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Poster Handle Seer777
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Those are called 'flashbulb memories'.
[link to en.wikipedia.org]

For example, do you remember where you were when you heard of princess Diana's death?


Shock does strange things to memory.

hmm
 Quoting: Seer777


Was at home at the time and was living in Oregon Seer
 Quoting: >~* Flutterby Fringe*~<


I was at a friends house. Standing just outside his garage with a few others.

I don't remember where I was however, when I heard of the Challenger explosion. Seems I would remember that...



I use to often relay to others the damage one can do to ones psyche by watching some of the things available on this site or the web in general.

It is a compulsion for some reason for Man to desire to witness horror.


For example, many months ago there was a vid circulating on GLP regarding a Chinese toddler being run over, twice, then left on the road while people just passed right on by her.

I ignored the thread knowing that I should not watch said video, due to others I had seen in the past which continued to haunt me.

After much internal struggle, and seeing the thread bumped for over a week, I decided to watch it. What I saw so horrified and disgusted me, that it is burned into my memory forever.

I made a choice in that moment, to no longer expose myself to the horror which was available for me to 'click'.

And attempted to warn others from doing so.


As that once seen, can not be unseen.

Perhaps that is what Dion means by all consciousness is visual.

hmm
 Quoting: Seer777


it can also point to a weakness in you that you can pass over and not become unsensitive to it but rather more resistant to.

"The strenght of a being is mesured on its resistance to damage rather then its damage dealing capability."

As crazy as this might seem cole. To test the strenght of an individual you have to hit him Hard as often as you can, until he/she breaks. When your really strong, you take pleasure at getting hit hard! ---- future cole. from infamous.

in the game infamous you go back to time and cause chaos and destruction to your past in hope that you become far stronger then you once where, just so that you might have a chance to Save the lives of your loved ones when the demons come.
 Quoting: Blitz the storm-striker


I disagree.

And I find that a common misconception. As I said, man feels compelled to witness horror.

Your explanation is my exact point. Watch the horror, it will make you tough, it will make you strong.

It does not.

Insensitivity due to the Mind being repeatedly shocked by disturbing content, does not make one tough.

It make them callous. And insensitive to empathy.


Violence is birthed from the callous disregard of those outside a perceived 'group' or Self.

Callousness is formed by wear. Just like the skin. To make HARD due to repetitive strain.

Some callouses are necessary to progress, other are an unnecessary burden we place on ourselves.

:)
 
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