Sai Emrys ([info]saizai) wrote in [info]empaths,
@ 2002-01-28 19:22:00
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Hmm.....
1. From my previous poll, it seems we're fairly evenly balanced gender-wise.

However, there's a remarkably high number of people who call themselves (?) bisexual. More than one would expect in a random population sample. Presumably, this is only "actual" Kinsey 2-4 bi's, not merely the vast majority who have *some* bi tendencies. I wonder why that is; it may well be something important.

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2. Something I noticed recently while staring into a mirror - my eyes dilate a LOT when I "trigger" my empath skills. "Probing" or however you choose to call it (I don't keep 'em on all the time; I'm drained enough as it is). Why? Also, does an empath-ee who's aware of it also dilate?

Also, this made me think of a few "scientific" tests for empathy - one-way mirrors (empath-ee on the "mirrored" side); sunglasses (dark smoked, not mirrored), on one or both; and attempting to "read" someone who's unconscious.

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[info]orien
2002-01-28 08:07 pm UTC (link)
Livejournal isn't a random sample of the population. The online world tends to attract those who are different far more than it does the "normals" out there.

I've been sexually attracted to all genders, so I call myself bisexual.

The reason it may be so prevalent among empaths is that they, as a population, seem to have an easier time separating the person from the physical body.

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[info]saizai
2002-01-28 08:15 pm UTC (link)
Acknowledged that LJ is a poor random sample in general, but I think its empath subsection is probably a fairly accurate mirror of the general populace's.

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thoughts
war_01
2002-01-28 09:52 pm UTC (link)
Interesting slant you have for your observations. However I do not believe all empathy comes from the act of seeing your using your normal sight. There are triggers in everything. Sight, sound, smell, touch and taste. Each one gives us incredible insight into our world. I truly believe that most non empaths do not process all of this information that our brains get through our sences.
Question:
If one was blind from birth, could that person become empathic?
What if deaf and blind?

Point is, we prob use more of the information we get from our senses then non empaths


Point is, we prob use more of the information we get from our sences then non empaths.

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Re: thoughts
[info]saizai
2002-01-29 02:27 pm UTC (link)
Slant?

I think the question really is not whether we *use* more of the information we get, or use it in a different way, but whether we *acquire* more in the first place.

Also, that doesn't explain the difference between mere *understanding* - as in Daes Dae'mar (Wheel of Time reference) - and *feeling* it as we do.

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war_01
2002-01-29 04:58 pm UTC (link)
Well then, try a blindfold, have a test subject, and try to acquire more information on that persons emotional state.
I know for myself, most of my empathy comes from watching someone for about a minute, sometimes more, sometimes less. I get a good read on someone no matter the distance. As long as I can see them, I can read them.

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[info]onyxhealer
2002-01-30 05:09 pm UTC (link)
I've noticed this in my personal experience, that the majority of empaths I have known are bisexual. It's a theory I've had for some time, that there is a connection between empathy and bisexuality, but I am unsure as to why or how.

As far as your eyes dilating, a few thoughts:

1) people's eyes dilate when they are attempting to take in more information visually, for example if they were in a darkened room or if they were on an "adrenaline rush."

2) I'm not sure about everyone else, but when I stop and try to look around a darkened room, or if I am on an "adrenaline rush" (circumstances that cause dilation of pupils) I tend to also listen more carefully and heighten my other senses as much as possible. This is a tendency I have, and I do not even need to think about doing it a lot of the time.

3)If there is a tendency to heighten all senses at once, instead of just heightening the sense of sight or sound separately, then it makes sense that those who are inclined to empathy would heighten that too... And that the deliberate heightening of empathy could automatically trigger the heightening of other senses. (ack! Five uses of the word "heightening" in two adjacent sentences! blushes)

Just some thoughts.

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[info]alwayslaughing
2004-12-10 03:39 pm UTC (link)
This is a late post, but i'm new.....and was intrigued by your statement about more bi empaths. I, myself and bi and just joined today. While i questioned my feelings for some females i realized within myself that my attraction just isn't limited by gender. When I am confronted with pure beautiful energy, i "fall in love" with it. Its not that i like males and females, i like good energy. It took me a long time to realize this but for me, this explanation fits perfectly with how i feel.

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[info]queenofhalves
2005-04-07 04:43 pm UTC (link)
i notice the pupil dilation in myself and others as well.

don't the eyes also dilate when experiencing positive emotions or strong interest? also when experiencing sexual arousal and orgasm.

isn't dilation just generally associated with psychological openness?

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relfection
[info]poldish
2005-07-19 12:59 pm UTC (link)
ecuse the spelling. one of the main reaosn that most empaths are bi is there abilty to axsept a broader world view then the one given to us. so with thisa in mind there are many more empaths then is knwo but i would gahter to say that most have atrifyed themselves to such a stae that it has become the ituition of the trird eye. the rest of us who have imbraced this gift /cures have to become more open to all things around us and in the end the lines between definitions become blured and emotion becomes a more definning factor. such as the movement for realism to surialism in the art world. threw an awkening we become more but with greater vistion comes more information and less boindries. hense being bi

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