Monday, May 10, 2021

Imprinting

 

I have read about baby animals imprinting on their mothers, or whoever they first see at birth and that makes sense to me, but I have a similar trait.

My ex-husband once told our counselor that I always bounced back from any problems. I thought that meant I was resilient. But now that I can binge watch programs on Netflix, or Prime I am beginning to wonder if I am just not one of those people who adapts relatively quickly to whatever is in front of me.

It is sort of like imprinting on whoever I see the most.

You might think of it like a juvenile crush teenagers get on movie idols. If I am watching a series that lasted four or more seasons I find myself waking up already thinking of watching the next episode, or even dreaming about the characters in the series.

It's not the same as having a Patrick Swayze crush, because that person will not attract me outside of the show they are on in the series!

It's a little bit sad. 

But it is also rather interesting.

The human brain is so facile.



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