I have recently realized that people do not generally have the same intensity of feelings because I used to think that the way I feel about things was universal and that when I care about something the intensity of feeling was similar among people but I have come to understand that some people simply do not feel the way I do. It is not something I can easily categorize as feeling strongly or weakly because it is more about the very nature of feeling itself and some people just do not experience the same intensity of emotions that I do. I am not sure whether this difference is good or bad but the way these people see the world and experience it and articulate their thoughts is quite different from how I would do it.

I now realize that one of my mistakes has been assuming everyone has the same emotional intensity as me and I thought that the way I feel about things is how others should feel too even if they express it differently through words and I am not sure how to handle this misplaced intensity or mischaracterization of others’ feelings going forward but I think I will be more careful about not showing my intensity so clearly to avoid misunderstandings.

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