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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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  • All but two of the members of my family I had any sort of close connection with are dead (from old age). I lost touch with the more distant family members long ago, as my connections with them were through the close family members. I've lost most of the connection with the two surviving ones too. I've never created a family of my own to replace them. When I read comments on forums that mention a partner or spouse, my reaction is rather like "wow! how did they manage to aquired one of them?", as I've never seen an opportunity to find one. For nearly 60 years I thought I was "normal", and it was bad luck that I hadn't met the right person, but now it's getting too late I think I understand why it hasn't happened. I think that's why seeing fictional happy events causes some emotion, but not a huge amount.

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  • All but two of the members of my family I had any sort of close connection with are dead (from old age). I lost touch with the more distant family members long ago, as my connections with them were through the close family members. I've lost most of the connection with the two surviving ones too. I've never created a family of my own to replace them. When I read comments on forums that mention a partner or spouse, my reaction is rather like "wow! how did they manage to aquired one of them?", as I've never seen an opportunity to find one. For nearly 60 years I thought I was "normal", and it was bad luck that I hadn't met the right person, but now it's getting too late I think I understand why it hasn't happened. I think that's why seeing fictional happy events causes some emotion, but not a huge amount.

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