Watching from outside

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Sui — 11/16/2021 2:43:31 AM (archived)

I think that’s a common way people have of dealing with trauma, I can recall two occasions when I’ve been ‘watching’ myself during a traumatic experience. It wasn’t a scary moment but a calm one. I think our brains do it to protect us.

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Have you ever been superman? - RL - 11/15/2021 12:12:56 AM
- A trivial one - Sui - 11/16/2021 5:07:57 AM
  - Arachnophobia - RL - 11/18/2021 10:43:51 PM
    - Now I’m over the shock - Sui - 11/18/2021 11:54:35 PM
      - And how is she? - podrock - 11/19/2021 2:33:56 AM
        
        A black widow as a pet ?! - Sui - 11/19/2021 6:19:31 AM
        
        Yup - podrock - 11/19/2021 6:56:25 PM
        
        I wouldn’t turn my back on one - Sui - 11/20/2021 12:52:10 AM
        
        She’s fine with them - Sui - 11/19/2021 6:18:23 AM
    - I just screamed - Sui - 11/18/2021 11:24:42 PM
      - Sorry, I should have warned you it had a picture.... - RL - 11/18/2021 11:52:54 PM
        
        Re: Sorry, I should have warned you it had a picture.... - Sui - 11/18/2021 11:55:58 PM
- Yes but… - Sui - 11/15/2021 11:15:49 PM
  - Survival is the important part - podrock - 11/15/2021 11:27:18 PM
    - Re: Survival is the important part - Sui - 11/16/2021 12:13:19 AM
      - Sounds heroic to me. - podrock - 11/16/2021 12:30:12 AM
        
        Stop it Podrock - Sui - 11/16/2021 12:38:06 AM
    - Testing - Sui - 11/15/2021 11:54:17 PM
      - That one got through. - podrock - 11/15/2021 11:56:30 PM
        
        Third time round so did i - Sui - 11/16/2021 5:32:54 AM
        
        There's a bit of a glitch if you try to post HTML - podrock - 11/16/2021 12:00:52 AM
        
        No html and I was signed in - Sui - 11/16/2021 12:05:57 AM
        
        Hmm. - podrock - 11/16/2021 12:24:07 AM
        
        No worries - Sui - 11/16/2021 12:27:46 AM
- And you, RL? - podrock - 11/15/2021 11:05:05 PM
  - Re: And you, RL? - RL - 11/15/2021 11:57:59 PM
    - Letting go - podrock - 11/16/2021 1:20:13 AM
      - I am glad you got out of that alive... - RL - 11/16/2021 2:25:09 AM
        
        The mind is fast. - podrock - 11/16/2021 2:55:22 AM
        
        Catching balls - Sui - 11/16/2021 4:28:07 AM
        
        Watching from outside - Sui - 11/16/2021 2:43:31 AM
        
        What impresses me about the experience - RL - 11/16/2021 2:53:55 AM
        
        Adrenaline withdrawal - Sui - 11/16/2021 4:22:32 AM
        
        Though, one drawback to the experience I have noticed... - RL - 11/16/2021 3:19:31 AM
        
        Totally - Sui - 11/16/2021 4:19:25 AM
        
        Conversion disorder - Sui - 11/16/2021 4:55:22 AM
        
        Sub-sonics and emotions Podrock - Sui - 11/16/2021 5:20:00 AM
        
        The fear frequency - podrock - 11/16/2021 3:09:02 PM
        
        When I was a kid I read a sci-fi story that mentioned the supposed effect of subsonics... - RL - 11/18/2021 6:50:13 PM
        
        I would - podrock - 11/18/2021 9:47:42 PM
- Sea story - ER - 11/15/2021 7:54:18 PM
  - 15 degrees? - podrock - 11/15/2021 8:22:35 PM
    - We were probably already off course... - ER - 11/15/2021 9:17:16 PM
      - It sounds well within superhero status to me - Sui - 11/16/2021 5:00:42 AM
- Sort of? - podrock - 11/15/2021 1:19:26 AM
  - No sort of about it - Sui - 11/16/2021 5:08:55 AM
  - Can't believe you were suspended for that... - RL - 11/15/2021 1:59:11 AM
    - I deserved suspension. - podrock - 11/15/2021 2:46:21 AM

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