@lumpenspace @pxxl88 @a_musingcat @0yADM yeah i think important nuance- faint but nuanced sense of what others r feeling (helpful to manipulation) vs emotional flooding amplified version of other ppl's emotions (-> anxious efforts to manage other ppl's emotions, inability to tolerate them)
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Reply · Nov 6, 2023@UpperCayce @lumpthought I think the word "manipulated" implies more intentionality on the other side but yes, in the sense of "I should pause and…Reply · Dec 10, 2022@ReneeSolana This is interesting, I’ve always felt my instincts are not “appropriate” but also that what IS appropriate / expected is a lot of fussing…Reply · Jul 27, 2022@Coscorrodrift Tricky, anything of emotional salience is also vulnerable to someone in a *mood* in proportion to the emotional valueReply · Aug 19, 2023@visakanv @algekalipso as someone who's not, but is vulnerable to emotional contagion, this is a very frustrating truth.