Have you ever walked into a room and were overwhelmed by the emotional state of other people? You can usually detect who is feeling what simply by looking around. You feel what they feel but you have no background to those emotions. It makes you feel connected and disconnected at the same time. Not unlike getting parts of a picture without being able to see the whole thing. Sometimes you might guess correctly what the picture is supposed to look like and other times you’ll find that you’re no where close.

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