Not just that... (Fireteam Builder Events)

by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Thursday, March 26, 2015, 17:14 (3618 days ago) @ General Vagueness

I'd never say it necessarily would or even probably would.

My apologies, I think I was lumping you in with other people (not necessarily people in this thread).

I wish I hadn't used the word "repression" because I feared that word would get emphasis.

My apologies again, because I only even considered that word maybe twice, I was mostly going off on a tangent, and I didn't see that until now.

Basically, my theory is this: engagement in stories and play is crucial to the development of emotional intelligence, which enables us to appropriately repress or rechannel negative emotions. Stories and play exercise our imagination, which in turn strengthen our ability to empathize. The dysfunction I referred to is the lack of empathy, which is common among sociopaths.

That seems reasonable.

No need to apologize. This conversation, like all good conversations, has helped me clarify what I think.