Changing fronter
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When we switch, we often find that the face of the person fronting overrides the physical one to a degree. That is, from inside, it feels as though we are wearing a different face. From outside, of course, there's no great change. It has its uses - Ellen in particular uses it to figure out who's fronting.
Does anyone else experience this?
Edit: I always sem to phrase these questions badly. I don't mean a change in your appearance. I mean a change in your body-image. So you feel as though you had a different face on. Like your body-face was a mask. Other people can only see the mask, but you feel the real face underneath. (The scientific jargon would be something like 'an alteration in proprioception'.)
Does anyone else experience this?
Edit: I always sem to phrase these questions badly. I don't mean a change in your appearance. I mean a change in your body-image. So you feel as though you had a different face on. Like your body-face was a mask. Other people can only see the mask, but you feel the real face underneath. (The scientific jargon would be something like 'an alteration in proprioception'.)
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Date: 2007-03-22 12:55 am (UTC)Kyou (with input from Liliane)
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Date: 2007-03-22 08:03 pm (UTC)It's odd, because it's like I'm waiting for things to resolve so that I'm one person or another. I often find myself wondering how I can watch myself switching.
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Date: 2007-03-22 01:58 am (UTC)Heather of the SightlessLight System
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Date: 2007-03-22 02:49 am (UTC)Infants come up sometimes too (fronting) and the face on the inside feels way different. Tiny nose and the mouth is held different.
There is also a young one that comes up fairly often and her manner of breathing is real different.She gets excited about things and her breathing is real quick. I have to interfene sometimes to get the body the right amount of air.
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Date: 2007-03-22 06:03 am (UTC)-Butterfly
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Date: 2007-03-22 03:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-22 05:40 am (UTC)-Butterfly
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Date: 2007-03-22 06:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-25 03:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-22 01:43 pm (UTC)We've also had the experience of looking into the mirror during conversation with each other and seeing the person who is not fronting. (Man, that sounds like a scene from a bad movie... =P)
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Date: 2007-03-22 05:00 pm (UTC)No, er, actually we've done that too. And it can feel pretty surreal.
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Date: 2007-03-22 05:05 pm (UTC)Oh wow.
Date: 2007-03-22 07:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-22 10:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-23 07:04 am (UTC)~Y.
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Date: 2007-03-24 11:36 pm (UTC)Try asking others if they show up differently in dreams than in real life. I always saw myself as anime-ish with no glasses and short hair (in dreams and general self-image), and I actually got my hair cut because of it.
Also, 'Alteration in Proprioception' would be a good name for a band.
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Date: 2007-03-25 02:18 am (UTC)I wish I could draw. It would be nice to have pictures of us.