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Relating to others vs characters on tv

Paddy

Hello everyone, please forgive me if this is not a relevant place for this subject, but I wanted to ask if anyone else finds it easier to relate to characters on tv shows/in movies than they do speaking to family and friends?

I had a very interesting experience watching Call The Midwife last Sunday. One of the characters on the programme was viciously beaten by a man, and it brought genuine tears to my eyes, and yet, I find when my mother cries for some reason, or I see someone in real life in distress I tend to feel very little, or anything at all. Thanks to anyone who shares their experiences with me.

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  • I don't have a TV, but do watch films and old TV series on DVD. I wondered why I get a bit emotional sometimes when watch something, when I almost never do in real life, but have just realised that it seems to be when someone has found a person or a place where they feel they really belong. In real life I've always been on the edge of things, on the outside looking in, and haven't yet found that elusive place where I belong, so seeing someone else find it has an effect on me. I'm not sure if it's happiness for them, or sadness that it hasn't happened to me though.

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  • I don't have a TV, but do watch films and old TV series on DVD. I wondered why I get a bit emotional sometimes when watch something, when I almost never do in real life, but have just realised that it seems to be when someone has found a person or a place where they feel they really belong. In real life I've always been on the edge of things, on the outside looking in, and haven't yet found that elusive place where I belong, so seeing someone else find it has an effect on me. I'm not sure if it's happiness for them, or sadness that it hasn't happened to me though.

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