This is amazing. I loved reading it and applying it to my life. Due to my mother's own self-deception, I imagine she would never label herself a "hostile telepath." But it explains so much about my current self-deceptions! And it's a great model for looking how I am being like that with others. Much appreciated!
Quite welcome! I'm glad you've found it meaningful. I certainly have! Sometimes I can help others to switch from self-deception to occlumency, and that's really satisfying when it works. It's pretty cool when others sort of blink in surprise and say something like "Oh. Huh. The tiredness vanished. And, uh, yeah, I see why it was there." (At which point I often remind them NOT to immediately tell me what they just realized!)
This is amazing. I loved reading it and applying it to my life. Due to my mother's own self-deception, I imagine she would never label herself a "hostile telepath." But it explains so much about my current self-deceptions! And it's a great model for looking how I am being like that with others. Much appreciated!
Quite welcome! I'm glad you've found it meaningful. I certainly have! Sometimes I can help others to switch from self-deception to occlumency, and that's really satisfying when it works. It's pretty cool when others sort of blink in surprise and say something like "Oh. Huh. The tiredness vanished. And, uh, yeah, I see why it was there." (At which point I often remind them NOT to immediately tell me what they just realized!)