Well, if I believe that I AM an immortal soul riding in a body, then, sure, I can see that. Mind-body dualism and all.
The thing is. . . the way I feel changes the way I think. And I am entirely aware that a good chunk of my emotional response is entirely physiological and unrelated to any outside event. I have depression. That is part of who I am, and when I successfully control my depression with medication, it changes who I am. So I am aware that my body changes who I am.
My arms feel wrong, because I've not been to the gym in months. They are now shaped wrong, and it does feel like an identity problem.
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Date: 2007-08-13 03:25 am (UTC)The thing is. . . the way I feel changes the way I think. And I am entirely aware that a good chunk of my emotional response is entirely physiological and unrelated to any outside event. I have depression. That is part of who I am, and when I successfully control my depression with medication, it changes who I am. So I am aware that my body changes who I am.
My arms feel wrong, because I've not been to the gym in months. They are now shaped wrong, and it does feel like an identity problem.