Doug Whitfield

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Another thing that makes me wonder about brain trauma after listening to the Buddhist is that I am hyper-aware. I can taste things others "don't", hear things others can block out, and see specifics. It's useful if a cat finds himself trapped in the closet, and would be useful if I were lost in the woods, but it's pretty stressful. I just had a ticket from someone who asked how to do a thing. There's a button that says $DoTheThing. I have often wondered if people just don't try to see things, but I think it may be me. I'm amazing at spotting visual pattern differences, which of course makes me an excellent packer. Although, from what I understand, people with strokes that have these problems of hyper awareness are really specific in drawings of their surroundings. I think I often have issues conveying things, which may be a separate issue entirely. And, of course, everyone is different. It just has me thinking.