"Now, I could look at a person and sense all their emotions. And most were downers" (h/t ) nymag.com/scienceofus/20
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@The_Lagrangian I can totally relate to that! Acid trips set my empathy to normal person levels and man does it make people stressful.
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that's very interesting- if you don't mind, (1) do you have ASD? (2) how long does this effect last?
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@The_Lagrangian (1) I suppose? But I was never diagnosed and now I'd gain nothing from a diagnosis so I'm not getting one.
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@The_Lagrangian (2) At least a few hours and at most as long as the trip. Went alone for most of the trip, much less exhausting.
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@The_Lagrangian One key moment was when I suddenly perceived the social net between a few new acquaintances from their movements alone
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@The_Lagrangian Another was that I could read their faces (modulo general acid weirdness) and I wasn't prepared for that much empathy at all
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@The_Lagrangian i've wondered for a while if psys provide "real" social insights or if it's a matter of projection, but ->
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@The_Lagrangian -> over time come to think they really do enhance perception and processing of social situations
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