yeah I know what you guys mean --- I don't get any of that "tunnel vision" that many folks seem to have --- I have always tried to understand that in people but so far have not been able to understand it.
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yeah I know what you guys mean --- I don't get any of that "tunnel vision" that many folks seem to have --- I have always tried to understand that in people but so far have not been able to understand it.
And even the "kkk is bad or terrorists are dangerous" is kind of wibbly wobbly to me. Like, yes, as a group they espouse ideas that I disagree with. But generally on an individual level, they're probably pretty normal human beings. They have family. They like grilled cheese. I can't hate them just because their ideas are different than mine. I can say, "Oh, you probably shouldn't ACT on those ideas, that's kind of screwed up" But, yeah, that's really it.
Though, I'm also very much a "Do whatever you want so long as it doesn't cause HARM to anybody else".
Though, I'm also very much a "Do whatever you want so long as it doesn't cause HARM to anybody else".
Yes strange. Due to my issues I have been plagued by fear for my entire life. However the fear driven hatred currently in our society is both amazing and sad.
It seems that many cannot dislike someone/something without hating them/it.
And wanting to totally eliminate them/it.
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Fear makes sense to me. (Hello anxiety) But my fear is always very mundane. It's still never like, "Oh, I'm scared of terrorists."
Driving in Snow
Public Speaking
Parties
Spiders dime sized or larger
Talking on the phone
Maybe it's a mixture of GAD (I'm just anxious about everything, I ain't got time for your terrorists) and privilege (I'm white, middle class, cisgender, and pass as straight pretty easily, I generally don't get harassed or attacked by people on the street or police or terrorists or whatever)
Driving in Snow
Public Speaking
Parties
Spiders dime sized or larger
Talking on the phone
Maybe it's a mixture of GAD (I'm just anxious about everything, I ain't got time for your terrorists) and privilege (I'm white, middle class, cisgender, and pass as straight pretty easily, I generally don't get harassed or attacked by people on the street or police or terrorists or whatever)
Ahh another one who gets fear from talking on the phone. And the strange thing is that I spent much of my career working in Telecommunications 
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Ahh another one who gets fear from talking on the phone. And the strange thing is that I spent much of my career working in Telecommunications
The truly crap part is that this is a newer issue for me.
I used to work customer service and not have an issue. I was a receptionist for a while and I think that's where the issues started.Now the phone ringing is filled with total dread. Even if I know the person calling. >.<
Same with the snow driving. I NEVER used to care about it. Now, I panic at the first hint of a snowy forecast.
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I hear you -- same here.The truly crap part is that this is a newer issue for me.
I used to work customer service and not have an issue. I was a receptionist for a while and I think that's where the issues started.Now the phone ringing is filled with total dread. Even if I know the person calling. >.<
Same with the snow driving. I NEVER used to care about it. Now, I panic at the first hint of a snowy forecast.
You hit the nail right on the head Cromwell --- I do not understand how many folks always have to hate something that they either dislike or that they do not understand? Weird for sure.
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Same with the snow driving. I NEVER used to care about it. Now, I panic at the first hint of a snowy forecast.
Same here. At age 24, I drove snow covered roads from Tulsa, OK to Show Low, AZ with never a hesitation. Now, I carefully consider the benefits of the trip against the potential of myself or an oncoming driver totally losing control with a closing speed around 50mph. Strangely, I attribute this to improved judgment.
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