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From: Terry Jones on 18 Aug 2008 08:06 "The next step will be to study IFO activation in autism. It is generally assumed that autistic people can't identify the emotions of others, but clinical studies alternatively suggest that perhaps they feel others' emotions too well, to the point that they are overwhelmed." Part of an article at; http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14511-why-real-and-imagined-disgust-have-the-same-effect.html or Tinyurl; http://tinyurl.com/5o8ex3 Unfortunately it doesn't give any references for those "clinical studies" - Has anyone come across anything like that? -- Terry
From: lordalfredhenry on 18 Aug 2008 13:49 It *does* make sense. I think I've been there, seen others there when it comes to emotions...not just bottled up ones, constant ones. On Aug 18, 7:06 am, Terry Jones <terryjo...(a)beeb.net> wrote: > "The next step will be to study IFO activation in autism. It is > generally assumed that autistic people can't identify the emotions of > others, but clinical studies alternatively suggest that perhaps they > feel others' emotions too well, to the point that they are > overwhelmed." > > Part of an article at;http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14511-why-real-and-imagined-dis... > or Tinyurl;http://tinyurl.com/5o8ex3 > > Unfortunately it doesn't give any references for those "clinical > studies" - Has anyone come across anything like that? > > -- > > Terry
From: Arak on 18 Aug 2008 13:53 On Aug 18, 6:06 am, Terry Jones <terryjo...(a)beeb.net> wrote: > "The next step will be to study IFO activation in autism. It is > generally assumed that autistic people can't identify the emotions of > others, but clinical studies alternatively suggest that perhaps they > feel others' emotions too well, to the point that they are > overwhelmed." > > Part of an article at;http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14511-why-real-and-imagined-dis... > or Tinyurl;http://tinyurl.com/5o8ex3 > > Unfortunately it doesn't give any references for those "clinical > studies" - Has anyone come across anything like that? > > -- > > Terry Well, about time someone made this observation! I've been saying it for years in my case because this is soemthing that definitely appies to me. I feel other people's emotions way too strongly. I get very overwhelmed and have to withdraw most times. People exude so much emotion, I don't think they realize just how much they do put out! Just my thoughts. Arak /|\
From: Cerebus Lothario on 18 Aug 2008 14:50 "Terry Jones" <terryjones(a)beeb.net> wrote in message news:r5pia49d33af569onenou4hgo6bp2bhck2(a)4ax.com... > "The next step will be to study IFO activation in autism. It is > generally assumed that autistic people can't identify the emotions of > others, but clinical studies alternatively suggest that perhaps they > feel others' emotions too well, to the point that they are > overwhelmed." > > Part of an article at; > http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14511-why-real-and-imagined-disgust-have-the-same-effect.html > or Tinyurl; > http://tinyurl.com/5o8ex3 > > Unfortunately it doesn't give any references for those "clinical > studies" - Has anyone come across anything like that? > > -- > > Terry Well at times I am not aware of some peoples emotions and feelings but a lot of the time I appear hypersensitive and get very stressed by peoples emotions. I believe I am the cause and get even more upset. Most of the time I limit contact with others (especially strangers) to avoid getting into situations like this. C
From: Poststructuralist on 18 Aug 2008 17:18
Terry Jones wrote: > "The next step will be to study IFO activation in autism. It is > generally assumed that autistic people can't identify the emotions of > others, but clinical studies alternatively suggest that perhaps they > feel others' emotions too well, to the point that they are > overwhelmed." Terry: That kind of makes sense in the context of my own experience. When I was younger, I literally hated when people expressed their emotions. I simply did not know what to do with them. It was not so much that I felt the emotions of others. I just did not know how to respond when people expressed them. I have gotten better at it over the years. However, in many respects, it is a performance. -- Regards, Mark A. Foster, Ph.D. * http://www.markfoster.net "... the modern challenge is how to live with uncertainty. The basic fault lines today are not between people with different beliefs but between people who hold these beliefs with an element of uncertainty and people who hold these beliefs with a pretense of certitude." � Peter L. Berger, sociologist |