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Fathergia Advanced Member

Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 1322 Location: Texas Ft.Worth
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Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:00 pm Post subject: How much does your body language reveal? |
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Curious to know.
Me unless I make an honest effort my body language will tell all. _________________ School is over, the fun begins
I'm the dish that ran away with the spoon. |
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nonentropic Advanced Member

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Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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probably a lot...i wish people would ask me sometimes if they're bothering me or i wish folks could read me better. when chatting/talking with
others...i often bore rapidly. i think it's important to be aware of how one is effecting another. i don't need or want bad interactions. _________________ http://www.myspace.com/nonentropic |
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Romana Advanced Member

Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 2939
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:28 am Post subject: |
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As little as possible, if I can help it, except for some very few and specific signals I may choose to give. _________________ Romana
INTJ
“The awareness of our own weaknesses allows us to view the weaknesses of others with immense compassion and to appreciate the value of their offerings.” ~ Logospilgrim |
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Stuckasfook Advanced Member
Joined: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 544
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:32 am Post subject: |
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| Romana wrote: | | As little as possible, if I can help it, except for some very few and specific signals I may choose to give. |
Same here.
How far can language itself go in describing your waking life, its consciousness, perceptions, all those colors, depths, tastes, sounds, sense of balance, etc. Does language, do you think, get in the way ever of the moment? |
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Zephr Advanced Member

Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 1051 Location: Tacoma
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:10 am Post subject: |
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Apparently it's usually revealing less than I think. I tend to think of myself as an open book, but I'm always surprised by how little people realize of what I'm thinking and feeling. People who really seem to be trying, too. _________________ r|C|UaI |
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A different mind Advanced Member

Joined: 09 May 2008 Posts: 220 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:55 am Post subject: |
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It reveals all (well, a lot), but is often misinterpreted. _________________ INFJ |
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C.Beck Advanced Member

Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 2964 Location: Ontario
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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I'm high in self-monitering. I project a confidently languid image most of the time. I position myself in rooms based on how i want things to turn out. I'll even tell other people where to sit, by jesturing or whatever.
I prefer high ground. It's easier to end a conversation.
EDIT: oh i didn't answer the question. Not much about how i feel _________________ I Need To Prognosticate
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"The sun to which my eyes could not adjust"
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BatmanHumpsRobin Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| none. we're online. |
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Kyle Advanced Member

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Annabel_Lee Advanced Member

Joined: 20 Jul 2008 Posts: 1051 Location: A kingdom by the sea
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Kyle wrote: | It depends on how much body language others are capable of reading.  |
Yeah, that's what I thought too.
I mean, I don't think my body language is very telling. But then, I don't walk around with a mirror either. _________________ "There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the faults of his feet" -Samuel Beckett |
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Thrusthamster Advanced Member

Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Posts: 2679 Location: Norway
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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Sometimes more than I would like it to I think. _________________ ENTPEEEEEEEEEEEEE, SCUEI, type 9... and stuff.
Thrusthamster's Youtubia
"Whoever finishes first, we'll call him the Ironman." |
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Romana Advanced Member

Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 2939
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Stuckasfook wrote: | | How far can language itself go in describing your waking life, its consciousness, perceptions, all those colors, depths, tastes, sounds, sense of balance, etc. Does language, do you think, get in the way ever of the moment? |
Most of the time, not for me. The exceptions are extremely intimate situations, where what I wish to communicate is done best with touch or other nonverbal methods. In these situations, however, I usually wish to convey a general impression, not anything specific or precise.
| A Different Mind wrote: | | It reveals all (well, a lot), but is often misinterpreted. |
ADM identifies the problem with nonverbal cues here: they can too easily be misinterpreted. If someone really is interested in what I think or feel, they should pay closest attention to my words, which I choose carefully to communicate exactly what I wish them to understand. If someone chooses instead to focus on some real or perceived nonverbal signal and misinterprets it, this is their problem. _________________ Romana
INTJ
“The awareness of our own weaknesses allows us to view the weaknesses of others with immense compassion and to appreciate the value of their offerings.” ~ Logospilgrim |
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Isra Advanced Member

Joined: 29 Mar 2008 Posts: 1086 Location: Skagit County, WA
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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People generally don't get my body language, or get it wrong. Especially facial expressions: "Why are you frowning?" "I'm not, I'm incredibly happy right now." Apparently I'm not very physically expressive, although I often think of myself as a very open person, as well.
I can generally read the non-verbal cues of others very well, though. _________________ (Fi)(Ne)ly tuned ISTP
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
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lilithsansracine Advanced Member

Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 466 Location: Toronto, Canada
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:06 am Post subject: |
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I like to show that I am listening when I am interested in a conversation. I act lost when I am trying to avoid conversation (not always by purpose, sometimes I am actually just sleepy). My body language itself may come off as ambiguous sometimes, but my intent and approach are usually quite apparent in my eye expression. _________________ Lilith sans Racine
INTP, RCUEI, Enneagram 7/5, sx/sp/so, Facilitator
"I accept chaos. I don't know whether it accepts me." - Arthur Rimbaud, I'm Not There |
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Nostros Advanced Member

Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 1217 Location: Houston, TX
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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I'm actually very expressive when it comes to talking to anther person. Since I really can't talk all that well, I have to add in some arm swings, a raised brow here and there, and perhaps some pelvic thrusting to get my point across. _________________ Carpe Diem |
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