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Do you apologize because you are truly sorry or just to save face? Do you feel bad about transgressing against another person and seek to apologize because you're supposed to or because of that feeling in your stomach (your soul)?
Part of what troubles me about the Internet is I can't see what others are thinking thru a screen. I don't really know if they are genuine or not until they prove out over time.
Makes me a candidate for special ops, hero, or prosocial psychopath, mwhahahaha!!
webedoomed
Yeah I'm definitely not like this. I can watch faces of death and be okay. Just have to prime myself for it.
I wonder what it is when someone can both be highly empathic (both cognitive/affectively) or turn it down, else shut if off entirely?!
Makes me a candidate for special ops, hero, or prosocial psychopath, mwhahahaha!!
we can't turn it off.
We can ignore it from time to time - but, like jacy said - it's always there.
can read people pretty well on the internet too.
I feel deep regret over hurting anyone to the point of unhealthy hyper consciousness, and dwell on it obsessively, I'm a wreck.
webedoomed
reply to post by jacygirl
I'd say that I'm a mix of extreme persona's rolled into one complex psyche.
I relate as much to Spock of the last film as I do to Krik or Scottie.
Different personas pop out as seems best.
Pleased to meet ya!
I wonder what it is when someone can both be highly empathic (both cognitive/affectively) or turn it down, else shut if off entirely?!
intrptr
reply to post by Stormdancer777
So sorry If I have offended you on any other posts… ( I know we have disagreed elsewheres about religion.)
That was good of you to say!
You see, webedoomed and I got a little snarky with each other on another thread, but it was just different perspectives (which we're all entitled to!)
Now we are being friendly, because it's silly and unproductive to be mean. Also, I have much respect for webedoomed, whether we agree all the time, or not.
I find being extremely empathic also makes me somewhat diplomatic, lol.
jacygirl
wildtimes
reply to post by intrptr
Pleased to meet ya!
Pleased to meet you, too!!
So - perhaps you all can help me be better at 'internet' interpretation, because, as I've said, I have a hard time if I can't see the person's eyes....hear their tone of voice. I'm a 'writer', so the written word is very crucial to my 'interpretation'. When one has studied literature, psychology, body language, etc - but has no access to the actual person, it's easy to 'project' what one perceives. That's where I trip up.
If I don't get enough info, I can only 'interpret' or "project" . I think many times people are put off by my questions; and I know sometimes I am put off by theirs....that's why I ask those questions!
But some take it as an attack.
edit on 31-1-2014 by savagediver because: I'm sorry-I thought I was logged in
So sorry If I have offended you on any other posts… ( I know we have disagreed elsewheres about religion.)
I also think it's important to understand that we aren't always going to agree on every topic, but that's not the same as disrespecting a member. I can argue a point or perspective with someone, without 'hating on them'.
If someone gets nasty with me, I just leave the thread. If someone gets nasty with someone else, I tend to run in and defend whoever is being attacked.
I find it interesting to read how different people interpret the different topics.