Paradigm Shift
You know, I kind of always thought that people became more desensitized and jaded as they got older. It occurred to me last night that that's not true. I don't know where I got that idea from in the first place, but I am certainly much more disturbed by certain things now that I'm older than I was when I was younger.
That's mainly because of life experience. Kinds of violence that I have experienced or know someone who has experienced it really distresses me in fiction now. Other things that I have no experience with (and hope I never do) don't really bother me; since I haven't experienced it, I can't really relate.
As an example, as a former cutter, seeing a closeup of some kind of knife cut (a la medical dramas or hostage situations or [especially] depiction of suicide) really bothers me, since it kind of brings on flashbacks.
I guess it's just surprising to me that life experiences are making me more sensitive to things. I guess it shouldn't be, though.
That's mainly because of life experience. Kinds of violence that I have experienced or know someone who has experienced it really distresses me in fiction now. Other things that I have no experience with (and hope I never do) don't really bother me; since I haven't experienced it, I can't really relate.
As an example, as a former cutter, seeing a closeup of some kind of knife cut (a la medical dramas or hostage situations or [especially] depiction of suicide) really bothers me, since it kind of brings on flashbacks.
I guess it's just surprising to me that life experiences are making me more sensitive to things. I guess it shouldn't be, though.