"Now, I could look at a person and sense all their emotions. And most were downers" (h/t @GabrielDuquette) http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/04/what-its-like-to-wake-up-from-autism-after-magnetic-stimulation.html …
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@alicemazzy@The_Lagrangian @0xDEBA5E12 Fascinating story! Brief googling suggests result may be atypical and story possibly exaggerated;1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
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@alicemazzy@The_Lagrangian @0xDEBA5E12 guy interviewed is promoting a book he wrote about the experience. Would be interested to read!1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@alicemazzy@The_Lagrangian @0xDEBA5E12 first-person version: http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/well/2016/03/18/an-experimental-autism-treatment-cost-me-my-marriage/?referer= …1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@alicemazzy@The_Lagrangian @0xDEBA5E12 O&BTW compassion meditation has a similar effect—realizing everyone is suffering all the time—even >1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes -
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@alicemazzy@The_Lagrangian @0xDEBA5E12 > on many NT people, and sometimes they too find it overwhelming. There’s meditation practices >1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes -
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@alicemazzy@The_Lagrangian @0xDEBA5E12 specifically to deal with that surge of empathy constructively.2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes -
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@Meaningness@alicemazzy@The_Lagrangian @0xDEBA5E12 First time I did tonglen, I was like, "Is it supposed to hurt this much?"1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@ContentOfMedia@alicemazzy@The_Lagrangian @0xDEBA5E12 I was scared as hell to try, and then when I did, nothing happened, until >1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
@ContentOfMedia @alicemazzy @The_Lagrangian @0xDEBA5E12 > I decided to up the dose until it did, and practiced non-stop for a couple hours.
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@ContentOfMedia@alicemazzy@The_Lagrangian @0xDEBA5E12 Then it worked :-) My teacher said “never do that again” but effect was permanent.3 replies 0 retweets 4 likes -
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@Meaningness@ContentOfMedia we need more combo TMS-meditation studies, as they're presumably doing similar things1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes - 4 more replies
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