22 May 2016, 5:34 pm
Hello! This is my first post on any of the forums on here. I've decided to kick things off with a metaphor to describe how I personally would describe what communication feels like for me. I thought that maybe if any of you relate to it it may help you explain the way you feel to other people. 
Okay so imagine everyone in the world lived in bubbles. They're all around the same size (it doesn't really matter much about the size it doesn't affect the metaphor) and the bubbles are almost not quite but almost soundproof. No one can leave their own bubble and therefore cannot ever be fully in anyone else's. So, the way people communicate between these bubbles is through telephones. Some people have old-timey dial-up phones, others have state of the art smart phones with amazing signal. But everyone has a phone. Except me. Because I don't have a phone it is often hard for me to talk to people in other bubbles. It is no longer a matter of how good another persons phone may be but how good their hearing is and how patient they are, how willing to listen. Some may float by and not bother "she doesn't have a telephone." They may say, "if she had something important to say she'd get a telephone like everyone else right?" But they've always had telephones, me on the other hand, it's impossible for me to get one. But luckily there are some people out there with good hearing, those with patience who are willing to stop and listen. To stop all background noise, even for a moment to try and listen to me. For me personally, the person with good hearing is my best friend. Very kind, smart and one of the most understanding people I've ever met.
Although this may seem strange or childish to some of you this is the way I would describe my feelings towards others and the world in general. Let me know what you think and I hope this may help some of you out 
22 May 2016, 5:51 pm
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