Re: [Mid] Empathy

> been known to go from relaxed and happy to completely stressed out and
> p*ssed simply by spending a few minutes in a certain place

I get a sort of "zelig" effect along those lines, but it happens with more
than just the emotional temperature. I "chameleon" to be more like those
I'm with in *general* usually it's a good thing that allows me to know
where people are coming from so I can get along with them better, but one
time I was doing a face-painting class for a special-ed/handicapped school
for our local arts council (we're talking catastrophically damaged children
here... spinal biffeta, cerebral palsy, etc.). I was just supposed to teach
the teachers how to do the face painting for their "Mardi Gras" day, but
they were short handed, and asked me to stay untill all the kids had their
faces done. over the next hour, I could *feel* the IQ points leaking out of
my skull... by the time I got finished, I had to sit in the car for twenty
minutes before I fely okay to drive home... needless to say, when I got
back, I gave my kids a *big* hug...

Breac MacFinnien

"Fiat Iustitia Ruat Caelum"

From: "Christopher Hale" <breac@tir.com>
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Received on Fri Dec 10 04:28:00 1999