I'm on a commute right now from somewhere to somewhere else with my neck completely numb and unturnable, it tingles throughout. Trying to will myself to move it will tickle more and more until I finally break that varrier and shake myself out of it. It's a feeling I find fun in certain circumstances and terrible in others, but nothing is wrong with my neck. I'm thinking about a neck snap commission I did for
I'm sharing because it's one of my favorite facts about myself, I have empathy pain, or something similar to it. The way I describe it is like this: seeing or thinking deeply about a pain will make me want to act like I'm experiencing it. I don't know if others literally feel pain they see, but for me I have no sense of nausea or aversion when seeing great pain, only a sudden inability to move the area the subject is having pain in, and a deeply uncomfortable tickle in that area.
I said sometimes this can be fun, that's true! I love this feeling when I'm identifying with characters or creatures, it's a chance to contemplate it, reflect, and it's like an ability to tickle myself. it can be a bad thing when the subject is real. I would say that 90% of the time, I would rather experience pain in place of a subject. The tingle gets very bad, and my imagination has control over how bad it gets. At least with pain there's a limit, but my mind can tickle me into complete submission.
Oh, this is the place where I post dark pornography so I guess I can say: this imagined little thing stops for certain types of pain when I'm turned on. At least visually. If I read about pain, my imagination is usually so engaged it'll hurt me no matter what. For asphyxiation, especially choking and drowning, they have basically no effect on me while I'm turned on. But if I'm not, I'm liable to hold my breath or act short of breath.
It's not a character trait I dislike about myself, although I do worry it might all be placebo effect.
Alright, my commutes over. Sorry for talking so much about myself, how about you? How does real pain, and character pain make you feel? Would you take someone's pain if you could? Tell me and I'll ttyl.
it's neat to learn more about people. thanks for sharing with us! ^_^
I tend to be a very empathetic person. when others are in pain I kind of feel it, too. in pain myself... I have maybe too high of a tolerance due to some unfortunate events in my past. but characters... don't bother me at all. maybe it's kind of a release valve, but stuff like that is kind of cathartic.
it's neat to learn more about people. thanks for sharing with us! ^_^ I tend to be a very empathe
