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wispfoxRandom bits of questions, more or less related to other conversations I'm having elsewhere. I'll reply to the things I ask in a comment.
-Do things in your head sometimes surprise you?
-If things in your head ever surprise you, how do you handle it?
-Do you feel like you know yourself very well?
-If you don't feel like you know yourself very well, do you want to? Do you feel like it affects your life in any way (positive or negative)?
-Do you feel like it's important to check in with the stuff in your head regularly, or are you confident that you will know about changes in your head when they happen?
-Do you feel the need to share changes in your head with other people? If so, who (names not needed; their relationships to you would probably be useful), and why? If not, and if you can explain it, why not?
[edit: I'm asking this because I'm curious as to how other people's brains might work in this regard]
-Do things in your head sometimes surprise you?
-If things in your head ever surprise you, how do you handle it?
-Do you feel like you know yourself very well?
-If you don't feel like you know yourself very well, do you want to? Do you feel like it affects your life in any way (positive or negative)?
-Do you feel like it's important to check in with the stuff in your head regularly, or are you confident that you will know about changes in your head when they happen?
-Do you feel the need to share changes in your head with other people? If so, who (names not needed; their relationships to you would probably be useful), and why? If not, and if you can explain it, why not?
[edit: I'm asking this because I'm curious as to how other people's brains might work in this regard]
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Date: 2004-10-29 03:29 am (UTC)-Do things in your head sometimes surprise you?
Not usually. I know most of the stuff that is in there by now. I’m occasionally surprised by what evokes a connection to be made or by the strength of an emotional reaction but very infrequently by the general nature of the occurrence.
-If things in your head ever surprise you, how do you handle it?
That depends on the nature of the surprise. Some amount of introspection is usually in order. If an immediate response is required I will typically seek a way to put if off and be outwardly neutral.
-Do you feel like you know yourself very well?
Yes but, that knowledge also includes understanding that I have areas I need/want to grow in and that those parts of me are less well defined.
-Do you feel like it's important to check in with the stuff in your head regularly, or are you confident that you will know about changes in your head when they happen?
I’m pretty clear on what is in my head on an ongoing basis. Automatic feedback loops are engaged and active. There are times I will get something that does not quite surfaced to full awareness. When I was younger these occurrences would trigger bouts of mild anxiety/stress and procrastination. The procrastination would feedback and cause the stress to get worse. These days I recognize when that starts happening and will short circuit the bad feedback loop and drop into introspection sooner. I still tend to let the procrastination linger though.
-Do you feel the need to share changes in your head with other people? If so, who (names not needed; their relationships to you would probably be useful), and why? If not, and if you can explain it, why not?
With my wife I share anything of consequence in my life. I have a close circle of long time friends that I will share things with usually but not as immediately or as completely as with my wife. Outside those few people I typically will only note changes in specific circumstances as needed.