No. One of my friends once explained to me what it was like to have a grandmother with Alzheimer's Disease. Her brother had been dead for years, but as her mental state deteriorated, she increasingly asked for him. At first, the family told her he was dead each time she inquired, which of course sent her into spasms of grief. Gradually, they started to tell her he had gone to the store or that he was on vacation. Why cause undue stress in her life?
It's very much the same with other situations. The classic girl question is: "Does this make me look fat?" Sometimes, if you answered truthfully, you would do more damage than good.
I'm often honest to a fault, but I do not believe that complete candor is ALWAYS necessary.
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I think eccentric people have two choices: they can listen to people's ridicule and internalize it, really believing they are inferior, OR they can embrace their oddities and consider themselves superior. It's nearly impossible to respond any other way to a society that shuns you. Anyway, most of the time I fall into the latter category, but on occasion, I wonder what it must be like to fit in.
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I think being around similarly eccentric people helps fuel my creativity. Subconsciously, I stifle it around more exclusive people.
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My own thoughts, running a loop in my head, often distract me from what others are saying.
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Extremely disorienting and uncomfortable. I went to Dialogue in the Dark a few months ago, and I was probably the worst participant they've ever had. I was petrified for the entire hour and just wanted to get out of the exhibit, but I perserved...and by that I mean I helplessly clung to other people.
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I think the world would seem less intense. Movies would just be more elaborately illustrated books to read. I really can't imagine what it must be like.
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My friends! I'm letting the summer slip away without spending enough time just relaxing with the people I care about. In a few weeks, my nose will be back to the grindstone!
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I'm not sure that we're growing up at all. Children stay at home longer now, and with the way society seems to be encouraging self-absorption, I don't think people possess much emotional maturity. Our technology may be advancing at an alarming rate, but I don't think that can necessarily be equated with psychological progress.
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Mania, then mild depression. I'm not bipolar, but my anxiety is manifesting in mood swings right now. I'll be fine in a couple of months. Until then I need to do some serious breathing exercises, perhaps some meditation.
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August 2009 
shivermetimbers01
