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Tollorin
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05 Sep 2009, 1:53 pm

Am I the only one with that? Maybe "exhausted" is too strong a word for what it's about. When I watch some sitcoms, sometimes I lose a bit of my concentration after 20 minutes and it's becoming less natural to laugh. I rarely watch a Miyazaki movie in one shot (except for the first time...), the emotionnal and aestetic experience tire me and after less that one hour I lose of my concentration.
I like good sitcoms and I love Miyazaki movies nonethless, and really I do appreciate those emotionnal experiences. I guess it's normal to be tired after a while of thoses. But I don't think it's normal to be tired that fast.
Anyone else got that?
From what will it coming from?



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05 Sep 2009, 3:39 pm

You're not the only one.
Be they good or bad, they do that to me.
Not sure what the causes would be if only Aspergers, as I have Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia in the mix too.

Seems anything from a trip to the general Physician's office to buying that train I'd always wanted can do that.


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05 Sep 2009, 4:38 pm

I don't like to watch movies that are too intense. If I do watch a tear jerker then I have to be in the right mood for it. I don't watch movies anymore. Last night I tried to watch the Watchmen and it was so violent that I had to turn it off. It made me feel ill and depressed.


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05 Sep 2009, 4:41 pm

Movies overwhelm me emotionally. The execution of Order 66 from Star Wars Episode III moved me.



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05 Sep 2009, 5:16 pm

Magnus wrote:
I don't like to watch movies that are too intense. If I do watch a tear jerker then I have to be in the right mood for it. I don't watch movies anymore. Last night I tried to watch the Watchmen and it was so violent that I had to turn it off. It made me feel ill and depressed.


kingtut3 wrote:
Movies overwhelm me emotionally. The execution of Order 66 from Star Wars Episode III moved me.


I don't talk about being "overhelmed", in fact I rather "enjoy" the emotional moments (Yes, even things that moved me, like Order 66). What I'm talking about is being "exhausted" quickly by some emotional experiences, even though I enjoy them.



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05 Sep 2009, 5:45 pm

I dont watch films, the only film I do like is ''Mama Mia!'' 8)
I find that sad films make me sad for ages after :cry:


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