"Parataxic distortion is a psychiatric term first used by Harry S. Sullivan to explain the inclination to skew perceptions of others based on fantasy. The "distortion" is in the perception of others, based not on actual experience with the individual but from a projected fantasy personality. For example: when one falls in love they can create an ( Read more... )

My cat Tumnus LOVES veggies. Loves them so much he can get a little scary if you're eating hummous and aren't sharing it with him right nowLast night I had vermicelli with diced tomatoes and Tumnus was going insane that I wouldn't give him a tomato and then he took it upon himself to lick my fingers after I finished eating ( Read more... )