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What Is Identity?
We are going to talk about identity. First, I will ask people: Who are you? I am me! Hard question. And this is good. Who is me? Good extenuating question. Me is not thee? Ah, but is negative definition real understanding? A state of focusing consciousness, filtered through a perception honed over time. Ah, sort…
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Sense of Identity
The subject is identity. It’s a pretty intense issue. When asked about who they are people often just say “I’m me”, and this is true, but in all likelihood they carry around identifications with roles and feelings and circumstances even if they aren’t paying attention to them. So, how much of the identity issue is…
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Identity is Integral
Shall we risk taking a step away from normal human experience for a moment to do some deconstruction? This shows up in the case of autistics (which includes myself). Below your normal level of awareness (and in this case I mean neurotypicals) is the system they are calling the default mode network. This coupled with…