Post by AdamCrafter on Nov 5, 2007 16:56:05 GMT -5
In a recent dream, I found myself earnestly explaining the following:
When people care what someone else thinks of them,
but are simultaneously afraid of closer contact,
some idiosyncrasy in their personality will start making a ruckus.
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I further explained that this ruckus might be an attempt to make a bad showing...
if the other person sees this oddness, and stays, then this is a good sign that they really/truly care.
Yes, this is very, very human and kinda dumb.
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The danger comes in when you let the defensive perimeter become a permanent habit.
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This was such a Hunh?!? moment, that it woke me up from the dream. ... Made myself write it down.
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1:Do you have an odd trait(s) that surfaces when you mix caring and being afraid of caring?
2: I'm certain that (one of) mine is smart-assing off with the knob turned to eleven.
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I'm thinking that i need to both watch for this in my own life, and that if i can find a way to include it in my fiction writing it will bring a real human edge to certain scenes.
When people care what someone else thinks of them,
but are simultaneously afraid of closer contact,
some idiosyncrasy in their personality will start making a ruckus.
-
I further explained that this ruckus might be an attempt to make a bad showing...
if the other person sees this oddness, and stays, then this is a good sign that they really/truly care.
Yes, this is very, very human and kinda dumb.
-
The danger comes in when you let the defensive perimeter become a permanent habit.
-
This was such a Hunh?!? moment, that it woke me up from the dream. ... Made myself write it down.
-=-
1:Do you have an odd trait(s) that surfaces when you mix caring and being afraid of caring?
2: I'm certain that (one of) mine is smart-assing off with the knob turned to eleven.
-=-=
I'm thinking that i need to both watch for this in my own life, and that if i can find a way to include it in my fiction writing it will bring a real human edge to certain scenes.