Your sharing here is so helpful, and clear. I want to say thank you for opening up. You are helping others understand something that is very different from "the norm," and it's never better than when it's right from the horse's mouth, so to speak.
Erika, I like and understand your feelings of transference of energy, and they make sense to me. I can see why your innate sensitivity to touch and temperature play such a large role in your life. I think that others' criticisms of you are largely based in either(a) not being able to understand a relationship that would seem to not be reciprocal or (b) the fact that they wish for you affection from another person, in hopes that it would bring even greater joy to your life.
Anon 2, you are so correct about the need to accept that our brains are all different -- in many ways that we don't even yet comprehend. Maybe in the end, that's actually the place where we will all find common ground. In the meantime, companionship, intellectual stimulation, ideas and support are more than some people are lucky enough to experience in a lifetime.
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To Erika and the 2nd Anon:
Your sharing here is so helpful, and clear. I want to say thank you for opening up. You are helping others understand something that is very different from "the norm," and it's never better than when it's right from the horse's mouth, so to speak.
Erika, I like and understand your feelings of transference of energy, and they make sense to me. I can see why your innate sensitivity to touch and temperature play such a large role in your life. I think that others' criticisms of you are largely based in either(a) not being able to understand a relationship that would seem to not be reciprocal or (b) the fact that they wish for you affection from another person, in hopes that it would bring even greater joy to your life.
Anon 2, you are so correct about the need to accept that our brains are all different -- in many ways that we don't even yet comprehend. Maybe in the end, that's actually the place where we will all find common ground. In the meantime, companionship, intellectual stimulation, ideas and support are more than some people are lucky enough to experience in a lifetime.
April 14, 2009 - 8:10amThis Comment
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