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Originally Posted by Bliss Sage  My concern/question is: If the diet amplifies emotions, would this diet then create even more upset and turmoil for a person who is already both highly empathetic to others and has emotions so amplified that the person is moderately to severly dysfunctional? |
Hey, Bliss
From my experience, no. I'm a highly sensitive and very empathic person with strong to explosive emotions, I'd say I used to be moderately dysfunctional because of that. But on a raw diet, it gets better. It's true that my senses are amplified, like I'm more sensitive to light, can smell better, and taste much more. But my borderline pathologic sensitivity disappears. The emotions don't disappear, but they kinda even out. I calm down, get more centered, stronger, and gain stability. Internal and external events or feelings of others affect me less, I'm better able to stay peaceful in any situation.
I know everybody talks about stronger emotions when raw, but I have found it to be the contrary. Which is good!
So I'd say a raw diet does not amplify emotions, it normalizes them. If you are as emotional as Commander Data, you'll suddenly love spiders
and if you're a hysterical wreck, you'll probably get zen.