Tuesday, September 2, 2008
ALLI 321: Introduction to Frailty...
As long as I can remember I've been strongly reactive. And when I say reactive, I mean easily overtaken by my neuronal responses. These overtakings--or emotional upheavals--are induced by seemingly benign stimuli. The stimuli, whether it be an internal or external happening, leaves me un-composed; it's something that isn't ingested fluidly, something I have a hard time shaking. The surrounding environment, noises, smells, presence of persons, etc., are all good examples of external happenings that can bring on this heightened state. The internal happenings are a little more tricky to define, but produce the same effects. They can be rehashed memories that have some importance emotionally, or even imagined scenarios that feel equally as real. All the happenings though, I am genuinely affected by. Now, don't get the wrong idea, I'm not excessively this easily jarred or joyed. It's not like every time I see a sunset I'm in awe for hours, or a horrid smell leaves me immobile--because that would be a total over-exaggeration. But the stimuli do provoke observable changes: my eyes may widen, twinkle or dilate or become fearsome, and the feeling does linger. Sounds human, right? It is. But, I've noticed these emotional upheavals, are a little more extreme than the average person; and I know this because I talk openly about it and am actively like this. And from what I've gathered most people just don't seem to get it--or, maybe, they pretend not to. Whatever the case may be, it's not relevant. The only thing that is, is that I am this way, a soft-centered mush face with a lot of feelings.
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Thank you for including me in the reading of your blog :)
It was crazy to read in your byline, "in her mid-twenties." I read that and thought, "wait a minute we're not mid-twenties, we're still early" and it was at that moment that I realized, "I am actually late twenties" YIPES. Where has the time gone?...at least I'm glad to have been flying through time with wonderful people like yourself. :)
That really had nothing to do with your blog, but it was a comment I felt like making none the less.
S.S.F.S. is born
Cult typically refers to a cohesive social group devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding population considers to be outside the mainstream, with a notably positive or negative popular perception.
In common or populist usage, "cult" has a positive connotation for groups of art, music, writing, fiction,[2] and fashion devotees (see Cult following), but a negative connotation for new religious, extreme political, questionable theraputic, and pyramidal business groups. For this reason, most, if not all, non-fan groups that are called cults reject this label.
You are so AWESOME Allison! I LOVE YOU!
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