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i-got-feathers: I am going to politely disagree with some of this to an extent. With some otherkins.
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i-got-feathers:
I am going to politely disagree with some of this to an extent. With some otherkins things such as chairs and clothing can be uncomfortable due to the psychological impact of phantom limbs. Mind over matter? probably, but kins still can experience sensitivity in their ‘limbs’ when coming in contact with physical objects.
Is it when they come into contact with the objects (sitting in a chair, wearing clothing, laying in bed, driving, etc), or when they consciously dwell on their phantom limbs coming into contact with the objects? If the latter, then the issue isn’t any sort of sensitivity of the phantom limbs themselves, but a form of nocebo effect caused by them dwelling on something they presume “should” be unpleasant. And if people here are reinforcing that belief, it’s only going to get stronger.
i-got-feathers:
I am going to politely disagree with some of this to an extent. With some otherkins things such as chairs and clothing can be uncomfortable due to the psychological impact of phantom limbs. Mind over matter? probably, but kins still can experience sensitivity in their ‘limbs’ when coming in contact with physical objects.
Is it when they come into contact with the objects (sitting in a chair, wearing clothing, laying in bed, driving, etc), or when they consciously dwell on their phantom limbs coming into contact with the objects? If the latter, then the issue isn’t any sort of sensitivity of the phantom limbs themselves, but a form of nocebo effect caused by them dwelling on something they presume “should” be unpleasant. And if people here are reinforcing that belief, it’s only going to get stronger.