand ignorance that puts others in danger. They abused me when I was in hospital, so did medics. There’d be no words to express the frustration at the danger they put you through. Others put me in danger too in different way.

I think I might have a touch of PTSD.. maybe...

Oh sorry for side tracking the post.

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Marriage is like drowning: kind of nice, once you stop struggling.

Relationships are hard work! LOL
But i guess nothing worth having ever comes easy ...

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