FWIW, and I know the decision's already been made, I vote along with everyone else. Your perception is your own.
I have absolutely no problem accepting what you say happened. I don't find it impossible to believe, especially since you were able to find a researchable word for what you experience. That lends a ton of credibility.*
I've known you from afar for a bunch of years now, and I'm reasonably convinced that you are not a person who feeds readers a line of crap. Of course, I've had the luxury of time invested in talking with you, getting to know you, to reach that level of trust. New readers may/may not attain that level ... but then again ... we each have our perceptions, our feelings, and that's that. That's part of reading someone's story.
*As you may/may not know, I've experienced some extremely odd things ... and if you didn't know me, you'd think I was bat-guano NUTS. My credibility in describing such things would be helped if I had a label to refer to; and I'm genuinely glad that you've found a label for your experience, regardless of how perfectly or imperfectly it may fit. But you know I'm on the level in all things, just describing things from my perception - just as I know you're on the level, describing things from your perception. I wouldn't expect anything less than that level of honesty.
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Date: 2011-10-19 12:02 am (UTC)I have absolutely no problem accepting what you say happened. I don't find it impossible to believe, especially since you were able to find a researchable word for what you experience. That lends a ton of credibility.*
I've known you from afar for a bunch of years now, and I'm reasonably convinced that you are not a person who feeds readers a line of crap. Of course, I've had the luxury of time invested in talking with you, getting to know you, to reach that level of trust. New readers may/may not attain that level ... but then again ... we each have our perceptions, our feelings, and that's that. That's part of reading someone's story.
*As you may/may not know, I've experienced some extremely odd things ... and if you didn't know me, you'd think I was bat-guano NUTS. My credibility in describing such things would be helped if I had a label to refer to; and I'm genuinely glad that you've found a label for your experience, regardless of how perfectly or imperfectly it may fit. But you know I'm on the level in all things, just describing things from my perception - just as I know you're on the level, describing things from your perception. I wouldn't expect anything less than that level of honesty.
That said - nothing wrong with a post script. :)