So many of your posts, I will read and think, "This person is me if I had lived another life." Maybe you're not looking for an offer of help, but if you'd like to talk directly to someone who might understand more than most people would...well, I'm here for you.
I think I went the other way. I think it worked out well for me, on the whole, although sometimes it really hurts that I went almost too far, and now I put a whole pile of effort into understanding people who will never understand me in return. But maybe we could trade perspectives and both come to a healthier place that way.
This will sound crazy... And that's ok.bardkrisDecember 20 2009, 09:06:31 UTC
I know no two people have the same situations happen to them, so 'I understand' seems fairly ludicrous. That said, I used to have crazy migraines with the similar aftereffects in school. I was thinking so much on the way things were and what I needed to do to fix them. I was also having a ton of crises of faith... like, regularly. Having a migraine in choir was especially bad. Anyway, one day I decided that I wasn't going to fucking do it anymore. If the universe wanted me to do something so much, anything, I'd deal with it. I wouldn't do anything I didn't want to do, but I wasn't going to spend so much time thinking about whether I had a destiny or not. The migraines stopped . Seriously. Just went away. Haven't had a real one since.
To tie it back in; Ever since, I only really see the world in metaphors. Weird. Anyway, hope you're much better soon. Love you like a singular rose.
I find your approach utterly fascinating, because I often speak in metaphor and it has often come between me and the people with whom I try to communicate.
I don't understand how you can shut yourself off in that manner. I am able to, at least 95% of the time, find a word to express a feeling. I honestly think that I LIVE feelings.
I'm not so removed that i can't find the word I want either. I don't know how I got to be this way but I suspect that I did a lot of introspection about different topics, none really philosophical, just everyday things.
Maybe it's not about "getting back" to the you who used metaphors; maybe it's about bridging that gap and working around it, like Dexter. :)
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I think I went the other way. I think it worked out well for me, on the whole, although sometimes it really hurts that I went almost too far, and now I put a whole pile of effort into understanding people who will never understand me in return. But maybe we could trade perspectives and both come to a healthier place that way.
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To tie it back in; Ever since, I only really see the world in metaphors. Weird. Anyway, hope you're much better soon. Love you like a singular rose.
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Hope you're feeling better this week. [hugs!]
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I'm not so removed that i can't find the word I want either. I don't know how I got to be this way but I suspect that I did a lot of introspection about different topics, none really philosophical, just everyday things.
Maybe it's not about "getting back" to the you who used metaphors; maybe it's about bridging that gap and working around it, like Dexter. :)
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