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Polychrist t1_iytif86 wrote

Reply to comment by Tidezen in Thought Experiment - The Hermit and the Giant by Unity-Druid

I have the same “affliction” and the exact same cynicism to all the metaphoric promising of the mood-based lovers. I’ve also been struggling quite a bit lately for that exact reason, so it’s incredibly serendipitous that I happened by your comment just now. It’s unbelievably reassuring to have someone else say the things that I’ve been thinking when they didn’t even know that I was listening. Because that makes it real. That means… you’re not saying it to make me feel better, you’re saying it because you actually believe it.

And that makes me feel a little bit less lonely, and a little bit more hopeful that this “pathology” isn’t such a horrible thing to have. Because, yeah, it is one of my favorite things about myself. And I’ll give up on this world before I give up on that part of me.

So thanks, stranger, for making me feel less crazy. I appreciate you.

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Tidezen t1_iyu7qhd wrote

Thanks...your reply speaks to me, too. Gives me a little hope, for the long path we travelers often take.

I, um, have seen you on another sub that I (very occasionally) lurk in, but is it okay if I talk to you about that in PM? I totally consider you "my people", no worries :)

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