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Author discovers inability to feel emotions in body, leading to "360p" life

The author describes a personal journey of realizing they could not feel emotions in their body, leading to a "360p" existence with impaired decision-making and a lack of deep pleasure. This unawareness, initially a coping mechanism, prevented them from fully experiencing life. After regaining the ability to feel emotions in their body, described as tuples of sensation and location rather than abstract emotion words, their life improved dramatically, enabling easier decision-making, increased empathy, and a richer, more intuitive experience of being. AI

RANK_REASON Personal narrative about a subjective experience, not a verifiable event or research finding.

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Author discovers inability to feel emotions in body, leading to "360p" life

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · Chris Lakin ·

    “Wait, feelings are supposed to be IN THE BODY?”

    <blockquote><p>Mentor: “…and how do you feel in your body about that?”</p><p>Me: “Wait, feelings are supposed to be <i>IN THE BODY?”</i></p></blockquote><p>For the first few months after this exchange, I thought, “Maybe I’m just different and don’t have feelings in my body. Maybe…