I don't read body language well, but I _do_ have empathy. Translate that to, unless someone has amazing shields, I pick up on their emotional state. If they _do_ have amazing shields, it depends on what they are shielding. And, since part of how I get a sense of people is through empathy, if their shielding completely blocks that out, I can't be comfortable with a person.
The above is why it's transparently clear.
why is a concurrent sexual level distracting?
Because I can feel it. And, if my mind isn't in that context, it's confusing and distracting and distressing.
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Date: 2004-06-18 06:35 pm (UTC)I don't read body language well, but I _do_ have empathy. Translate that to, unless someone has amazing shields, I pick up on their emotional state. If they _do_ have amazing shields, it depends on what they are shielding. And, since part of how I get a sense of people is through empathy, if their shielding completely blocks that out, I can't be comfortable with a person.
The above is why it's transparently clear.
why is a concurrent sexual level distracting?
Because I can feel it. And, if my mind isn't in that context, it's confusing and distracting and distressing.