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I am putting this up on behalf of someone else (I was asked so nobody would get in trouble for bumping while this thread is pinned). This is going to get thread-gamey. Here is how this works. Each person will comment with a feeling. You can go as intricate as you'd like in terms of details, and see if anyone relates. People who relate must reply "+1" to the initial comment, and maybe detail it even more from their perspective or try to explain the feeling for example. Those who don't relate must reply with "-1".

You can look in the replies for examples. There's another thread on another site that serves as the inspiration to this as well, if that helps to provide a basis for how this works.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Too tired to go to bed

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Finding that the kingdoms of heaven and hell are within me. Knowing that working with my "demons" can make them my holy guardian angels and neglecting attention to the guardian angels cause them to become more ferocious demons than they were before.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

A strong yearning for a place you can't quite describe that is full of discoveries and beauty. Like Wanderlust.

The desire of being free of desire.

Riding fast on your bike in a rainstorm while listening to high energy and/or emotional music.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

+1 also it's a crime that I can't just start driving and never stop for the rest of my life and see what places exist forever

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Sorry to double post, but are there any other people with hyperthymia here?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

-1 But I’m sure you’re smoking hot

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Being able to feel and taste other people's art.

The best way I can describe it is like, if someone has a smooth artstyle with soft highlights and there's a lot of cyan/turquoise in that art, it'll tend to have a soft, minty texture. Even JPEG artifacts have a particular "seasoning" to me. I feel weird having to even type this LMAO

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

-1 I know someone like this though

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I envy you, but -1

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Synesthesia!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Hardcore -1

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

A feeling when you have conquered Alexithymia and every feeling feels new and exiting to discover.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

-1 but I’m happy for you! I feel like I’ve always been really in touch with my emotions

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Not sure if +1 or -1, because technically I relate, but it's been about 15 years. Nowadays I find new feelings embarrassing and exhausting. Another thing I have to bury so people offline won't find me annoying.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

-1 as that was how I felt couple of years ago but the exitment wore off. I sadly no longer feel that way but that time was great. (I have one more feeling to discover for 100% completion rate)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Feeling nostalgic for a time period you never lived through.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

+1 but not a time period per se just knowing things were better before now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

-1

Can't say I do, but I know people who are though!

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