Gin & Tantra

Navigating Emotions - The Art of Discernment in Relationships

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anyways she also Jessica FN going back to this kind of group of folks they talk about she talks about kind of like emotional confusion where the person may not always be able to tell their own feelings from the partner's feelings they're EMP they're empathic I guess you'd say right yes sensitivities but they're sometimes are confused by like where the cut offs are this man this is so common this is so common yeah yeah yeah people are very sensitive you know in in general especially in in this kind of world and when I say this kind of world I mean the healing world the kinkier places the people who are probably a little bit more Progressive in their views people who are a little bit more hippie your artistic folks your creative folks your neurod neurod Divergent folks the you know these kinds of folks they tend to be very empathic and I hear it in the clinic I don't know how much you hear it in the clinic Eric but you know people who say they take on other people's stuff and they swear they're like but it's not mine it's not mine it's not mine and I'm inclined to believe them but it's still they're still presenting with it so whether or not it's it's quote unquote theirs or not theirs it's yours now you know what I'm saying and and so this again the term discernment comes up once again as to you know how can you navigate someone else's emotions while still maintaining your autonomy and being you know sympathetic to their situation and and sort of what I say you know lending out your heart without without taking all of your you know without taking on the other person's stuff not knowing how to discharge it if that if that makes sense yeah I like the idea of like discernment which is like a very tantric Buddhist tantric sounding word right has to do with like the fire elements right or the fire phase right and like that idea of like discernment and fire like casting light on things yes casting a light in this so now I can see and clarify what's going on right